The Diamond Sutra Four Verses | 2021

“Everything has a reason to be, like a dream, an illusion, a bubble, a shadow, like dew or a flash of lightning; it should be observed as such.” Hidden beneath the text is a layered composition, with each raindrop stacked upon the other, gradually revealing a mountain-ringed scene. It’s both mountain and cloud at once, with the red sun, golden light, and drifting white clouds in between, subtly embodying the deepening and blooming understanding of life and the world—moving gradually from simplicity to complexity then back to purity. Our understanding of life evolves—from direct experience to questioning and finally to enlightened clarity.