Equinox April Foole

Awkward Travel...

Yikes! Me came out of Nowhere.

This little urge -- Be a Better One.

Flux'd about take it seriously

And yet, if that's all need to do -- it's easy: Just Better.

There's a tiny entity within... making suggestions, as obvious.

A busy brain crowds them out. Pick new fruit from good tree.

A cartoon version of you would simplify all decisions.

You are the artist of all this anyway, so try being the 'toon.

Does a monster or an angel ever better themselves ?

Is that why it so rarely happens with the rest of us ?

Evolution is happening anyhow -- so why not give it a nudge ?

One thing I am fairly sure about : When it begins... You can feel it.

equinox

When you discover :

The Impossible

is only

The Invisible

You make Tea

and find an Inclination.

Those Apparitions

have a mind of Our Own.

Kaibutsu Mojotai

'To Be or Not to Be - that is the Question.'

-- appears to be the essential to Existentialism.

Who and what we Will ourselves to be --

is likely to be most like who we ever were in our Beginnings.

in Limbo : only just a rumour.

'Except you may remember me,

I'm not really here.

I may be the topic of discussion,

But I'm only just a rumour.

Some people may have already heard about me,

But the jury is still out.

You can leave me a message, you can take a vote,

But I'm only just a rumour.

Now, you may have a theory,

And the plot may have a twist,

But in answer to your query :

I am rumoured to exist.'

Zen Existentialism

If I am a Monster 

I shall be one with Grace

a fearless Innocent

the face of he who knows Nothing

an Enigma, perhaps...

To Be Zen

Zen will not be explained by words.

It resides in another dimension.

It is not really understood.

But it may lead you to the way it is known.

It is not a religion -- not a belief -- not even a philosophy.

But it may be lived by a choice of Will.

It may be a compliment to Existentialism.

It works like a sort of Behavioural Jazz.

First: you must slow down.  Mantra: "osoi..."

not only physically, but mentally -- avoiding urgency.

Begin to 'pay attention' to all that goes on in your environment --

with all of your senses 

including: intuition - intelligence - imagination.

Recognise what may be changed -- and what may not.

Avoid argumentation -- and proceed with humility

by providing an example.  Be gracious.

Acknowledge your mistakes and failures --

and seek not the praise of others.

Permit yourself happiness -- and a sense of humour.

Be not seduced by opinions (especially your own).

Learn to love solitude and abstinence --

and the companionship of animals.

Become the best you that you can imagine.

Trust silence.

Zen -- is your secret magic

Zen is more than a mysterious secret

of ancient Oriental mysticism.

It is of contemporary interest worldwide.

Can you imagine zen without knowing

or really understanding

what it is supposed to be ?

It need not be learned --

we are zen already

if we let go of things we cling to --

we may be left alone with ourselves

in a zen state --

in the clearest reflection

of our being.

Zen gives us permission

to simply exist.

Yes, a form of existentialism --

contemporary and universal

and, like good secrets, intrinsic.

Zen -- is your secret magic.