The gaze of love. (meditation).IF LOVE EXISTS UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES, then so do the objects of love. There is always beauty to be found. It may not be for our possessing, but learning detachment is part of respect. The world is there despite us yet, and if we are not greedy, it is there for us. Zurbaran sets four vessels in a row; he lets the sun shine on them. He gazes in awe at their simple elegance, captivated cap·ti·vate tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates 1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm. 2. Archaic To capture. by the sheer actuality ac·tu·al·i·ty n. pl. ac·tu·al·i·ties 1. The state or fact of being actual; reality. See Synonyms at existence. 2. Actual conditions or facts. Often used in the plural. of their shapes, by the shadows they cast and the play of light on their coloring. He makes no statement; he simply delights and gives thanks. Because of his reverence, Zurbaran allows the magic that is visible to him to become apparent to our eyes, too. Love communicates. 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: Still Life, by Francisco de Zurbaran (1635, Museo del Prado, Madrid). |
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