"intent / upon a current in the world"

the simple deep
seamless unraveling
confirmed by the surge

Ray DiPalma

Presence requires full awareness.

Tension in the jaw locks me into the unreality I am accustomed to – the one constructed in my head.

The fundamental fact of ego is separation. It is the wedge I drive between myself and everything else: others, life, love, the here & now, potential, destiny. It is an excuse to maintain the status quo – to hold onto pain and suffering as though it were a lifeline rather than the suffocating mire it really is.

it's to do with what's there – the twinkle and sense of humour

Jean Simmons

Relaxation requires support.

Thinking : "the clamor of ambitious logic"

Affection : connexion

Prayer is pouring the heart out to God, in supplication, adoration or whatever – begging for mercy – imploring admission. This is necessarily a passionate act and to do so my knees naturally fall forwards as my hands naturally rise to offer my heart. The knees of the heart.

Meditation is listening to a quiet mind.

My brain socialist
My heart anarchist
My eyes pacifist
My blood revolutionary

Adrian Mitchell

the priority of immediacy and force over understanding

Larry Eigner

An engagement that drives me deeper as it draws me out.