juncture..convergence..meeting place ~

it was the best of times,
it was the worst of times,
it was the age of wisdom,
it was the age of foolishness,
it was the epoch of belief,
it was the epoch of incredulity,
it was the season of light,
it was the season of darkness,
it was the spring of hope,
it was the winter of despair,
we had everything before us,
we were all going direct to heaven,
we were all going direct the other way.....
                   ~ charles dickens

the taoists' counsel ~
follow the course of life, channel the current;
you will be carried in the right direction,
you will profit from things without difficulty..


it is said that the ignorant are obstructed by ignorance,
while intellectuals are obstructed by intellectual knowledge.
one way of getting past these obstacles
and approaching inherent wisdom
is to let go of whatever comes to mind.   ~ muso kokushi

 for the forest to be green,

each tree must be green -

            ~maharishi mahesh yogi