Categories: Pyramid Poetry
Reflections on Seijaku (March 1998)
By: Eric K. Imbody
Resistance without struggle
Allowance exaggerated
Heaviness honored
Lightness embraced
With grace and continuity
Pushing through the wall
Breaking through to softness
Flowing with the hardness until softness
washes over me once more
Challenges of present centered awareness
Hardness peacefully co-existing
with softness
In the same torso . . . the same pass
of two arms . . .
the same breath . . . the same mind
Ever-present shadows of each extreme
mirrored in the other
Necessary and wonderful parts of the whole
Accepting the full range of Tao energy
Knowing acceptance allows the vital energy
to blossom
Experiencing trembling . . . movement . . .
balance . . . weight shift . . . the strong
insistent flow of life force with heartfelt
gratitude and smiles
Topics: Gratitude, Poetry, Present Moment, Seijaku, Softness and Continuity, Yin and Yang
Originally appeared in: March 1998