Relax and Wait

The Spit. Sunrise.

Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.
- William S. Burroughs

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Two Kindred Spirits Flee

Reflections - David Williams

Solitude! if I must with thee dwell,
Let it not be among the jumbled heap
Of murky buildings; climb with me the steep,
Nature’s observatory — whence the dell,
Its flowery slopes, its river’s crystal swell,
May seem a span; let me thy vigils keep
‘Mongst boughs pavilion’d, where the deer’s swift leap
Startles the wild bee from the foxglove bell.
But though I’ll gladly trace these scenes with thee,
Yet the sweet converse of an innocent mind,
Whose words are images of thoughts refin’d,
Is my soul’s pleasure; and it sure must be
Almost the highest bliss of human-kind,
When to thy haunts two kindred spirits flee.
- John Keats

(Image Credit: David Williams)

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A Flower Falls

Middle Head Dawn

A flower falls even though we love it and a weed grows even though we do not love it.
- Dogen Zenji

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Three Paths to Wisdom

Manly Sunrise

By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third, by experience, which is the most bitter.
- Confucius

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