Hao Wen Guan painted Bodhisattva
【One flower and one world, dripping water is also Guanyin】
The green potted flower pictured in this article is called Dripping Water Guanyin, which is the only plant in my studio, and is regarded as a soulmate, and I admire it for a while almost every morning. The morning sun is faint, the green leaves are green, and the leaves are hung with crystal clear water droplets, so it is called "dripping water". The flowers are in full bloom, with a crown and a stamen, the stamen is like Guanyin sitting upright, the crown is like a green cape, and the shape is wonderful, so it is called "Guanyin".
I have been living in this studio for 8 years. At first, there were several pots of flowers, sometimes the interval between going out was too long, no one took care of them, most of the potted flowers withered and left, only one pot of dripping water Guanyin, because of the thick wood and kept a glimmer of life, when replanting, replaced with a large porcelain pot deep enough to moisturize and retain water, and has been safe since then. Since then, the Guanyin flower has grown as long as possible, and it has continued to multiply, and it has been no less than three generations since one pot has been multiplied, and the "grandfather" has been hunched over his back, and the sons are now in a rich and strong age, occupying large pots, full of nutrition, brothers and sisters sharing a pot, competing to grow extremely luxuriant. This spring, now, the grandchildren have also blossomed and prospered.
It has flowered before, not sure what year, but a few. This spring is different, it has been blooming since the Spring Festival until now, it is still blooming, stubble by stubble, competing with each other, and the largest plant has already opened to the 6th stubble. One stubble blooms 2, 2 flowers have a sequence, one arches out of the flower stem first, pulls out to a certain height, and the second one emerges again, which is particularly interesting, all "twins". Moreover, the two flowers are tacitly compatible, always one blooms first, and the second one blooms again when it withers. I was amazed by the snuggling of each other.
The flowers continue to bloom, and my bodhisattvas have also painted to maturity, and from time to time there are satisfactory works, which are inevitably self-absorbed and full of joy. How many wonderful things are there in the world! The Buddha said, "One flower and one world," and I said, "Dripping water is also Avalokiteshvara."
Hao Wenguan's diary on April 12, 2023 was in Hele Zhai
