Tag: mindfulness
Make your bed (you will want to lie in it)
I read somewhere that it was important for a Buddhist monk to make his bed when he arose from his sleep. At the time I thought it was because this activity kept the strict regimentation of the monk’s life of study and service. I was correct in a way, but not fully.Arising from sleep and waking […]
Continue Reading...When clouds kiss
The filigree branches Grating the sunbeams. Dance in the breeze, Blinding or illuminating Moments in movement. Our heads touch Our shoulders breath Together, in unified unison. Our eyes closed Seeing the sun’s kaleidoscope. Sweet grasses caress, Odours of the earth Beneath our receptive bodies. As a curtain descends Slowly across the sun. We open our […]
Continue Reading...The Last Time
When you sell your car and you watch the happy new owners drive away, you know that was the last time you’ll put that key in the ignition. When you plan a wonderful holiday and the two weeks are up, you know that is the last time you’ll close the door to that apartment or […]
Continue Reading...Flow
Choose well Little Barnacle, Cling to the rock in a storm, But choose the lazy rowing boat in the calm. Know when to be the rock And when to be the leaf, In the currents of your life.
Continue Reading...Jet stream
Drop under the jet stream of thought, To where it’s calm and still. Rest here a while.
Continue Reading...The Ego and the Spirit Horse
The twigs and brambles pull and tear at my clothes like clamouring requirements. I chose to ride this route again after many months, testing the access to a place that was dear to my mind but guarded by vicious thorns. My ‘Spirit Horse’ strode bravely on unencumbered by the need for comfort or solace. The […]
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