Category Archives: buddhism

The Grace of Ritual

Posted on August 14, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

I am double posting this week, on dkatiepowellart and here, journaling. I’m writing an online art journaling class and if you are interested you may want to follow or drop me a line. No drawing experience necessary. My gratitude was … Continue reading →

Posted in autobiography, buddhism, family, journal, memory, prayer, spirituality | Tagged #artjournal, art journal, burger, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, eclipse, food, gratitude, Holbein, kittens, Lamy Al-Star, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, lunar, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, ritual, Robert Oster ink, Sam, Savitri, Sennelier, Super5 ink, watercolor, Yamantaka | 3 Comments

WATWB: Pema Chödrön on Fear and Fearlessness

Posted on July 1, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

Lifting the heart is why I participate in We Are the World Blogfest. Fear is one of the issues most of us are dealing with… Most of my techniques to deal with fears are Buddhist teachings, and the faith I … Continue reading →

Posted in buddhism, compassion, courage, journal, memory, mind, prayer, writing | Tagged #WATWB, Ani Pema, blogfest, fear, In Darkness Be Light, meditation, We are the World | 7 Comments

Sanctuary

Posted on June 2, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

I am reading about State versus Federal laws and Sanctuary in the Oregon Humanities magazine this morning. I hang my head as to what Our country has become. Maybe it always was this but I did not know, but I … Continue reading →

Posted in buddhism, compassion, loss, prayer | Tagged boddhisatva, compassion, politics, sanctuary | 13 Comments

SoCS: All or Nothing

Posted on May 20, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

I am glad I am sharing life with Mitchell… We have kittens for our anniversary present to ourselves, and it is not quite what we anticipated. We imagined they’d be in the bathroom for a couple days, then be able … Continue reading →

Posted in autobiography, buddhism, cats, loss, meditation, memory, storytelling, writing | Tagged #SoCS, cats, kittens, Stream of Consciousness Saturday | 21 Comments

Trishna Jewelry is Closing

Posted on April 25, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

The end of a decade is happening 1 May. I am closing Trishna Jewelry on Etsy. I am ready to let go, (To focus on only building my art business) but it is happening sooner than 1 July, details below. … Continue reading →

Posted in art, buddhism, creativity | Tagged trishna jewelry | Leave a comment

SoCS: Mu, Wu

Posted on April 15, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

I didn’t need to rhyme with moo because mu or wu is familiar to me from my twenty-year-old mixed up college self, when my brother came over dropped off a stack of books about Buddhism and said, “These will serve … Continue reading →

Posted in autobiography, buddhism, loss, meditation, writing | Tagged #SoCS, buddhism, gateless gate, kensho, mu, Stream of Consciousness Saturday, wu, zen, zen buddhism | 3 Comments

Tea Bag Village Moon

Posted on February 10, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

It is true that Mitchell and I both live with the knowledge of being guided by an unseen hand. We’ve both been “taken are of” most of our lives. Love this Thomas Merton quote though I edited it a bit. … Continue reading →