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picture20 Mar 2010 @ 19:40

SPRING

Sun and moon divide the sky,
Fragrance blooms on pear wood bones:
Earth awakens with a sigh.
Wanderer revels on the path alone.



It is the time of equinox, when day and night are briefly equal.
This day signals the beginning of spring, the increasing of light, and
the return of life to the frozen earth.

Of course, this day only represents a moment in time. Spring has
long been returning, and we know that summer will soon follow. The cycle
of the seasons will continue in succession. There is no such thing as a
true stopping in time, for all is a continuum. Nature makes its own
concordances as a mere outgrowth to its movement; it is we who see
structure and give names to pattern.

But who can begrudge temporary pleasures to a solitary traveler? Let
us go out and enjoy the day, revel in the coming of spring, rejoice in
the warming of the earth. For though the ground may be covered with
frost, movement and growth are taking place all around us. Beauty bared
fills our eyes and makes us drunk. As we wander the endless mountains
and streams, filling our lungs with the breath of the forests, let us
take comfort in being part of nature. For life has enough misery and
misfortune. Philosophy reminds us enough of the transience of life. Give
us the charm of the ephemeral, and let it silence all who would object.



365 Tao: Daily Meditations
Deng Ming-Dao


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20 Mar 2010 @ 19:44 by susannahbe : I would like to. . .
. . . wish you a happy spring equinox Frank and thank you for all the good stuff you post.

"May this new cycle bring you all you need
and may you recognise it when it arrives."

Wishing you all good things. :-)  

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