The second arrow

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Harakiri by American artist Seyo Cizmic

San Diego–based Seyo Cizmic is a surrealist artist who creates bizarre objects whose everyday uses have been subverted. This particular work is a striking reminder of the “two arrows” teaching, in which the Buddha points out how we take an initial instance of hurt and replay it over and over in our minds, magnifying and intensifying our pain. In other words, most of our suffering is caused by ourselves.

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(Thanks to Caroline Hagerman on Google+ for bringing this image to my attention!)

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