My experience of wonder came from listening to this, as I lie on the floor of the room I've self-isolated in. Covid finally got me, but it gave me the chance to finally rest, and reset, and listen to wonderful mind-expanding things like your talk.
Harvey, I'm so sorry you've been down with Covid! I'm glad to hear that my talk brought you some wonder. Take good care of yourself and rest as much as you can.
Last night after I read the transcript of your dharma talk, I was sitting in a chair on my front porch watching the evening light do its thing. For the brightest minute or two, when the light pierced the clouds in an infinite number of places and streaked it from within, like veins of quartz in a grey stone, I thought: There is formlessness in form. Just try standing on that cloud with its distinctive shape. Yet there "it" is, directing light in specific pathways. What was true for the cloud was also true of the light within and around the cloud: thingy in shape, form, and hue, and not at all thingy if you wanted to measure it or sit down on it. There's nothing I like so well as a paradox. Thank you for the wondrous account of the fossil-carpet.
Added to Group IV of the Enchanted Book collection 🌺
I love this story, this vision, so much! The image of the cloud is used in Zen as well.
And thank you so much for adding me to the enchantment page!
For those who haven’t seen it, it’s a beautifully framed collection of posts about the experience of being enchanted by a book. I missed the deadline by miles, so it’s a wonderful surprise to be included.
I think it's like your empty folder, the perfect dharma talk. It's also perfect that the Enchanted by a Book conversation go on and on and on .... There are two of you making sure that happens. 🥰
My experience of wonder came from listening to this, as I lie on the floor of the room I've self-isolated in. Covid finally got me, but it gave me the chance to finally rest, and reset, and listen to wonderful mind-expanding things like your talk.
Harvey, I'm so sorry you've been down with Covid! I'm glad to hear that my talk brought you some wonder. Take good care of yourself and rest as much as you can.
Thank you! Will do
Last night after I read the transcript of your dharma talk, I was sitting in a chair on my front porch watching the evening light do its thing. For the brightest minute or two, when the light pierced the clouds in an infinite number of places and streaked it from within, like veins of quartz in a grey stone, I thought: There is formlessness in form. Just try standing on that cloud with its distinctive shape. Yet there "it" is, directing light in specific pathways. What was true for the cloud was also true of the light within and around the cloud: thingy in shape, form, and hue, and not at all thingy if you wanted to measure it or sit down on it. There's nothing I like so well as a paradox. Thank you for the wondrous account of the fossil-carpet.
Added to Group IV of the Enchanted Book collection 🌺
https://tarapenry.substack.com/p/this-way-to-enchantment-by-books
I love this story, this vision, so much! The image of the cloud is used in Zen as well.
And thank you so much for adding me to the enchantment page!
For those who haven’t seen it, it’s a beautifully framed collection of posts about the experience of being enchanted by a book. I missed the deadline by miles, so it’s a wonderful surprise to be included.
Here’s the link again: https://open.substack.com/pub/tarapenry/p/this-way-to-enchantment-by-books
I think it's like your empty folder, the perfect dharma talk. It's also perfect that the Enchanted by a Book conversation go on and on and on .... There are two of you making sure that happens. 🥰