My peace is there in the receding mist
when I may cease from treading these long shifting thresholds
and live the space of a door
that opens and shuts
Samuel Beckett at his most zen-like.
What we call “I” is just a swinging door, which moves when we inhale and when we exhale.
Suzuki Roshi, Zen Mind, Beginners Mind.
No threshold need be a threat, but rather an invitation and a promise. Whatever comes, the great sacrament of life will remain faithful to us, blessing us always with visible signs of invisible grace. We merely need to trust.
John O’Donohue, To bless the space between us
Sit in your room as in paradise;
put the whole world behind you and forget it;
like a skilled fisherman on the lookout for fish
keep a careful eye on your thoughts.
Simple, beautiful meditation instructions from The Brief Rule of Saint Romuald, c. 1006
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
but by the moments that take our breath away.
Maya Angelou
Proper posture is a way of blending with gravity.
Proper attitude is a way of blending with life.
Dan Millman,The Way of the Peaceful Warrior
Be here now.
Be someplace else later.
Is that so complicated?”
David M. Bader, Zen Judaism
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