Beauteous Contemplations: Abode of the Venerable Qualities (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781449960452)

Robert Bursik is an Architect and Painter. He studied Art and Architecture at Cornell University, and at Corcoran School of Art, in Washington, D.C. He has been an initiate at the Tibetan Temple in Washington, D.C. since 1985, and has studied Buddhism in China and Thailand. He has traveled 2 times around the world, working as an Architect on large-scale Projects. I started my Painting Collection, "Landscapes, Gardens, and Environments", in 1978. It contains 135 paintings, in 8 specific Series. The Mural Landscape Series has 6 paintings, including "The Cherry Blossom Festival", a 7' x 10' detailed mural of the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., taking 6,000 hours to paint over 12 years. Saint Thomas said, "Angels are Beings of Light, each as different, one to the other, as an elephant is to a flea". And I wondered, "How can this be?" Buddha said, "Within each man are endless forms.... And within each form are again endless forms." And I wondered, "What does this mean?" The Dali Lama told me, in 1987, that, "It's very simple. Calm the Mind, focus your Attention, and Watch the Emanations of the Mind". And I Wondered. And I tried it. I looked inside my Mind, and I found that it is True. This is the basis of my Opal Series Paintings. They are representations of my Dreams, and my Meditation Visualizations. I Consider that, "People are Designed to Experience Great Beauty, and achieve Great Serenity." I consider that, "Where you place your Attention, Multiplies", and that, "The Quality of Thought determines the Quality of Space." The experiences of my life I cannot deny. Therefore, I can only Wonder, "How can this be?", and, "What does this Mean?"