Imagine being a in pitch black room, of which you have no comprehension of its size or contents, or even if there are other people present. Then imagine you have a candle, and with this small light you are able to see pockets of what the room contains. As you move around, you light up … Continue reading Illumination
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Labels
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." * Names help us to make sense of the world. Humankind has bestowed names for things as far back as history tracks and for the majority, this desire to label things, to give a unique identity, to categorize and organise, has offered some way of … Continue reading Labels
Breathing
Using Zen's paradoxical logic, great importance must be attached to the way of breathing, while at the same time one is merely the observer. Breathing is a process in which both control and spontaneity, voluntary and involuntary action, exist. We need to breath, to stay alive, and most of the time we forget we are … Continue reading Breathing
Balance
Imagine a high wire artist, balancing far above the expectant crowd, fearless and strong as he dances to and fro, in full control, as if his life depended on it. Add to that image, the same high wire artist performing his act upon a unicycle. Not only is the performer balancing with his physical body, … Continue reading Balance
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