Photo: Haiku on Impermanence (Annica at Boiling Pots Park, Hilo, HI)

2020 Oct 14

Andrew Crusoe

River in the rain
⁣⁣See people flow in & out
⁣⁣Impermanence

⁣⁣Wiseman asks:
⁣⁣Thing to depend on?
⁣⁣Why do you need that?
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⁣(Inspired by a Alan Watts talk wherein monks seem perfectly happy not proposing any ideas, only demolishing them. “Why do you have to have something to depend on?” I’ve been reflecting a lot on this lately, and it will probably be a major theme in my next novel.)

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Photo: Page from “Be Here Now” by Ram Dass (Kehena Beach)

2020 Jan 10

Andrew Crusoe

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anicca

On January 1st, I was handed a Ram Dass book, and this page in particular struck me.

We often get so caught up with the minutia and drama of everyday life, but if we are to attain true peace, we must realize the impermanence, the #anicca, of everything that we see. Yes, it’s often easier said than done!

With each year I realize in new ways that the people who are meant to be in my life will be. As long as I hold true to my values of integrity, openness, humor, playfulness, diligence, and even a little mischievousness, I will naturally attract what I need on my life journey.

We are all on our paths, and perhaps the best one can hope for is to walk alongside those who we can work with. Not a bad way to start off the year 🌞

Page from Be Here Now by Ram Dass - YOU'RE STANDING ON A BRIDGE WATCHING YOURSELF GO BY (at Kehena Beach, Hawaii)