Mariposa Reina

Study for Mariposa Reina, 2015, acrylic on paper

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Regard your body as a vessel,
A simple boat for going here and there,
Make of it a wish-fulfilling gem
To bring about the benefit of beings.

This is, without question, the main point

Text from No Time To Lose, A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva, available from the Pema Chödrön Foundation