The Magnificent, The Monumental pride of “Viet” capture the true sentiment in this calligraphy. According the Vietnamese mythology, the Vietnamese civilization was created by the union of the Dragon King, Lac Long Quan and the immortal fairy, Au Co from whom 100 children were born. The eldest son, King Hung Vuong, was the Vietnam’s first…
Buddhahood is the state of perfect enlightenment. To attain Buddhahood, a state of enlightenment, by sitting meditation is to practice concentration focusing on nothingness and to clear the mind of all thinking and to be awakening to the unconditioned mind. A mere sitting meditation will not turn anyone practicing it into Buddha. However, meditation in…
For many people God is often thought as a creator of the universe. There were innumerable concepts of God since the dawn of time. Although concepts of God vary from religion to religion, from region to region and from people to people, many would agree that attributes to God remain unchanged. God has been described…
Many heroes and heroines and countless unknown soldiers and civilians have made great sacrifices for us to have our “Viet” identity today. In remembrance of these known and unknown heroes and heroines, we are humble and proud to be known as “Vietnamese” With a history of thousands of years fighting for our freedom, regaining our…
As poetically written by our ancestors, we declared our independence from all foreign tyrannies. No matter how long it would take and how much bleedings would have to occur, we were determined to prevail over our enemies. We, the Vietnamese People, united to declare our independence. We held these truths to be self-evident: “Our lands…
A person’s character is at the heart of a person’s morality. As beautifully displayed in the Impressionistic Calligraphy, one heart facing inward represents the seed of one’s character, and the other heart facing outward manifests the blossom of one’s character into gracious acts. With proper nurture, the seed of one’s character can grow into a…
A true love is made of two complementary halves. One half and the half, its reflection, complete each other. A leaf is a symbol of symmetry, and the beauty of true love lies within this symmetry. Although its color of passion might fade away with time, its identity remains the same. The ultimate bonding between…
True happiness can be found by accepting the present moment and letting go of grief, sorrow, and despair. One can appreciate the present moment more if one can let go of the judgmental thinking and the meaningless pursuits of material possessions. It was once said that a lost gold could be easily replaced but a…
There is no word that can adequately express the meaning of the sacred love between two individuals, a man and a woman. The innermost bonding between these two individuals is so deep and strong that it creates the sacred union, a love, as artfully displayed here in this Impressionistic Calligraphy. At first glance, the universal…
Mother’s love for her child is undoubtedly the greatest love of all, the Mother of all loves. As gracefully demonstrated in this Impressionistic Calligraphy , the universal symbol of love, a rose, has been and continued to be an inspiration embedded in numerous art works from classical to modern paintings across many cultures. Rose has…
