Comments on: In Touch With The Night http://www.abarefootman.co.uk/archives/2008/01/12/in-touch-with-the-night/ treading lightly on this earth Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:43:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Lewis http://www.abarefootman.co.uk/archives/2008/01/12/in-touch-with-the-night/#comment-6544 Lewis Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:39:12 +0000 http://www.abarefootman.co.uk/archives/2008/01/12/in-touch-with-the-night/#comment-6544 Indeed, Zen lends itself very nicely to poetry - and I quite understand your meaning, letting go of the rules and books and thoughts seems very much the challenge for us "trying to figure it all out" folks. The amount of time I catch myself drifting into reading books trying to find some answer, to the extent that the reading is the escape and the avoidance of the real issue. Books can be inspiring - helping us to tap into the wisdom and spirit within us, I think that's the most helpful way of looking at them. Sounds good my friend: Life? Let's just try to live it. Indeed, Zen lends itself very nicely to poetry - and I quite understand your meaning, letting go of the rules and books and thoughts seems very much the challenge for us “trying to figure it all out” folks.

The amount of time I catch myself drifting into reading books trying to find some answer, to the extent that the reading is the escape and the avoidance of the real issue. Books can be inspiring - helping us to tap into the wisdom and spirit within us, I think that’s the most helpful way of looking at them.

Sounds good my friend:

Life? Let’s just try to live it.

]]> By: Richard http://www.abarefootman.co.uk/archives/2008/01/12/in-touch-with-the-night/#comment-6543 Richard Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:11:44 +0000 http://www.abarefootman.co.uk/archives/2008/01/12/in-touch-with-the-night/#comment-6543 I love a full moon and doing a little star gazing, not that we get much chance in urban areas. It sounds like you're moving in a slightly Zen direction here. The truth is that the spiritual is all around us, even in the things we thing of as mundane or profane. A theme that's been running for me since my time at Unstone is letting go of the books, letting go of the rules, stop thinking so much and just try to live it. I love a full moon and doing a little star gazing, not that we get much chance in urban areas.

It sounds like you’re moving in a slightly Zen direction here. The truth is that the spiritual is all around us, even in the things we thing of as mundane or profane.

A theme that’s been running for me since my time at Unstone is letting go of the books, letting go of the rules, stop thinking so much and just try to live it.

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