You must marry your soul

You must marry your soul.
That wedding is the way.
Union with the world is sickness.

But it’s hard to be separated from these forms!
You don’t have enough patience to give this up?
But how do you have enough patience
to do without God?

You can’t quit drinking the earth’s dark drink?
But how can you not drink from this other fountain?

You get restless, you say, when you don’t sip
the world’s fermentation. But if for one second
you saw the beauty of the clear water of God,
you’d think this other was embalming fluid.

Nearness to the Beloved is the splendor
of your life. Marry the Beloved.
Let the thorn of the ego slide from your foot.

What a relief to be empty!
Then God can live your life.

When you stay tied to mind and desire, you stumble
in the mud like a nearsighted donkey.

Keep smelling Joseph’s shirt.
Don’t be satisfied with borrowed light.
Let your brow and your face illuminate with union.

RUMI

 The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.

Don't go back to sleep.

You must ask for what you really want.

Don't go back to sleep.

Ripe

All beautiful happenings and understandings unfold in time and with much patience.

Explanation is a well-dressed mistake. (Cortazar)

Luxury

The Privilege of a lifetime is being who you are

100 Acorns

CONNECTION PIECE I: Whisper your name to a pebble. Give it to a friend instead of yourself. 

SKY PIECE I: Towards the end of the Second World War, I looked like a little ghost because of the food shortage. I was hungry. It was getting easier to just lie down and watch the sky. That's when I fell in love with the sky, I think. As I told myself then, I could never give up on life as long as the sky was there. Tell us when you first noticed the sky. Tell us when you first thought that the sky was beautiful. 

SKY PIECE V: Autumn. Imagine running across a wheat field as fast as you can. Imagine your friend running towards you as fast as possible. Imagine the color of the sky. If it's clouded, see if there are any blue spots. If it's clear, see if there are any clouds. If it's stormy, look out for thunder and lightning. If it's snowing, take your coat off so you can wrap it around your friend.

SKY PIECE VI: Winter. Watch the sun until it comes into your body and stays as a tiny sun. It will keep your face shining even in the coldest of winter.

A Physical Action backs up a Philosophical Idea

ARRANGE TIME - calendars structure time - organizing important ideas - synchronizing experiences
RITUALS AROUND IMPORTANT FEELINGS --- The Moon
BODIES NOT JUST BRAINS - lessons via the body - how to start anew = bath
MAPS

Vasili Grossman

Everything that’s alive is not reproducible. The existence of two identical people or two dog rose bushes is unthinkable. Life chokes where violence seeks to erase its uniqueness and particularity.