Saturday, August 13, 2022
Friday, August 12, 2022
Thursday, August 11, 2022
nihil obstat *
Nothing lasts
Forever
Everything else
Comes and
Goes
…. … …
( * Latin for “nothing stands in the way”)
finding out from death what life asks of us
Somewhere, at 3,30 in the morning, someone is praying for the universe and all its inhabitants.
Why?
Excellent question.
I pray we’ll find out.
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
wander freely, the soaring cliff
He winced. Then smiled. As did the technician. Said, "We don't say that here." Laughed. "That's some dark humor."
I said, "I'm from Brooklyn. Comes with the neighborhood."
He'd been telling me that 97% of the surgeries go fine. But there is a chance of not-good outcome, or even blindness. No 100% guarantee.
I asked, "In the case of blindness, do you sell eye-patches?"
Wince, smile, chuckle followed. Then, I suspect, compulsory wiping the slate clean of such (as he called it) "dark humor."
August 10th, 2022
The myriad differences
Resolved by sitting,
All doors opened.
In this still place
I follow my nature,
Be what it may.
From the one hundred flowers
I wander freely,
The soaring cliff my hall of meditation
Reizan (1411)
Meditation considers everything.
It's why meditation is not high on the list of preferred activities.
Their questionnaire ask what hobbies I had.
I neglected to list meditation.
Falling off cliffs must be considered.