there’s no “right” way
and no “wrong” way
embrace the contradictions
ask the questions, the important ones
like ‘what is this about?’
but have no expectations that the answer will be comprehensible
because the answers will not be for your mind to grasp onto
the answers will be in
the morning light,
the mosquito’s bite,
a birds song,
a plan gone wrong,
fire’s fury,
a hung jury,
winter’s chill,
and pickle’s dill
the hummingbird’s flight
the lovers’ fight
poker game win
drunk on gin
singing out loud
drenching rain cloud
dancing like a fool
breaking the rule
smiling at your child
flowers growing wild
screaming in rage
a minimum wage
crashing the Mercedes
going out with the ladies
the very last breath
fearless of death
The WAY is only yours to have
yours to embrace, heart and soul, moment by moment, its beauty and its filth, all of it.
“So, living and following The Way of Knowledge does not make things look different. You will still have good days and bad days. You will still have days when you feel certain of what you are doing, and you will have days when you are uncertain. You will still cry and get angry. You will still do silly things. You will still make mistakes. But while all this is going on, something else is growing within you and becoming more powerful, more real and more evident. There is the great garden growing—the garden of Knowledge. There is a fire burning within you—the Fire of Knowledge. It is growing, day by day.
The great change that you will experience will be unlike the big sensations that people usually call self-transformation. The real change happens deep within you. You don’t usually see it happening, but you do notice the results. As time passes, you start to feel differently about certain things, not because anyone has told you to do so. It’s just something you feel. Time passes, and your values change. You begin to take refuge in the truth rather than attempt to escape from it. You seek quiet more and more as gross stimulation becomes a great aggravation. You look for different things in yourself and in others. You become more aware of the subtle interactions between people. You are more affected by the mental environment and more sensitive to it. You begin to value truth and understanding more than possessions and pleasurable sensations.” Marshall Vian Summers
I love love love this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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