Friday, February 26, 2010

Everyday Magic

From Chagyam Trungpa's Shambhala:
"Realize that your own wisdom as a human being is not separate from the power of things as they are. They are both reflections of the unconditioned wisdom of the cosmic mirror. Therefore there is no fundamental separation or duality between you and your world. When you can experience those two things together, as one, so to speak, then you have access to tremendous vision and power in the world - you find that they are inherently connected to your own vision, your own being. That is discovering magic. We are not talking here about an intellectual revelation; we are speaking of actual experience. We are talking about how we actually perceive reality."
Key here is that this isn't just an idea. He's talking about actual experience in the here and now. Trying our best to see things as they actually are. It ain't easy!

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Lovely


It's 8am and the sun is out. First time we've seen it in awhile. There are shapely, distinct shadows on the wall! Beads of water on the pine needles from last night's rain glisten like so many diamonds. The slightest breeze changes everything. I'm off to the studio to make some cups.