I've always been interested on the creative process itself as much as artistic outcomes. It's the magic of something from nothing. The mystery of that. The spark of inspiration that calls us to follow where it leads - one trusting step after another. The unpacking and unfolding the tender seed of an idea. In this… Continue reading The miracle of the first turtle…
Category: Spiritual
We don’t know…
We don't know what we're going to do or what's going to happen. We can only speculate. It's knowing that we don't know that's the trick. And it might be that this constitutes powerlessness. But it also amounts to freedom from the need to control. There's this deep mystery around what we 'choose' to do.… Continue reading We don’t know…
The human world is all concepts made manifest…
The human world is all concepts made manifest. You can't look at a human construction without recognising its conceptual basis. But what of the constructions of nature? Who's conceptions are they?
Sitting in my chair and looking out the window…
Sitting in my chair and looking out the window, the light over the valley is so beautiful that I want to grasp it, hold it, make it last. But staying open and ungrasping to fleeting beauty is an invitation to the Way. Even so, perhaps it's inevitable to feel the yearning wistfulness for it all.… Continue reading Sitting in my chair and looking out the window…
I don’t like cynicism…
I don't like cynicism. It gets over-used. It may be that sometimes its target is justified. But it rapidly becomes a blanket philosophy for life. An easy cop-out from sincerity and vulnerability. And then its just like adding poison to every meal. It's much harder but more rewarding to try to see the best in… Continue reading I don’t like cynicism…
Enjoy the bliss of this…
Enjoy the bliss of this Without question or need Just falling ever into it Into this No questions asked No seeking found Heavenly peace Who knows where this freefall will lead? Or what we'll encounter On this endless drop But who cares? Enjoy the ride The forever slide Helter-skelter Roller-coaster When we freefall We needn't… Continue reading Enjoy the bliss of this…
The secret is in how we ‘handle’ the moment…
The secret is in how we 'handle' the moment. More to the point, it's about WHO and WHAT is handling the moment. Because if there's some second-guessing egoic mind trying to sort out good from bad, wanted from unwanted in every moment, then life is going to be experienced as a real pain in the… Continue reading The secret is in how we ‘handle’ the moment…
Life…
Life -- at once a terrifying prospect and a wondrous gift.
I was never really grateful before…
I was never really grateful before. Not really. I took too much for granted on one hand, and on the other I was focused on what I didn’t have, what I wanted. There’s not much room for gratitude in that way of thinking. It was only after I awakened that real gratitude came online for… Continue reading I was never really grateful before…
Can the ego ever consent to its own destruction…
Can the ego ever consent to its own destruction? Is there ever informed consent for awakening? Perhaps not Because the grasping ego is like a victim of Stockholm Syndrome Conditioned into loving its own captivity It's a false consciousness That needs rescuing Liberating But it's only the true consciousness that can do this Only awareness… Continue reading Can the ego ever consent to its own destruction…