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Meditation in Nature

By: Steve Ridley

Chaperones of hope and regret vanish
In this stark wintery landscape
Imprinting the mind with no-thought stillness

All stands frozen, between breaths
Aloft from appointment and disappointment
Naked, with no striving

The impact of Now!
The expansive sobriety of seeing
No other.

– Steve Ridley
12-17-87

(“Here is Truthfulness, “Choiceless Awareness.” This marvelous poem says it all.” — Justin Stone)

Topics: Heightened Awareness, Meditation, Poetry, Practicing Outdoors, Present Moment

Originally appeared in: Spring 1988

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