active in the sense of poetizing

scraping a living

when performing taiji
be in your element

stop holding on to the solidity you assume reality to be

en nattant les cheveux du silence

our problems stem from thinking we have a choice

unselfing

captivated & enthralled by the phenomenological richness of the moment

we don't choose who we love but that shouldn't stop us from loving

nothing sudden can appear without that preparatory work of preservation

the goal of practice is not proficiency or expertise or knowledge but beginner's mind

an old soul

softness softens and ensoftens

If teacher says you need to practice and you do not then you willfully mock both teacher and teaching.

. . . poetically man dwells . . .

a mind struck speechless by the phenomenological density of the moment

a listening that bristles