I bring Matsuo Basho to the page again. He was a Japanese haiku poet who practiced Zen meditation to calm his mind.
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| Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) |
Having been challenged with health issues that have temporarily altered my life, I was drawn to this poem by Basho. In an immediate moment of watching the clouds drift by here on Kauai, I can think of these words:
"Clouds now and again
gives a soul respite from
moon-gazing --- behold."
Having my own life experience, I can look to these lines and contemplate and, perhaps, be reminded that life is full of changes. Every thing comes and goes. Does the poem ask us to just enjoy it all?
Thank you for being with me on the pathway to awareness!
