13 August 2010

more and more my own language appears to me like a veil that must be torn apart in order to get at the things (or the Nothingness) behind it

Samuel Beckett
My tension hurts not just me but everything I touch. When I understand this then I change : I become compassionate.

12 August 2010

Delight in energy we call play; the use of energy we call work.
Connecting tension (tonus) is an elastic connectivity – as though each particle is holding hands with its neighbours; it encourages energy to manifest and flow.
Disconnected tension is a holding-on – a refusal/inability to let go; it blocks energy and communication.

11 August 2010

Verticals stagger and extend the spiral –
resisting the pull of gravity, slicing
a disputed form into gestures.

Ray DiPalma
Asquat a vast dune in the Sinai desert, my daughter and I talked about the spiritual life. We decided that the two most important things are Great Teaching – to direct one beyond the petty predictability of thought and aspiration; and friends – fellow aspirants – who keep each other going – buoyant.
To be clear of all deceit.

10 August 2010

Connected mind – heart – embracing awareness.
Disconnected mind – head – excluding thoughts.

09 August 2010

Tread lightly and deeply.

07 August 2010

the body is the temple of the spirit, and the spirit is the temple of God.

Edmond Bordeaux Szekely

06 August 2010

Life's big big secret:  SPIRIT

03 August 2010

Sometimes courage, sometimes affection—what then remains?

Ray DiPalma

02 August 2010

make health
Transformation through awareness : the meaning of being human.
let's
move
on

01 August 2010

In giving the nature of all being.

Ludwig Wittgenstein