I practice meditation
so that I can notice the small purple flowers by the roadside
that I would otherwise miss
Anagarika Shri Munindra, 1915 – 2003, Vipassana teacher
photo matt lavin
Tag: Life
Not a dress rehearsal
Treat every moment as your last
It is not a preparation for something else
Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginners Mind
photo by Alan light
At home here
Into the house where joy lives
Happiness will gladly come
Japanese saying
Easter Sunday: Presence
The ordinary miracles begin. Somewhere
a signal arrives: “Now,” and the rays
come down. A tomorrow has come. Open
your hands, lift them: morning rings
all the doorbells; porches are cells for prayer.
Religion has touched your throat. Not the same now,
you could close your eyes and go on full of light.
William Stafford, Today
The way of all things
In a dark time, the eye begins to see
Roethke, In a Dark Time
A day like Good Friday bears witness to a truth that runs through all the different wisdom traditions, namely, that the times when we are challenged and hurt are often the moments when we grow the most. Thus places of darkness are difficult and fruitful at the same time. This truth needs to be remembered in a culture that focuses on perpetual youth, continual progress and ongoing self-improvement: :
Life may be brimming over with experiences,
but somewhere, deep inside,
all of us carry a vast and fruitful loneliness wherever we go.
Etty Hillesum
photo mark 10:43
Adjusting
The art of life is a constant adjustment to our surroundings
Okakura Kakuzo, 1862 – 1913, Japanese scholar and writer
photo Evelyn Simak
