BEHOLDING JOY IN ALL
AS
CREATION’S ORIGINAL DANCE
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FADING ABILITIES
TO BE BACKWARD/FORWARD
IN TIME
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3:45 AM-1/27/17
AS
CREATION’S ORIGINAL DANCE
<
FADING ABILITIES
TO BE BACKWARD/FORWARD
IN TIME
ew
3:45 AM-1/27/17
Wisdom does not inspect, but behold.
We must look a long time before we can see.”
— Henry David Thoreau
We must look a long time before we can see.”
— Henry David Thoreau
In harmony with the Tao,
the sky is clear and spacious,
the earth is solid and full,
all creature flourish together,
content with the way they are,
endlessly repeating themselves,
endlessly renewed.
the sky is clear and spacious,
the earth is solid and full,
all creature flourish together,
content with the way they are,
endlessly repeating themselves,
endlessly renewed.
When man interferes with the Tao,
the sky becomes filthy,
the earth becomes depleted,
the equilibrium crumbles,
creatures become extinct.
the sky becomes filthy,
the earth becomes depleted,
the equilibrium crumbles,
creatures become extinct.
The Master views the parts with compassion,
because he understands the whole.
His constant practice is humility.
He doesn't glitter like a jewel
but lets himself be shaped by the Tao,
as rugged and common as stone.
Translation by Stephen Mitchell.
http://dailytao.org/
Friday, 27 January, 2017 :# 39
because he understands the whole.
His constant practice is humility.
He doesn't glitter like a jewel
but lets himself be shaped by the Tao,
as rugged and common as stone.
Translation by Stephen Mitchell.
http://dailytao.org/
Friday, 27 January, 2017 :# 39
 | What is the opposite… Of a dark night? The longest day? Would that make it right? Can the sun set fire… … to the soul inside? Can we connect to the warmth if We would rather hide? First… one touch. Gentle, to start. It can be scary to ignite the heart. The valves could be faulty. They could reveal cracks. How would it look to expose what it lacks? With the right kind of mortar… We can become whole. The thing is--- we forget. Nothing can break our soul. Even when it cools And is in need of heat. Even when we would rather Lay down in defeat. Don’t overthink. And fear being seen. We have a post… On which we can lean. Strike your match in the dark… Expose every scar. There is no defect in being, Exactly who you are. Brandy Harris - 3/14/16 |
on turning seventy three
Seventy three missions
around the sun and not
one thing of worldly value
to show for it.
Seventy three missions
around the sun and not
one thing of worldly value
to show for it.
No savvy safety-nets:
investment portfolios, insurance policies,
plans A, B and C. I walk the way
of not-knowing and wonderment.
investment portfolios, insurance policies,
plans A, B and C. I walk the way
of not-knowing and wonderment.
Lofty notions of enlightenment, bliss,
exalted understanding have no buyer here;
I’ll take this uninvited, serene,
free and priceless fulfilment.
exalted understanding have no buyer here;
I’ll take this uninvited, serene,
free and priceless fulfilment.
See, today I heard the air sing
as it danced through the rainbow wings
of a Lorikeet suspended
in space.
as it danced through the rainbow wings
of a Lorikeet suspended
in space.
Today I watched cumulonimbus
massing in the west, those
sculpted edges alive with flaming gold
as the sun went down.
massing in the west, those
sculpted edges alive with flaming gold
as the sun went down.
Tonight, as dusk fell
bringing cool relief to the sweating forest
I giddily inhaled a draught
laden with night-scented Jessamine.
bringing cool relief to the sweating forest
I giddily inhaled a draught
laden with night-scented Jessamine.
And it is enough. Whatever may lie ahead
for this beloved bag of bones
the simple sensuous joy of being Presence
is enough.
miriam louisa
https://echoesfromemptiness.com/2017/01/27/on-turning-seventy-three/
In Comments at end of her post...miriam shares this:
The words just fell out in a moment of great-fullness.
for this beloved bag of bones
the simple sensuous joy of being Presence
is enough.
miriam louisa
https://echoesfromemptiness.com/2017/01/27/on-turning-seventy-three/
In Comments at end of her post...miriam shares this:
The words just fell out in a moment of great-fullness.
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