https://www.fearandjoyproject.com/post/is-joy-allowed 2026-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/42ab04_031c103fc0044a98928b477fa69f49cf~mv2.jpg A selection of dumplings, fried and steamed, on a wooden table. Arranged with plates and digging sauces and chopsticks. https://www.fearandjoyproject.com/post/tides-of-self 2026-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/42ab04_ca1ec08671dd49919636fb2dbd9a2032~mv2.jpg Waves crashing across a rocky shelf at the base of a cliff. A Herring Gull sits on a rock with a small pool in the foreground. https://www.fearandjoyproject.com/post/confinement-rituals-temple-of-control 2026-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/42ab04_da2582a6e5954c85bd0194ecc824d440~mv2.jpg A tree stand alone within a sea of baked golden summer grass. The tree is surrounded by a tall wall which meets the lowest branches of the tree. There is only one gate. It faces us and reveals only darkness, you cannot see inside. The wall is set within a parkland landscape used for grazing. https://www.fearandjoyproject.com/post/8am-ashram 2026-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/42ab04_2f427bcec2e943e495c820bf423e8ee5~mv2.jpg A large stone Buddha. It is dark, barely light. There are trees of a forest behind the Buddah which is located in Kyoto, Japan. https://www.fearandjoyproject.com/post/crown-shy-in-the-desert 2026-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/42ab04_cea7b8e3cf404d5f96532b455093ddd1~mv2.png The image shows the shadows of trees falling onto barren stony ground. The gap between the branches/crowns of the two trees is clear. https://www.fearandjoyproject.com/post/the-mountain-obscured-paths 2026-08-24 https://static.wixstatic.com/media/42ab04_12434a7b286640d4b835de2907c89a23~mv2.jpg A mountain with steep craggy slopes. Its is a promontory into a lush green grassy landscape which surrounds it.