"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them. That only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like"
- Lao Tzu
- Lao Tzu
"....like a stream trickling. niiiice and slow..."
I thought I'd better keep going through my exercise books and I'm glad I did. I received a very frustrating reminder of some of the stuff I have painstakingly prepared over the last few years. Stuff that I can't move on yet, and the reason for that is that much of the prepared property needs to be secured by trademark, confidentiality agreements, and patents. Of course, all of that is expensive, some VERY expensive. Which means that I have to get a few of the other thingies going where I don't need intellectual property protection, such as copyright. So anyway that's what I am doing. I know what I have, and I won't risk it until I have the necessary protection (Do you use protection dot ?????). But in reading a lot of the scripts and advertising slogans, etc, I must admit I did get a little sad because I should be up and running and having my final destination well within my sights by now. The 'stuff' I am talking about is good, very good......BUT.......
if there is one thing I HAVE learned it is to be patient and at peace with what you have (or haven't which I suppose is more appropriate for me!). I began to think "ah, what the fuddy duddy, I might as well take a risk and have a crack. But just as quickly I came to my senses. No. It's happened before. Wait.
I grabbed the next exercise book. The front inside cover had a favourite mantra of mine handwritten. It settled me.
Be soft in your practice.
Think of the method as a fine, silvery stream
Not a raging waterfall.
Follow the stream, have faith in it's course.
It will go its own way
Meandering here, trickling there
It will find the grooves, the cracks, the crevices
Just follow it
Never let it out of your sight
It will take you
- Sayings And Tales Of Zen Buddhism
William Wray
.........I'll Wait........
if there is one thing I HAVE learned it is to be patient and at peace with what you have (or haven't which I suppose is more appropriate for me!). I began to think "ah, what the fuddy duddy, I might as well take a risk and have a crack. But just as quickly I came to my senses. No. It's happened before. Wait.
I grabbed the next exercise book. The front inside cover had a favourite mantra of mine handwritten. It settled me.
Be soft in your practice.
Think of the method as a fine, silvery stream
Not a raging waterfall.
Follow the stream, have faith in it's course.
It will go its own way
Meandering here, trickling there
It will find the grooves, the cracks, the crevices
Just follow it
Never let it out of your sight
It will take you
- Sayings And Tales Of Zen Buddhism
William Wray
.........I'll Wait........
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