We interface into this world out of nothing
Like a hand into the glove
We fit inside it like we were made for it
Made of it and we are but
We come from somewhere else
That is not this world Continue reading
We interface into this world out of nothing
Like a hand into the glove
We fit inside it like we were made for it
Made of it and we are but
We come from somewhere else
That is not this world Continue reading
“… the person who had nothing to do, and who knows how to be simple and unconfused. Even though a bodhisattva who has ascended the ten bodhisattva levels gave all his heart and mind to discovering the traces of someone who has nothing to do, he would not be able to find him.” (Linji)
“If we cultivate the spirit of aimlessness, we will be fresh and free like the rose. But if the rose wishes to become a lotus, she will no longer be happy. A rose should just be a rose, and deeply manifest all her beauty and fragrance in the present moment.”
“One day the thirteenth century Vietnamese Zen master, Tue Trung, was at a big meal where both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes were served. When he served himself from one of the non-vegetarian dishes, his sister asked, ‘You’re a Zen master, but you’re eating non-vegetarian food. How can you become a Buddha?’ He responded, “I don’t need to become Buddha, and Buddha doesn’t need to become me.” (Thich Nhat Hanh) Continue reading
“We do not believe in ourselves
until someone reveals that deep inside us something is valuable,
worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch.
Once we believe in ourselves we can risk
curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight
or any experience that reveals the human spirit.”
Unconditional
Inexorable
Irresistible
It is.
A force more pervasive than the ether and more forceful than an avalanche
It is.
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