February 25, 2009 at 9:18 am (Life, Spirituality)
Tags: Suzuki, Zen
When one ceases trying to be extraordinary, a quiet freedom descends.
One can even be dull,
and with relish.
Savor it.
Dull.
DULL.
Life comes to us ‘as is’, like a used car that might break down at any moment,
or travel for miles without hindrance.
To enter into the ordinary is to breathe Zen.
As Suzuki points out, “Wherever there is life-activity, there is Zen.”
Life-activity is organically unfolding,
even when nothing is happening.
February 24, 2009 at 11:27 am (Life)
Tags: Love, sadness
A resonance breathes between
sadness and love.
It mingles
and crosses over.
The heart and mind melt into God and
only a poet could ever hope to put this in words.
It’s lovely and naked and how
can anyone be any more vulnerable than this?
February 3, 2009 at 8:45 am (Life, Spirituality)
We visit many sound booths each day.
Some reverberate with silence,
others pound noise,
or passing whatevers.
People spout opinions (sometimes it’s me!).
My own mental noise wanders on and on.
The sound of a boss, a friend, a lover, a parent:
perhaps they want something.
In each booth, a frequency holder listens, merely, to the passing energies, to oneself, as they thread themselves through the fabric of being.
In listening, without thought, no judgment abides, and freedom is offerred, like a gift.
