Buddha Cards

"The Buddha image serves as a refuge, a beacon, and a template for creativity."
(Robert Thurman)

The Buddha images seen on our web-site and the others shown below are from photographs done by our guiding teacher Doreen Schweizer and are available as notecards, which she has donated to Valley Insight. We are selling them to raise funds to support Valley Insight's work. 

Each card is blank inside with the Dhamma saying which is displayed next to it on the back. To order cards shown below please contact us and we will assist you in your purchase. The cards are $2 a piece with discounts for larger orders.

"Whether it is a tree, a mountain, or an animal, it's all Dhamma, everything is Dhamma. Where is this Dhamma?... The Dhamma is in the Buddha. Right here, now!"
(Ajahn Chah)

Sky Buddha Series

Mountain

Mountain

The birds have vanished from the sky;
Now the last cloud drains away.
we sit together, the mountain and I
Until there is only the mountain.

- Li Po

White Pine

White Pine

Awake, reflect, watch,
Live with care and attention.
Live in joy
And the light will grow in you.

- Dhammapada: The Sayings of Buddha
(adapted from vers. Thomas Byrom)

Sky

Sky

All that we are arises with out thoughts.
We are what we think.
So watch the thought and its way with care,
And let it spring from love
Born out of concern for all beings.

- Dhammapada: The Sayings of Buddha
(adapted from vers. Thomas Byrom)

Branches

Branches 

Quiet your mind.
Reflect.
Watch.
Nothing binds you.
You are free.

- Dhammapada:
The Sayings of Buddha

(adapted from vers. Thomas Byrom)

Flower Buddha Series

Poppy

Poppy

Never at any time in this world
Are hostilities resolved by hostility;
But by kindness alone are they resolved.

-Dhammapada: The Sayings of Buddha
(adapted from vers. Thomas Byrom)

Peony


Peony 

May all beings be at ease.
Whatever living beings there may be:
Whether they are weak or strong, omitting none,
The great or the mighty, medium, short or small,
The seen and the unseen,
Those living near and far away,
Those born and to-be-born-
May all beings be at ease!

- Metta Sutta; The Buddha's Words on Loving Kindness

Sunflower

Sunflower

May all beings everywhere
Seen and unseen,
Dwelling far off or nearby,
Being or waiting to become:
May all be filled with lasting joy.

-Sutta Nipata:The Buddha's Discourse on Goodwill

Lilacs

Lilac

See the false as false.
The true as true.
Look into your heart.
Follow your nature.

-Dhammapada: The Sayings of Buddha
(adapted from vers. Thomas Byrom)

Thai Buddha Series

Trees

Trees

Follow the truth of the way.
Reflect upon it.
Make it your own.
Live it.
It will always sustain you.

-Dhammapada: The Sayings of Buddha
(adapted from vers. Thomas Byrom)

Dawn

Dawn

It is the sanctuary of silent places,
With mindful attention, that the
Liberation of the heart can be gained.

-Buddha

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