JPG: Stories: Photo Essay: No Mind of the Tao and the Tao of No Mind

No Mind of the Tao and the Tao of No Mind

By Rhio9 (Rhio Hirsch)

4 Nov 2009

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As photographers, we're not expressing No Mind of the Tao or anything else particularly through our work. On the contrary, No Mind of the Tao itself is the product of our work, not the expression No Mind. If photography is not the expression No Mind it's because it is No Mind, such that a photo by Simon Kossoff or John Linton or Claudia Luthi or Niki Conolly, for example, and anyone else for that matter, is a photo within No Mind. Like smoke rising, photography is an experience of becomingness through direct manifestation of the deepest inspiration.

Finally, before I moved closer to my body and yet still exterior to it, I could see that communication between particles of energy is through images. These images may be photos, or paintings, sculptures, mathematical formulas or some other form of imagery and symbolism; but not language, not words and not speaking. This may be important because how we communicate with life forms from other planets, galaxies, universes, worlds and times is clearly suggested by what Confucius meant when he said "a picture is worth a thousand words." Perhaps he was giving us a clue how to communicate with intelligent extraterrestrial life energy: through images, pictures, representations, facsimiles and visual energies within photographs like magick.

As members of JPG's on-line community, we communicate with each other through images we post. Moreover, we communicate with each other whether we post photos or not. This may be similar to the butterfly effect whereby a butterfly's wings create atmospheric changes in one location that may ultimately alter or delay, accelerate or even prevent the occurrence of changes somewhere else. Had the butterfly not flapped its wings, communication might be vastly different. The flap of its wings is an essential part of communication. Without it, communication may not have existed at all.

The photograph I've posted here represents No Mind communicating in a language of imagery and space. In this space there is no me, no you, no them. There is only No Mind of the Tao and the Tao of No Mind. Our photographs are of the same No Mind, the same undivided Tao and the same uninhabited/uninhibited space. Our individuality is a necessary appearance just as breathing out is a necessary function of breathing in. So it is with profound respect that I dedicate this photo to all the photographers I have come to know (and there are more than I had room for on this photo) as the energy of No Mind of the Tao and the Tao of No Mind.

PS. The photos on this page have nothing to do with the story. Only the first one.

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9 responses

Jim Hart said (4 Nov 2009):
these wonderful words and the nashville photos from the slide show need to be published!
Ina K° said (4 Nov 2009):
Thanks Rhio for your deeply reflected words and I agree with Jim! Wonderful shots here in that collection!
Karen Roberts gave props (4 Nov 2009):
Has my vote!
Simon Kossoff said (4 Nov 2009):
Wonderful words indeed. Such an excellent essay and fantastically written. You said it, man.. you said it all... I also love your Nashville (drive by) shooting too :-)
Dawn Duffield gave props (5 Nov 2009):
"Content is the experience. Whatsoever you experience is the content. The real is the one to whom these experiences happen." Osho
♥ Cairenn ♥ said (7 Nov 2009):
a Great Expression Rhio : )
Litz Go gave props (8 Nov 2009):
“If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things in nature have a message you understand, Rejoice, for your soul is alive.” by Eleanora Duse
Litz Go gave props (8 Nov 2009):
Definitely yes! This article should be read by others too. Thank you, Rhio for including me with these wonderful fellow jpgers. I feel honored.
Alexis Gerard gave props (18 Nov 2009):
I have copied and pasted the full text into a word document so that I can return to it again and again. Thank you.