In the morning ground
Is no sitting in no
chair in no morning ground
No returning, no
non-returning
No Karma, no
non-Karma
"Happiness, abiding
in peace, in seclusion
in the midst of the
forest"
is
abiding nowhere
Un-Happiness, abiding
in anxiety in society
in the midst of the
city
is
abiding nowhere
Not-two,
means,
no abider in his
abode
No realizer in his
realizing
"Develop a pure
lucid mind"
I like to read a poem by Kerouac every morning when I get up. This is one is a favourite of mine and I happen to read it quite often.
I hope that everyone out there enjoys it, please have a wonderful peace-filled day.
2 comments:
Hi Lolly,
Just followed your comment on my
blog and glad to have ended up at
your place. Real neat!
Marie
Kerouac is fantastic. Here's a passage from one of your faves:
"Only one thing I'll say for the people watching television, the millions and millions of the One Eye: they're not hurting anyone while they're sitting in front of that Eye. But neither was Japhy.... I see him in future years stalking along with full rucksack, in suburban streets, passing the blue television windows of homes, alone, his thoughts the only thoughts not electrified to the Master Switch."
-- from "The Dharma Bums"
Such a great description of conformity vs. individualism. The man was a genius.
Thanks for inspiring me to pick him up again. Rock on, Sis...
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