Category Archives: lojong

Lojong 36: The Big Stuff First

Posted on May 31, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

I’ve studied through the slogans a dozen times in my life; these are my musings on the slogan currently, not a formal interpretation. For that reason they are less about straight Buddhist teachings, and I think able to be shared … Continue reading →

Posted in art, Buddha, journal, lojong, meditation, pen & ink, ritual, tonglen, watercolor | Tagged #30x30DirectWatercolor2018, #lojongslogan, #mindtraining, #weepingbuddha, alcoholism, anger, buddha, buddha ball, childhood hurts, hurt feelings, lojong, Neocolor II, Okina Journals, pen and ink, tonglen, watercolor | 2 Comments

Lojong 35: Antidote to the World’s Sorrows

Posted on May 17, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Posted in art, Buddha, journal, lojong, meditation, pen & ink, ritual, tonglen | Tagged #doontoothersasyouwouldhavethemdoontoyou, #evil, #lojongslogan, buddha, buddha ball, lojong, Okina Journals, pen and ink, tonglen, weeping buddha, Zen Buddha | 2 Comments

Lojong 34: About Your Attitude

Posted on April 12, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Posted in art, Buddha, journal, lojong, meditation, pen & ink, ritual, tonglen | Tagged #boddhisattvavow, #lojongslogan, #resistance, #the100daysproject, #weepingbuddha, Boddhisattva Vow, buddha, buddha ball, Buddhist teachings, lojong, Neocolor II, Okina Journals, pen and ink, Refuge Vow, tonglen, watercolor, weeping buddha, Zen Buddha | Leave a comment

Lojong 33: Boddhisattva Vow

Posted on April 5, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Posted in art, Buddha, journal, lojong, meditation, pen & ink, ritual, tonglen | Tagged #boddhisattvavow, #refugevow, #the100daysproject, Boddhisattva Vow, buddha, buddha ball, Buddhist teachings, lojong, Neocolor II, Okina Journals, pen and ink, Refuge Vow, tonglen, watercolor, weeping buddha, Zen Buddha | 5 Comments

Lojong 32: Boddhisattva Vow

Posted on March 22, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Posted in art, Buddha, journal, lojong, meditation, pen & ink, ritual, tonglen | Tagged #refugevow, Boddhisattva Vow, buddha, buddha ball, Buddhist teachings, Diamine Ancient Copper Ink, lojong, Neocolor II, Okina Journals, pen and ink, Refuge Vow, tonglen, watercolor, weeping buddha, Zen Buddha | 1 Comment

Lojong: 31 Benefits of Practice

Posted on March 8, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Posted in art, Buddha, journal, lojong, meditation, pen & ink, ritual, tonglen, watercolor | Tagged #egoclinging, #sevenpointsoftrainingthemind, #trainingthemind, #weepingbuddha, buddha, buddha ball, lojong, Neocolor II, Okina Journals, pen and ink, Seven Points, tonglen, watercolor, weeping buddha, zazen, Zen Buddha | 2 Comments

Lojong: 30 A Joyful Mind

Posted on February 22, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Posted in art, Buddha, journal, lojong, meditation, pen & ink, ritual, tonglen | Tagged #egoclinging, #weepingbuddha, buddha, buddha ball, lojong, Neocolor II, Okina Journals, pen and ink, tonglen, watercolor, weeping buddha, Zen Buddha | 2 Comments

Lojong: 29 Put No Mind Before Your Own

Posted on February 15, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Posted in art, Buddha, journal, lojong, meditation, pen & ink, ritual, tonglen, watercolor | Tagged #egoclinging, #weepingbuddha, buddha, buddha ball, lojong, Maezumi Roshi, Neocolor II, Okina Journals, pen and ink, tonglen, watercolor, weeping buddha, Zen Buddha | Leave a comment

Lojong: All Dharma Agree

Posted on February 8, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Posted in art, Buddha, journal, lojong, meditation, pen & ink, ritual, tonglen, watercolor | Tagged #egoclinging, #weepingbuddha, buddha, buddha ball, lojong, Neocolor II, Okina Journals, pen and ink, tonglen, watercolor, weeping buddha, Zen Buddha | 4 Comments

Lojong: How to Live and Die

Posted on February 1, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

For most of you these postings will be a departure from my normal artful posts, but for some who follow zenkatwrites, they will be familiar. This is an unfinished lojong (Buddhist) journal I was in the middle of when work … Continue reading →

Posted in art, Buddha, journal, lojong, meditation, pen & ink, ritual, tonglen, watercolor | Tagged buddha, buddha ball, death, lojong, Neocolor II, Okina Journals, pen and ink, tonglen, watercolor, weeping buddha, Zen Buddha | 4 Comments

Quan Yin and Mimi’s Clock Pins

Posted on January 26, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

My grandmother left me an odd stash of ten little clock pins with mother-of-pearl faces. I don’t know why she had ten. I don’t know why she had them at all as they don’t look like something she would’ve worn. … Continue reading →

Posted in art journal, journal, lojong, meditation, memory, painting, pen & ink, ritual, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged #Hahnemühle, #Lamy, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #QuanYin, #WATWB, #wearetheworld, art journal, buddha, clock, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, grandmother, jewelry, Lamy Joy, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, Quan Yin, ritual, stopwatch, watercolor | 5 Comments

The Healing Journal

Posted on July 9, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

Note: The Healing Journal in its entirety has been mostly removed with just a few images left. This journal started out as a journal to record positive uplifting thoughts to speed my healing on what was to be a five … Continue reading →

Posted in art, art journal, creativity, drawing, journal, lojong, meditation, memory, watercolor | Tagged art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, diagnostics, Kidney Stones, medical problems, Noodlers ink, pain, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, prescription drugs, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Super5 ink, urologists, watercolor | 25 Comments

Weeping Buddha, One

Posted on October 18, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I fell in love with Balinese Buddha when I first saw him. The monks carve them as meditations. Mine has been on my altar for 20 years, and has a beautiful patina from being held. People call him Humble Buddha, … Continue reading →

Posted in art, Buddha, creativity, drawing, gods and goddesses, india ink, journal, lojong, meditation, painting, pen & ink, series, sketchbook, watercolor | Tagged art journal, buddha ball, weeping buddha | 3 Comments

Process: My first Brush Pen Sketches, No Pencil!

Posted on September 10, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Today I created my first brush drawing, wonky, clean and lovely. Five minutes, done, no attempt to brush over, single strokes. Very exciting for me, so I had to share. This one is in my lojong journal. By the time … Continue reading →