"…Living only for the moment, turning our full attention to the pleasures of the moon, the snow, the cherry blossoms and the maple leaves; singing songs, drinking wine, diverting ourselves just floating, floating….refusing to be disheartened, like a gourd floating along with the river current; this is what we call the floating world…” Asai Ryoi, in Ukiyo Monogatari (Tales of the Floating World, 1661)
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Emptiness
I dreamed last night of a simple wooden serving tray and a voice that said "empty the vessel". It reminded me of where the Tao says that the worth of a vessel lies in it's emptiness. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
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