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Contemplation (0701)
The postcards are distributed free of charge at the end of the tour. 100% of tour contributions are used for social or charity projects.
Calling for sponsors Calling for 10 sponsors from all over the world to sponsor the contemplations collection. By sponsoring, you help to keep the cultural compass tradition of free postcards going. At the same time, you make a difference in the lives of someone through the funds generated from the tours.
See below for sponsorship details. See list previous collections of postcards and sponsors.
Photographer: Mrs. Hermie van Laar, Netherlands
As a teenager, accompanied my father on Sunday on his photography outings and learn the first steps about photography from him. In Holland I joined a photo club and do several photography workshops.
I participate
in a few groups and solo photo exhibitions in Holland and Singapore.
sponsorship details
Each set of cards cost S$165, US$110, 82 Euro, 56 UK pounds or AUD 140. (postage included)
To sponsor, send an e mail to ccw@culturalcompass.org with the following information:
Name to be printed on the postcard: Website if any: The postcard you wish to sponsor: Postcard Number Address for sending the postcards:
Payment in Singapore 1) Cheque should be made payable to "Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery" 2) Please write your name on the reverse side of the cheque 3) Please write the following on the reverse side of the cheque: "Sponsorship for cultural compass postcards"
Payment in other countries will be advised by e mail.
Theme: Contemplation
Lotus seeds are found in mud and as the
lotus plant grow, it raises above the mud.
When the lotus flowers bloom, the petals are free of mud stains. This is captured in the Chinese saying "arising out of the mud unstained",竃噐麟釣遇音隼.
Chinese used the lotus as a symbol of how individuals may live in the most unfavorable conditions and yet have the ability to raise above all obstacles to shine and bloom like a lotus flower, without a stain of mud on it petals.
In Buddhism, flowers, very often lotus, are used to symbolize impermanence and purity. In Buddhist art, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are portrayed as sitting on lotus to signify their purity achievement at the end of the Path.
The lotus as symbol of impermanence is best captured in the saying "Just like a flower that blooms in the morning and wilts in the evening, nothing is permanent." Everything is subject to change and nothing is permanent.
The second set of postcards shows lotus flowers in different forms as a motivation to rise above all obstacles or a reminder that nothing is permanent. The last picture shows a sculpture of a Buddha in mediation, sitting on a lotus flower.
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Contemplation is a set of postcards that
uses the lotus as a medium for contemplation.
All pictures were taken in the Shuang Lin
Monastery by Mrs. Hermie van Laar, Netherlands who has Cultural Compass the
permission to use the pictures.
