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O ensino e a meditação estiveram na base da obra de Phil Harris.

Como qualquer professor entusiasta, Phil Harris considera o contacto com os alunos uma dádiva, tendo tido o privilégio de ensinar em diversas áreas no Oregon College of Art and Craft, em Portland.

A honestidade, a energia criativa e o desejo de crescer que se pode testemunhar na sala de aula foram uma inspiração para este fotógrafo.

A meditação, no seu caso, traduziu-se na prática budista Vipassana, que aplicou não apenas ao seu método de ensino, mas também à sua capacidade de desacelerar, persistir em perceber e admirar.

Phil Harris cultivou a quietude, a abertura, a curiosidade e a capacidade de observar sem expectativa.

Two streams have fed Phil Harris’ practice over the course of his career: teaching and meditation practice. He had the good fortune to teach across a number of fields at the Oregon College of Art and Craft in Portland. As any teacher who’s excited by the classroom knows, he thinks that contact with students is a great gift. The honesty, creative energy and drive to grow that one can witness in the classroom have been an inspiration to this photographer.

Meditation, in his case, has taken the form of Buddhist Vipassana (insight) practice. This has fed not only his teaching, but also hos ability to slow down, to notice, to persist in noticing, and to wonder. He has cultivated stillness, openness, curiosity, and the ability to observe without expectation.