Thoughts on emptiness, on existence and non-existence.
Graceful Flight
Thirty spokes converge on a hub
but it's the emptiness
that makes a wheel work
pots are finished from clay
but it's the hollow
that makes a pot work
windows and doors are carved for a house
but it's the spaces
that make a house work
existence makes a thing useful
nonexistence makes it work.
- From Lao-Tzu's Taoteching translated by Red Pine.
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The empty mind, empty of words
Is an experience of nature, of joy and beauty.
- Heron Dance journal note
Meditations on Gratitude, Beauty and Mystery ($49)
Gratitude as a philosophy of life and spiritual practice.
Our lives are a brief spark between two eternities. We are surrounded by natural beauty. The nature of the gift we've been given -- life -- is elusive and mysterious. This book celebrates that gift. What we express gratitude for gains power in our lives.
This work evolved out of The Heron Dance Book of Love and Gratitude, the book published twenty years ago that remains the most popular book Heron Dance has ever published.
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156 pages.
Softcover (lay flat, wire-o binding) 11 x 8.5 inches horizontal.
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