The 60-Second Sabbath

Photography

  • The Diet

    The ego hungers,gorging itselfon what feeds its insecurity. Why are we starvingin a worldabundantwith beauty and benevolence?     Stop bingeing on nothing,    and the ego dies;    the real you    finally lives,    nourished by what matters. This is a dietto die for.  Text and… Continue reading

  • Wisdom

    We embrace wisdomwhen we turn our attentionto whatever is.  Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • Today

    I am grateful,gracious God,for the gift of this day–undeserved, unearned. Thousands in this worldweren't given this day.For thousands,yesterday was it. Why me? Who among uswill receive the giftof tomorrow? And if we do,will we be grateful? Text and image ©… Continue reading

  • How God Speaks

    We strive and struggleto hear God speaking,when we ourselvesare God speaking, our very existence,God's shout of "Yes!" to creation,our very selves, first and foremost,an invitationto divine dialogue.  We are the prose and poetry of God,God's sonnet and soliloquy,God's laughter and passionate… Continue reading

  • The Ruins of St. Valentine’s

    He awoke on the couch'midst the ruins of St. Valentine's Day–cumpled brown wrappers    from a box of Russel Stovers;a bent Hallmark card    (heavy on the red)    jammed between two cushions; the dryness of his mouth    from… Continue reading

  • February 14

    St. Valentine stopped by to say,"While I am flattered by this day,instead of candy, flowers, cardsand golden chain bought by the yard all funneled to one gal or guy[and here he paused, released a sigh]extend that love to all mankind–that's really what… Continue reading

  • Lenses

    As a photographerI know how the choice of lensdetermines the image. We all see through lenses.We are, in fact, the lenses. No longer seeing things as they are,we see thing as we are. ¡Cuidado! Text and image © 2013 by… Continue reading

  • Target Practice

    Last night I dreamthe crowd chooses mefor death. I am to lie on my sidewhile a woman with a rifleshoots at me. I feel the bulletsburn through my shoulder,my side,my chest.With each shotI grow weaker. I do not mind the… Continue reading

  • Incarnation 2

    Jesus merged these two:humanity and divinity. We inherit this non-duality:humanityanddivinity. Do not call Jesus Godwithout also calling him man.Do not call me manwithout also calling me God. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • Yes or No?

    Start with "no,"and you'll never get to "yes";doors slam the length of the corridor,blocking entrance to all possiblities. Start with "yes,"and sunlight filtersthrough a thousand, trembling leaves. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading