“I'd love to give you something
but what would help?”
― Ikkyu, Crow with No Mouth
Wanting to help someone or deciding to let them struggle is always a dilemma. I don't mean physically help, but emotionally. Should I thrust my opinions on a friend about a certain situation, or should I sit back and watch them suffer, until the time is right for them to see more clearly ? What is the old saying? 'You can take a horse to water, but you can't make it drink'. Sometimes we may be able to offer a solution, but the friend is so tied up in past beliefs and unsound paradigms that they just can't see. Saying 'Sit by the stream of your mind., waiting for the mud to clear' doesn't always go down well !
Sometimes we have to wait patiently for the friend to stop and ask.
I revisited some old favourites. Do what we do, moment to moment and let others do it their way. It's all about perspective.
Each time the wave breaks
The crow
Gives a little jump.
~ Nissha
“Studying texts and stiff meditation can make you lose your Original Mind.
A solitary tune by a fisherman, though, can be an invaluable treasure.
Dusk rain on the river, the moon peeking in and out of the clouds;
Elegant beyond words, he chants his songs night after night.”
― Ikkyu
“Many paths lead from the foot of the mountain, but at the peak we all gaze at the single bright moon.”
― Ikkyu
Some more nearly finished driftwood paintings for the Completely Coastal Exhibition.
