Joo Jae-Whan, he World Has Lost Its Colors; The Sun and the Moon Have Lost Their Light, 1994. oil on canvas. 73 × 60 cm. Courtesy of the artist. Private Collection. Seoul 2014 Ghosts, Spies, and Grandmothers. Seoul Museum of Art. 2014
Joo Jae-Whan, he World Has Lost Its Colors; The Sun and the Moon Have Lost Their Light, 1994. oil on canvas. 73 × 60 cm. Courtesy of the artist. Private Collection. Seoul 2014 Ghosts, Spies, and Grandmothers. Seoul Museum of Art. 2014
The truth is sacred from its origin
It does not give birth, it does not perish,
it does not have any name,
it does not have any form,
and it is truthful to itself.
Buddha preached without remembering it,
leaving a futile attempt lacking
meritorious Karma.
Thus
the heaven and earth lost their colors
and the sun and the moon lost their light.
Seosan Daesa, Seongagwigam, 1564*
[Joo Jae Hwan]
- Seongagwigam is a collections of lessons for Zen practitioners. The book was edited by Hyujeong(1520-1604) at Baekhwa Hermitage in Geumgang Mountain.
