You Gotta Wobble Before You Stand
Tienes que tambalearte antes de ponerte de pie--por Roger S. Keyes
Hokusai dice que mires con atención.
Dice que prestes atención, te des cuenta.
Dice que sigas buscando, que te mantengas curios@.
Dice que ver no tiene fin.
Dice que tiene muchas ganas de envejecer.
Dice que sigas cambiando,
Que obtienes más de lo que realmente eres.
Dice que te quedes atascad@, que lo aceptes,
Que te repitas mientras sea interesante.
Dice que sigas haciendo lo que amas.
Dice que sigas orando.
Él dice que tod@s nosotr@s somos niñ@s,
tod@s somos ancian@s,
tod@s tenemos un cuerpo.
Dice que tod@s estamos asustad@s.
Dice que tod@s nosotr@s tenemos
que encontrar una manera de vivir con miedo.
Dice que todo está vivo-
conchas, edificios, personas,
peces, montañas, árboles,
la madera está viva.
El agua está viva.
Todo tiene su propia vida.
Todo vive dentro de nosotros.
Él dice que vives con el mundo dentro de ti.
Dice que no importa si dibujas, o escribes libros.
No importa si aserraste madera, o pescaste pescado.
No importa si te sientas en casa
y miras las hormigas en tu terraza
o las sombras de los árboles
y la hierba en tu jardín.
Importa que te importe.
Importa lo que sientes.
Importa que te des cuenta.
Importa que la vida viva a través de ti.
La alegría es la vida viviendo a través de ti.
Satisfacción y fuerza
es la vida viviendo a través de ti.
La paz es la vida viviendo a través de ti.
Dice que no tengas miedo.
no tengas miedo
Mira, siente, deja que la vida te lleve de la mano.
Deja que la vida viva a través de ti.
Preguntas semilla para la reflexión: ¿Qué opinas de la noción de que cada un@ de nosotr@s es un/a niñ@ y también un/a ancian@? ¿Puedes compartir una historia personal de un momento en que te diste cuenta de que todo vive dentro de ti? ¿Qué te ayuda a dejar que la vida te lleve de la mano?
Roger Keyes, fue un erudito muy respetado del grabado japonés que estudió las obras de Katsushika Hokusai, un artista japonés, pintor de ukiyo-e y grabador del período Edo en Japón (mediados de 1800) que practicó la atención unidireccional, la perseverancia y la exploración. a través de su arte. Keyes saca a relucir la voz espiritual de Hokusai a través de este poema.
Roger Keyes, was a highly respected scholar of Japanese print who studied the works of Katsushika Hokusai -- a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period in Japan (mid 1800s) who practiced single-pointed attention, perseverance, exploration through his art. Keyes brings out the spiritual voice of Hokusai through this poem.
SEED QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION: What do you make of the notion that everyone of us is a child and also ancient? Can you share a personal story of a time you became aware that everything lives inside you? What helps you let life take you by the hand?
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On Apr 28, 2023 river jordan beaty wrote :
being young forever is more desirable than being old
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On Apr 5, 2023 Susanne wrote :
What a beautiful way to live, as both a child and an ancient being. This is lovely. Thank you.
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On Apr 4, 2023 Judy T wrote :
Summer under the mimosa tree awakening from a nap maybe 8 or 9 my parents came out to me sharing about eternal life. I’m not certain I understood it or do now but their unity love the afternoon warmth and light filled me
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On Apr 4, 2023 Rebecca A wrote :
At some point as I meditated about the stars and the cosmos, it occurred to me that the very same thing exists inside of my body. Every molecule, every cell, is in its own way a galaxy or a star system, and with that point of view, to them I am what I consider God when I consider the cosmos outside of me! So I can go within or without and be in a state of rapturous contemplation of the infinite. It is a huge gift! I have always known the trees were aware, but in the last few years I now know that yes the shells, the pebbles, the rocks in my yard, everything has its own spirit, it's own consciousness.
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On Mar 31, 2023 David Doane wrote :
For me, Roger Keyes is talking about a great mystery of existence, that all is one giant activity, each is all, each belongs to the whole. Each of us is a child and ancient means to me that each of us is a new configuration (a child) of all that has ever been (ancient). I am of and from all that was. I became aware that everything lives inside me in contemplating statements like Rumi's that I am the ocean within the drop, in learning that all creation is made of the same atoms and elements that over time become part of everyone and everything, and in learning that everything is my perception which is inside me. I let life take me by the hand when I let go of trying to control where I go and how I should be and trust life.
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On Mar 31, 2023 Jagdish P Dave wrote :
A child's mind is open and curious to know and explore. A child's mind is not stuffed and stuck with the past which is gone and the future which is yet to come. Living fully in the present moment is the way of living freely. Each one of us has the potential to live life with contentment. This is an eternal message given and lived by ancient wise and enlightened people. The door of living this way has been always open. We need to have an open and unbound mind to walk through it and embrace life fully.
I feel fulfillment and deep contentment when my mind is free frrom self-created noises; when my mind is not hijacked by what happened in the past or thinking about future. I pay single-pointed attention to the present moment when I am reading, writing, walking, listening, and observing. It is called The Beginer's Mind, the mind which is open, free, fresh and awakened. I realize that this is the way of living. However, there are times when my mind dwells in the past or worries about the... [View Full Comment]