l a u r a

[sadnessdollart]

Portrait of a Woman (1787) (detail) - attributed to Adélaïde Labille-Guiard

[quiet-nymph]

kurokawa onsen by lazy fri13th

[fleur-de-chambre]

SURFACE TO AIR - Summer 2012

[radical-revolution]

“When someone insults us, we usually dwell on it, asking ourselves, ‘Why did he say that to me?’ and on and on. It’s as if someone shoots an arrow at us, but it falls short. Focusing on the problem is like picking up the arrow and repeatedly stabbing ourselves with it, saying, ‘He hurt me so much. I can’t believe he did that.’ Instead, we can use the method of contemplation to think things through differently, to change our habit of reacting with anger. Imagine that someone insults you. Say to yourself, ‘This person makes me angry. But what is this anger?’ It is one of the poisons of the mind that creates negative karma, leading to intense suffering. Meeting anger with anger is like following a lunatic who jumps off a cliff. Do I have to go likewise? While it’s crazy for him to act the way he does, it’s even crazier for me to do the same.”

~ Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche

[dronaut-blog]

We often think the only way to create happiness is to try to control the outer circumstances of our lives, to try to fix what seems wrong or to get rid of everything that bothers us. But the real problem lies in our reaction to those circumstances. What we have to change is the mind and the way it experiences reality.

Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche

(via dronaut)

[spiritualgateway]

Don’t burden others with your expectations. Understanding their limitations can inspire compassion instead of disappointment, ensuring beneficial and workable relationships. Remember that you have only a short time together. Be grateful for each day you share.

Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche

(via spiritualgateway)

[auteurstearoom]

Director Akira Kurosawa trims Toshiro Mifune’s beard after the filming of Red Beard

[lottereinigerforever]

Akira Kurosawa directing on the set of “Akahige”

[000ooooo000]

Laura Makabresku

[alraunahomestead]

Laura Makabresku (@lauramakabresku)

[samuraicinema]

Seven Samurai - Akira Kurosawa

[toshiro-mifune]

Toshirō Mifune doing test screenshots for Rashōmon (Akira Kurosawa, 1950)

[headlesssamurai]

“Even if a samurai’s head were to be suddenly cut off, he should still be able to perform one more action with certainty. With martial valor in his life; if he can make himself to be like a revengeful ghost and show great determination, though his head be cut off, he should not die.” — Tsunetomo

[lauralfernandes]

If you don’t spend time watching real people, you can’t do this, because you’ve never seen it. Some people spend their lives interested only in themselves. Almost all Japanese animation is produced with hardly any basis taken from observing real people, you know. It’s produced by humans who can’t stand looking at other humans. And that’s why the industry is full of otaku!

Hayao Miyazaki

[lottereinigerforever]

Akira Kurosawa on the set of “Dreams”

[brightwalldarkroom]

Martin Scorsese as Vincent Van Gogh in Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams (1990)

[24hoursinthelifeofawoman]