Know all things to be like this:
A mirage, a cloud castle,
a dream, an apparition,
without essence but with qualities that can be seen.
Know all things to be like this:
As the moon in a bright sky
in some clear lake reflected,
though to that lake the moon has never moved.
Know all things to be like this:
As an echo that [...]

I’m coming back from a one month teaching hiatus today. It feels like a fresh start. During my time away I practiced slowing down and feeling the full measure of a day. That was lovely. It reminded me of how simple pleasures are the best.
The energy of fall can be about transition, change, and [...]