Inner tranquillity.PEACE THAT DEMANDS UNREAL CONDITIONS is a deception. There is no life without work, anxieties, or tensions. Peace is not found in avoiding these but in understanding them and controlling their force. One of the most tranquil faces in art is Raphael's Saint Nicholas, an intense]), active bishop. The stories about his miracles ma), be legends, but they attest to his great reputation for practical involvement in the persona] distresses of his people. Even here Raphael shows him not lost in silent prayer but reading, with his crozier crozier see crosier. upright in his hand. The unmistakable inner peace we can see has nothing at all to do with an unstressed un·stressed adj. 1. Linguistics Not stressed or accented: an unstressed syllable. 2. Not exposed or subjected to stress. Adj. 1. life; it comes from his insight into the significance of those stresses, their value, and their motivation. By SISTER WENDY BECKETT Sister Wendy Beckett (born February 25 1930) is a South African-born British art expert, consecrated virgin and contemplative hermit who became an unlikely celebrity during the 1990s, presenting a series of acclaimed art history documentaries for the BBC. of Norfolk, England, well-known for her BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. and PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, television art series and her popular art books. Reprinted with permission from: Sister Wendy's Book of Meditations (DK Publishing, 1998; 888-342-5357). Painting: St. Nicholas, 1505, Raphael, National Gallery, London. |
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