| 89120202 |
You do not learn a
language in a day but in 10,000 days. Daily, Incremental exposure: the habit of learning.
Quantum leaps occur, rarely. Between them, progress is gradual. |
| 89120401 |
We belong not only to
(and among) people but to and among everything. We profit from contact, as do they, the
10,000 things. They miss us. |
| 89120402 |
"We leave before the
saw starts a cut. It’s O.K." |
| 89121801 |
Infinite fields of
flowers are there for the taking, but they show themselves only to gentle seekers. The
heavy-handed find weeds and nettles and poison ivy. Hence their angry trampling. |
| 89122301 |
Above, below, above,
below. One gives language, purpose, inspiration, respect. "Water brothers pass along
the always singing song." |
| 89122302 |
We come back every
morning. But from where? |
| 89122501 |
Breath empowers.
Re-empowers. Enfranchises. Re-enfranchises. Free, and necessary. |
| 89122601 |
Never, never be ashamed
of love. |
| 89122602 |
Inter- and intra-planar
pedagogy: Present and make clear the choices and potentials. Then, step back. No
interference. The occasional gift, a reminder is O.K. (but be prepared—it may be
rejected [Gandhi, etc.]). |
| 89122701 |
Reading Lao-Tze is like
knowing Algebra I and being given a book containing all past and future mathematics:
errors, blind alleys, blinding insights, and all. |
| 89122702 |
Those who rule feel put
upon and underappreciated. Thus do they justify their appropriations, exploitations, and
violences. |
| 89122801 |
How many minutes since
you did yoga? A million. One. No difference. |
| 89122802 |
Tree time. Leave
messages. Interspecific communication requires reciprocal chronographic adjustments. |
| 89122901 |
Emotional involvement
links one to (creates?) a "telepathic" network. Given our short emotional
attention spans, the connection is usually primitive and brief. How to gain access
otherwise? |
| 89122902 |
There are National
Enquirers as well as Atlantic Monthly’s out there, Home Shopping Networks as well as
Discovery channels. |
| 90010101 |
Though not knowing the
source or purpose, a wise recipient enjoys and uses a gift. Who gave me trees? I
don’t know. |
| 90010102 |
The wisdom of trees is
small but pure. |
| 90010301 |
It’s a long way
across the Pacific. As if the Straits of Magellan weren’t trouble enough. |
| 90010302 |
Yoga: Release, not
ritual; then maintenance. Do what feels good (release, relief), then do what keeps the
release open. That’s all. The rest follows. |
| 90010401 |
Like animals, we do not
know what we look like. (Torus?) |
| 90010901 |
Every kindergarten has
its screamers who provide a challenge to those trying to pay attention to the lessons. |
| 90010902 |
Natural signs. We are
immersed in extra-human languages. One’s life my be profitably judged by how far
along one gets in reading readiness. |
| 90011101 |
Sleep is when we shit,
shower, etc. |
| 90011102 |
We choose where we
die—mountain top, plains, seaside, swamp. |
| 90011601 |
Our roots, like those of
the trees, are not visible. |
