ebey’s landing with four teachers.
[mia, sula, zaida, and o sensei]
these bananas taste salty, like the sea, mama. everything is the sea! like, the book, with the chocolate bar and the stars? member, mama? member the book about the how everything is everything?
Daily training in the Art of Peace allows you inner divinity to shine brighter and brighter. Do not concern yourself with the right and wrong of others. Do not be calculating or act unnaturally. Keep your mind set on the Art of Peace, and do not criticize other teachers or traditions. The Art of Peace never restrains, restricts, or shackles anything. It embraces all and purifies everything.
mia! mia! it’s not a race. sula, we’re here to see the orcas! come on, we all win!
Always keep your mind as bright and clear as the vast sky, the great ocean, and the highest peak, empty of all thoughts. Always keep your body filled with light and heat. Fill yourself with the power of wisdom and enlightenment.
Each and every master, regardless of the era or place, heard the call and attained harmony with heaven and earth. There are many paths leading to the top of Mount Fuji, but there is only one summit - love.
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iz a lotta work builtin’ a dood home, mama, wanna help? you ah good at lifting big tings. lets built it, mama.
Protectors of the world And gaurdians of the Ways Of gods and buddhas,The techniques of Peace Enable us to meet every challenge.
mama, reach out yer hand. open it up. lemme give you a gift. how bout ‘mericano wid cream and 2 raw sugahs?
Now and again, it is necessary to seclude yourself among deep mountains and hidden valleys to restore your link to the source of life. Breathe in and let yourself soar to the ends of the universe; breathe out and bring the cosmos back inside. Next, breathe up all fecundity and vibrancy of the earth. Finally, blend the breath of heaven and the breath of earth with your own, becoming the Breath of Life itself.
Consider the ebb and flow of the tide. When waves come to strike the shore, they crest and fall, creating a sound. your breath should follow the same pattern, absorbing the entire universe in your belly with each inhalation. Know that we all have access to four treasures: the energy of the sun and moon, the breath of heaven, the breath of earth, and the ebb and flow of the tide.
[this morning when i woke up a fire-breathing dragon, i sat down and breathed. i picked up the art of peace. i read. i squeezed a huge load of honey into the mush just to make them smile and give me time to gather our things. i smashed a bunch of stuff into a bag in record time-funny how when things just happen, they just happen- and we drove here. despite the peed car seat, the denied credit card at the mean ladies coffee joint, the lost and then found wallet, the accepted credit card at the nice ladies coffee joint, the cellphone that almost got run over, and the minivan bumper that fell off and dragged, i’d say we had a fantastic day, me and my girls. this is why we moved here. this is why i am alive.]
*all in italics from The Art of Piece.
