 sea of clouds - my roses breathe so carefully   frost melting on my roses - the beauty of NOW  winter roses - each petal has its own spark  |
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The Art of Meditation in Taoism
Contemplative Taoists will be happily to sit with yogis and Zennists for as long as is reasonable and comfortable, but when nature tells us that we are 'pushing the river' we will get up and do something else, or even go to sleep...
... or even write a haiku ...
Basically, Taoist meditation is more like a sort of wisdom achieved by close observation of the things and phenomena in the world surrounding us. Such wisdom should help us go alongside with things and not against them, and is surely related to the wu-wei (nondoing) concept.
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Cloud sea.
ReplyDeletewinter rose.
frost.
There are treasures of winter.
At my ku-meeting we chose [winter rose] as season word.
It says [fuyu sou bi 冬薔薇]
隣まで シャツター閉まる 冬薔薇
tonari made syatsuta- shimaru fuyu-soubi
near at the next door
shutter is closing
winter roses
Thank you Gabi san for nice Kigo.
sakuo.
Roses, at this time of the year?
ReplyDeleteThey are wonderful and wonderfully caught in the poem.
Thank you for sharing this moment, dear Gabi san.
Wonderful, Gabi san. You have so gently held the moment, and I have been made more aware of it...
ReplyDeleteThank you for those many moments, throughout the year!
Isabelle.
I enjoyed looking at your roses, Gabi. Moreover, I enjoyed reading your take on Taoism -- going with the flow, and not against it, respecting everything around us instead of living forever in competition. We don't have to win or lose ... we just have to live!
ReplyDeletewinter rose
no need to wait
for the thaw
Ella Wagemakers
Beautiful photos...
ReplyDeleteI especially like the close ups and your second haiku says it
all.
P.
Beautiful...
ReplyDeleteciao... chibi
The second one is a bit intellectual in its conclusion for my taste, Gabi, (an authentic moment, all the same)
ReplyDeletebut I love the image of the roses
breathing carefully.
B. USA