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I am reminded of the TSK practice called ‘Return to Light’,
“Look within your thoughts… Become familiar with darkness; be ready to let yourself sink into it without losing awareness completely. Gradually you will be able to sense fluctuations within the dark: moments that are more luminous, when experience seems lucent and free. The quality is one of shining through, of a delightful aliveness. To dwell within these moments is to engage a familiarity with light that makes its own path…â€
‘Dynamics of Time and Space’, by Tarthang Tulku, p. 327
FIREFLY
By Ken McKeon
I know nothing,
That’s my reason
For still fishing in the muddy rain puddles
That line my mind on forgotten trails,
I will never catch anything,
But I have caught that thought,
I have held it near to me,
It’s a sad realization,
A flickering bulb,
A firefly that dots and shifts around a bit,
Then vanishes
Like a touch of silence in this noisy world,
I’d follow that small touch out,
Enter it, hang around,
Stay as quiet as I can,
Maybe it will show itself again,
This quiet nub of light,
Heart of light, fire light, this wisp of a small winged thing,
The open mind that came up with that
Well might make my heart sing,
So cool, so wonderful,
The love that silence brings.
