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Oil painting
Place:
Meditation Center,
Costa Rica
Time:
Feb., 1991
Size:
70.9 × 55.6 cm
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There are a lot of tiny violet wild flowers called Santa Lucia which cover the whole slope of the Costa Rica Ashram. They stretch out beautifully like waves in a violet ocean! The Supreme Master Ching Hai loved to stroll around there. Time and time again, She couldn't help praising this stunning beauty, which even an immaculately cultivated garden could not compare with.
Initially, the Supreme Master Ching Hai had selected a small tree to be included in this picture. Feeling that this tree was too small for the composition, She created the big bright trees. She said that it was not necessary to always stick to the actual colors, as this could be too dull and monotonous.
Take a close look; the clouds seem to be rolling in the sky! It is not easy to reproduce moving objects vividly, so the Supreme Master was most delighted after this painting was completed. It took Her many attempts before She successfully blended the color of the flowers. It is said that before, these flowers had not bloomed so beautifully, and that only after the Supreme Master Ching Hai came did they appear to be so much alive. They bloomed so profusely as if to welcome Her arrival. All competing with each other to please the Supreme Master with their most beautiful poses.
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