"They say that there are moments that open up your life like a walnut cracked, that change your point of view so that you never look at things the same way again." - Jodi Picoult
Layman Dongpo, Chinese essayist considered, "A dragon in the sea of letters," felt enlightened when writing:
The sound of the valley stream
is exactly his broad, long tongue.
The form of the mountain
is nothing other than his clear, pure body
Through the night,
the eighty-four thousand gathas.
He worked with words in moments to articulate the inexpressible. In these explorations he found ways to present insight.
Responses with direct and practical details pulsed into the esoteric questions.
Matsuo Basho, asked by his Zen teacher, "What is the reality prior to the greenness of moss?"
responded by staying in the moment. He wrote of an actual occurrence of silence broken by a splash.
The ancient pond
a frog leaps in
water-sound
Capturing moments in movement wrangle the mind into the present. Openings arise.
Dogen said, "Eyes horizontal, nose vertical.''
Gray feathers arise
A flutter of blue bubbles
Melted in satin blue
Discover!
Stay with the details and obvious in each delicacy of the moment.
"Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate." - Chuang-Tzu
Open your life.
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