Thus the Master travels all day
without leaving home.
However splendid the views,
she stays serenely in herself.
*
without leaving home.
However splendid the views,
she stays serenely in herself.
*
~
There is a stillness within and we the
form that lends it motion.
Our steps take us far yet never leave the quiet
mind of our identity. And so we find ourselves at
peace no matter where the path may lead - there is
certainty in our stride and a faith that every
step reveals a hidden grace.
We run in the center of all that is.
There is a stillness within and we the
form that lends it motion.
Our steps take us far yet never leave the quiet
mind of our identity. And so we find ourselves at
peace no matter where the path may lead - there is
certainty in our stride and a faith that every
step reveals a hidden grace.
We run in the center of all that is.
- Distance doesn't matter - our stride itself is home. It's the peace found within this motion, calm and quiet that is important. This peaceful presence it the witness to time and distance. We carry it through life as the truth of our identity yet remain unaware of its reality. We have fooled ourselves into lives played out in shadows and illusions while the Witness hides in the light of who we really are. Running reveals the Witness - with enough miles we are stripped past the shadows and emerge within the light. And all the while our steps take us no farther than our very own breath and the beat of the heart against our chest. The truth is that near. We can view life through the serenity of the Witness. It takes only a slight shift of awareness - from questions asked to the observance of the silent presence behind the asking. With this shift we come home again and our stride never falters. We run. But distance doesn't matter.
Peace,
Eric
*Portion of the Tao Te Ching translated by Stephen Mitchell
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