one feels that all philosophies, zen, & yoga are ways of approaching wisdom & "enlightenment" -- they are ways of approaching an enlightened state in which one's behavior is always or almost always "spontaneously" right.
~ robert lax
Saturday, February 1, 2014
the enlightened state of spontaneity
Prayer: Psalm 121 - Dan Berrigan
I lift my eyes to you
my help, my hope
the heavens (who could imagine)
the earth (only our Lord)
the infinite starry spaces
the world's teeming breath
All this. I lift my eyes
- upstart, delighted -
and I praise
my help, my hope
the heavens (who could imagine)
the earth (only our Lord)
the infinite starry spaces
the world's teeming breath
All this. I lift my eyes
- upstart, delighted -
and I praise
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