Graced

Have grace.

The Beginning of Life

My life begins
when I pay attention.

Making the Familiar Unfamiliar

To learn something new
while traveling a familiar path,
I find I have to slow down
and pay attention.

It's the only way
to make the familiar
unfamiliar again.

Yin Yang

Why is life hard?
To create simple.

Even Fear Finds a Home

Fear is a product of ego.
Ego is a product of separateness.
Separateness is a product of the ten thousand things.
The ten thousand things are a product of Tao.
Tao is a product of itself.

Even fear finds a home in Tao.

Only as Holy

I am only as holy as I discover myself to be.

The Only Free People

The only free people on earth are the ones who realize they have nothing to lose.

Spirituality. Sexuality.

Spirituality.
Sexuality.

One is physical.
One is mystical.

One is finite.
One is infinite.

One is external.
One is internal.

One is two.
One is one.

One is sensuous.
One is sacred.

Both are human.
Both are divine.

Knot Problem. Knot Solution.

A knot is a problem
when it needs to be untied
and cannot be.

A knot is a solution
when it needs to stay tied
and it does.

Whether problem or solution,
the knot remains the same.

It is the perspective
of those who encounter it
that brings meaning.

The Box of Time and Space

What happens in one place and time
cannot repeat itself somewhere else.

Every event is unique.
It is unique if for no other reason
than that time and space
make a time for it to happen
and a place for it to happen,
and so it happens.

To see outside time and space
is to discover anything is possible.

Lake Hand

A lake rides
on top of the earth
like a drop of water
caught in the curve
of my hand.

No difference.

And all
the difference
in the world.

Jonah's Lesson

In the belly of the great fish,
we are prepared by God.

If we don't want to be swallowed,
we stay clear of the sea.