This piece features a portion of Analysis of the Profound, by the great Dzogchen master Longchen Rabjam (1308–1364). This text explores the ultimate nature of reality through the profound wisdom of the Great Perfection. Drawing upon the Buddhist understanding of emptiness, dependent origination, and nonduality, Longchenpa illuminates the inseparability of appearance and emptiness, revealing how all phenomena arise without possessing inherent existence. His analysis transcends intellectual speculation, pointing instead toward direct recognition of the mind’s primordial nature. Through penetrating philosophical insight and contemplative wisdom, the text guides practitioners beyond conceptual elaboration toward the realization of luminous awareness, naturally free from fixation, grasping, and dualistic perception.

I’ve used a round, Khadi Rag Paper made in Karnataka, South India from 100% cotton rag. The cotton rag they use comes from T-shirt cuttings, a reliable source of pure woven cotton.

Size: 22″ x 22″
Medium: Calligraphy Pen

Please note that each work is made to order which makes each one unique. Your piece could show some slight variation from the one which is pictured here.

“Think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.” – Khalil Gibran

This quote is from Khalil Gibran’s book The Prophet. That book made a really big impression on me and it remains one of my all-time faves to this day. This quote really stood out to me for its layered meanings.

I mostly focus on Buddhist texts and passages in my calligraphy pieces. But some quotes are so poignant and profound that you’ll see them make their way to my collection. This is one.

Frame not included.

Size: 30″ x 22″
Medium: Calligraphy Pen

Please note that each work is made to order which makes each one unique. Your piece could show some slight variation from the one which is pictured here.

At 62″, this is the longest piece I’ve made so far. I really enjoyed coming back to it day after day, chipping away at the task. Stress levels rise as you make more and more progress and you realize that one mistake means starting over from scratch. It all comes together to create a really meaningful experience. I’m already working on my next largest piece 🙂

This piece features an extract of the profound terma known as “Buddhahood Without Meditation: Advice for Making One’s Own True Face Evident as the Great Perfection That is the Inherent Nature”. It’s most commonly known among Tibetans as Nang-Jang, which might be rendered: “Refining Apparent Phenomena”. The work was revealed by the Terton Dudjom Lingpa (1835-1904).

Dudjom Lingpa’s account in the Nang Jang is in the form of a journal describing a number of visions and dreams that he experienced throughout his life. Indeed much of the text consists of Dudjom Lingpa quoting the deities and masters he encountered on these occasions. The knowledge he gained during his experiences spans the range of teachings on the “View” of the Great Perfection approach of the Nyingma school. It is a direct transmission so powerful that just hearing it read aloud ensures that the listener will escape the suffering of cyclic existence.

Chagdud Tulku offered the following words in the introduction to the book “Buddhahood Without Meditation”, which I wish to echo.

“Dharmakaya, the entire vast array of atemporal and pristine purity;
sambhogakaya, the entire vast array of an unceasing display of peaceful and wrathful deities;
nirmanakaya, the entire vast array that tames any being in any way necessary:
I bow with devotion to Dudjom Lingpa, tamer of beings.”

Frame not included.

Size: 62″ x 18″
Medium: Calligraphy Pen

Please note that each work is made to order which makes each one unique. Your piece could show some slight variation from the one which is pictured here.