Without the mind of human, will the flower still exist? Is it all about the matter of intentionality? One thing for sure is that the flower will still live and die, as Shakespeare once said.
For information about “Intentionality”, Please read
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/intentionality/
王陽明 Wang Yang-ming (1472-1529) 傳習錄卷下
先生遊南鎮, 一友指巖中花樹問曰：「天下無心外之物. 如此花樹在深山中自開自落, 於我心亦何相關? 」先生曰：「你未看此花時, 此花與汝心同歸於寂. 你來看此花時, 則此花顏色一時明白起來, 便知此花不在你的心外.」
For information about Wang Yang-ming, please read
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/635432/Wang-Yangming
The flower looks very big.
It is about 9 inches
Lovely, very lovely capture, dear friend! Was there just the one? And thank you very much for the links…they will make for some great reading later this afternoon!
Thank you.
Just only one in the woods. It has a very peculiar odor.
A very nice weekend to you, Madam…
I shall try to research it, shouldn’t be difficult, as there are not many flowering plants which produce such a large flower!
My weekend begins, after a (hopefully) good night’s rest, then I am back to Photoshopping images for several days, but hoping to sneak in some time to work on my painting, which I’ve put off for too much time.
我喜欢的一首抄录于此，分享
何处花香入夜清？石林茅屋隔溪声。
幽人月出每孤往，栖鸟山空时一鸣。
草露不辞芒履湿，松风偏与葛衣轻；
临流欲写猗兰意，江北江南无限情。
《龙潭夜坐》
另：请问先生看这幽幽花色时？何感。。。
想必“心既是理”。
謝謝分享.
那時候看到此花, 還沒有深入看傳習錄.
到看了, 才想起此花.
那時候也許有點甚麼感想, 但這刻卻又想不起來.
您看, 俺就是這草包心腸.
還好意思說甚麼 “心即是理”…
您这想不起来的时间真是妙哦…哈哈哈
再想起來必定先告訴 您…
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Thank you once again…
No problem! Have a great day!
May all days be a great day to you.
好厉害的TOM
~ 此文已不在我心外了
過目不忘
新春 闔府 萬事如意…
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Lovely photos, Tom. That flower is quite striking because of its size and color. You must have been quite happy to find it!
In fact, quite surprise.
The flower is all alone in the woods.
Have a nice day…
I see the flower, don’t think about it, then we are both gone.
I like your words that carry the spirit of Zen.
thank you so much…
Thank you for taking time to click the like button on my blog today! Best to you.
I have a good time reading your blog…
Thanks for sharing it…
Best to you too…