Miksang is a Tibetan word, meaning "good eye". It represents a form of contemplative

photography Photography is the visual arts, art, application, and practice of creating images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is empl ...

based on the Dharma Art teachings of

Chögyam Trungpa Chögyam Trungpa (Wylie transliteration, Wylie: ''Chos rgyam Drung pa''; March 5, 1939 – April 4, 1987), formally named the 11th Zurmang Trungpa, Chokyi Gyatso, was a Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhist master and holder of both Kagyu and Nyingm ...

, in which the eye is synchronized with the introspective mind. The result of this particular perception of the world, combined with photography, produces a peculiar and open way of seeing the world. Miksang pictures tend to bring the observer back into the original

contemplation In a religious context, the practice of contemplation seeks a direct awareness of the Divinity, divine which Transcendence (religion), transcends the intellect, often in accordance with religious practices such as meditation or contemplative pr ...

state of the author of the picture. The pictures can bring one back to a purer

perception Perception () is the organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory information in order to represent and understand the presented information or environment. All perception involves signals that go through the nervous syste ...

of reality that is often neglected. At its core, the miksang requires no special setup; instead, only a skilled visual capture, in the proper state of mind of everyday

reality Reality is the sum or aggregate of everything in existence; everything that is not imagination, imaginary. Different Culture, cultures and Academic discipline, academic disciplines conceptualize it in various ways. Philosophical questions abo ...

.Midal (2004) p.272n6

References

* Midal, Fabrice (2004) ''Chögyam Trungpa: His Life and Vision'' Photographic techniques Shambhala vision Tibetan words and phrases Tibetan Buddhist art and culture {{Tibetan-Buddhism-stub