As I was driving to work today I got the opportunity to drive under a canopy of autumn colors. It was amazing to notice how brilliant the leaves are in their dying. Oh, to be so bright and colorful upon my own death!
So true! I always think the same about cut flowers - beautiful, but dead (or as good as - since their roots have been severed). I, too, hope my death is a beautifully brilliant flash like that :-)
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Thanks for visiting. My Dharma name is Shinzen. I began studying Goshindo Karate under the watchful eye of Shihan Paul Dean in 1969. Yes, I now have gray hair. I am also Lay-ordained in Soto Zen under the tutelage of Rev. Nonin Chowaney of the Nebraska Zen Center.
So true! I always think the same about cut flowers - beautiful, but dead (or as good as - since their roots have been severed). I, too, hope my death is a beautifully brilliant flash like that :-)
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ReplyDeleteYes, death abounds, it's so natural to nature...
...but man separates himself from nature, and death...
...such is his conditioning, and his condition.
;-)
... it reminds me how brilliant some people in their dying. They are brimming with unspoken wisdom.
ReplyDeleteFelicia, Doug and Rizal: Thanks for your insights!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful thought. There is happiness and sorrow in every moment. Bowing...
ReplyDeleteSo true James...and thanks for the kind comment.
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