Reflections on the Symbolism of a Window
Window Symbolism: ego as window; self, what shines through. Our foibles, sins, missteps cloud the glass, and our self consciousness acts as distortions in the frame that call attention to the ego. Our eyes may actually serve as “meta windows” through which Some Other gazes out to gain a human perspective.
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Reminds me of a painting in MOMA: Portrait of Ren'an in a Landscape
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/36433
The poem on the painting roughly reads: “This man is gifted. Mountain monk happens to have wonderful fate (fated to meet). Not really a meeting at cloud mountain. Also because of eye/visual communication/passing knowledge or wisdom. Give him a Ruyi (traditional Chinese curved scepter, usually used by Gods, Daoist, monks, etc.). Talk about plum sit meditation.”
eye/visual communication/passing knowledge or wisdom
Reminds me of the below:
"Then he gradually learned to walk and to leap, and two streams of golden radiance broke from his eyes which shot up to the highest of the castles of heaven, so that the Lord of the Heavens was frightened."
From The Ape Sun Wukong by Richard Wilhelm
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Chinese_Fairy_Book_(Richard_Wilhelm)/74
Reminds me of a dream image: the dolphins break through the windows from outside and come into my bedroom
Thank is a most interesting dream. I trust you have reflected on this "break through" and the symbolism of the dolphin. Thank you for sharing your dream.
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