Sometimes, I make sense of the life and the worl in paradox. With questions I can deepen conversations. I serve questions. Father Richard Rohr says maturity leads us to stop chasing certainty. In this way, I seek eloquent questions without ready answers: and invite others into dialogue.
After I read Chögyam Trungpa‘s Shambhala:The Path of the Sacred Warrior, I realized a warrior combats his/her own self-ignorance, moving towards being a human with a brave mind and ethical impulse. I cannot attain these qualities, but they are always worth questing towards and they do not come without struggle. Shunryu Suzuki and Thomas Merton used the analogy of a meadow to explore how we each can meditate, contemplate, and pray.
Warrior’s quest;
Resting in paradox–
Seemingly incompatible;
Space inviting space,
Forming spacious meadow.
Deepening dialogue;
Lacking pre-formed answers–
Questioning with eloquences;
Remaining open,
Experiencing wonder.
Lightening load;
Being grateful for gifts–
Even suffering,
Serving the journey;
The questing.
Emerging path;
Readying to step–
Understanding it is meant,
Fulfilling its rightness;
Knowing only it is unknown.
The warrior’s quest is much like standing at the base of a mountain. It is exhilirating and creates a sense of wonder: What is there on that mountain? On the other sides? I took this picture of Mount Robson on one of our many trips to visit family and friends.
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Teacher as Transformer 