{"id":18884,"date":"2026-03-31T13:59:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T02:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inkcinct.com.au\/?p=18884"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:59:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T02:59:59","slug":"the-seeds-that-we-so","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inkcinct.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/the-seeds-that-we-so\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SEEDS THAT WE SO"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18884\" class=\"elementor elementor-18884\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1ff562 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1ff562\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61b14b6\" data-id=\"61b14b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb0e8c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb0e8c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>In this cartoon I am trying to channel Buddhist psychology, frequently articulated by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, who taught that our consciousness contains numerous seeds (or potential characteristics), including compassion, joy, love, anger, and hate. \u00a0The core idea is that we act as &#8220;mindful gardeners&#8221; 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