“No choice”
Dropping the reins
of the camel - such relief
in not forcing one to go
where they don't want to go.
To remember, when the dust settles:
what's not here is not there.
All too soon this old body will end;
20 year-olds are falling through
that door in Bhagdad.
Time to cash in this worn ticket
to the glorious City of God,
and make a home here,
under the roof
of What Is.
Richard Wehrman
Dropping the reins
of the camel - such relief
in not forcing one to go
where they don't want to go.
To remember, when the dust settles:
what's not here is not there.
All too soon this old body will end;
20 year-olds are falling through
that door in Bhagdad.
Time to cash in this worn ticket
to the glorious City of God,
and make a home here,
under the roof
of What Is.
Richard Wehrman
The Prime Directive of the Letting Go III retreat is to surrender/ to let go with awareness into the Truth of your Being-in-the-moment -- what IS (inside [esp.] and out). You can do this by surrendering to your deepest yearning (what you really, REALLY want) and/or your big question, and/or checking in with yourself moment-to-moment to see if you’re pushing away, fighting against, or running away from what’s happening, or if you’re opening into/ embracing what’s happening/ letting it all in. Whenever you catch yourself doing anything but surrendering into your experience-in-the-moment, stop and let go (into what’s happening)! The attitude you need to adopt (indeed, THE attitude of Heartwork) is one of curiosity --yearning to know the Truth of one’s Being, openness/vulnerability (take the hit), willingness to let go of the old to make room for the new, and kindness/gentleness/embracing/loving/infinite care and attention towards whatever arises in each moment. Simply put, just be with what is as deeply as possible at all times. This is a simple task, but, as you will most likely see, not necessarily easy to accomplish.
Be patient with all that is
unresolved in your heart
And try to love the
questions themselves
Do not seek for the answers that cannot be given
For your world would not be able to live them
And the point is to live everything
Live the questions now
And perhaps without knowing it
You will live along some day into the answers.
Rainer Marie Rilke
unresolved in your heart
And try to love the
questions themselves
Do not seek for the answers that cannot be given
For your world would not be able to live them
And the point is to live everything
Live the questions now
And perhaps without knowing it
You will live along some day into the answers.
Rainer Marie Rilke
WALKING THROUGH A WALL
Unlike flying or astral-projection,
walking through walls is a totally earth-related craft
But a lot more interesting than pot-making or driftwood lamps.
I got started at a picnic up in Bowstring,
in the northern part of the state.
A fellow walked through a brick wall, right there in the park,
And I said, "Hey! I want to try that!"
walking through walls is a totally earth-related craft
But a lot more interesting than pot-making or driftwood lamps.
I got started at a picnic up in Bowstring,
in the northern part of the state.
A fellow walked through a brick wall, right there in the park,
And I said, "Hey! I want to try that!"
Stone walls are best, then brick and wood.
Wooden walls with fiberglass insulation and steel doors
aren't so good.
They won't hurt you.
If your wall walking is done properly,
both you and the wall are left intact.
It's just that they aren't pleasant somehow.
Wooden walls with fiberglass insulation and steel doors
aren't so good.
They won't hurt you.
If your wall walking is done properly,
both you and the wall are left intact.
It's just that they aren't pleasant somehow.
The worst things are wire fences.
Maybe it's the molecular structure of the alloy,
or just the amount of give in the fence.
I don't know, but I've torn my jacket
and lost my hat in a lot of fences.
The best approach is:
first, two hands placed flat against the surface.
(It's a matter of concentration, and just the right pressure.)
You feel the dry, cool inner wall with your fingers,
and then, there's a moment of total darkness
before you step through
on the other side.
Maybe it's the molecular structure of the alloy,
or just the amount of give in the fence.
I don't know, but I've torn my jacket
and lost my hat in a lot of fences.
The best approach is:
first, two hands placed flat against the surface.
(It's a matter of concentration, and just the right pressure.)
You feel the dry, cool inner wall with your fingers,
and then, there's a moment of total darkness
before you step through
on the other side.
Louis Jenkins
