Juan Ramon Jimenez
What I used to regard as a glory shut in my face,
was a door, opening
toward clarity:
Country without a name:
Nothing can destroy it, this road
of doors, opening, one after another,
always toward reality:
Life without calculation!
translated by James Wright; from Eternidades
Thank you for practicing,
Genju
More from Takuan Soho in Unfettered Mind:
There is a saying, “Sever the edge between before and after.” Not ridding the mind of previous moments, allowing traces of the present mind to remain – both are bad. This means one should cut right through the interval between previous and present. Its significance is in cutting off the edge between before and after, between now and then. It means not detaining the mind.
Thank you for practicing,
Genju
