Bonsai Making Demonstration

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

The Penjing Of Peter Krebs

by Peter Krebs
Sometimes I step down into the ravine
mirrored by the green rivulet,
then again I sit at the ridge
on a mighty rock.
My mind resembles a lonely cloud
no place were it pauses,
in a far distance the dealings of the world -
what else would I have to search for?
 - Hanshan
Penjing - by Peter Krebs
Like a protecting roof this penjing arches over the scholar reading a book. A very harmonic composition! The pot is exceptional, with its age of almost 150 years. The glaze of the pot reminds us of the impermanence of things.
A zen verse says:
“Do not search for the master, search for what the master is searching for!”
This motto could still be made more poignant by changing it to: “Do not search for what the master is searching for, search for what you are searching for!”