Relaxing to some people is like “gold-dust”! They can never chill out, they are allways chasing their tail, and even just the word RELAX seem to bring them out in a rash. You need to relax otherwise you will burn out, and become seriously ill. So my answer, if you have problems with swithing off from everyday life would be: FRIENDS
Good friends should have the ability to relax you, by just being in their company. I have just spent a day in North Lincolnshire with some dear friends of mine. You know the “put the world to right over some good food” kind of day.
What I would like to share with you good people, is the “Thank you Poem” I received today, after the visit. This style of writing is just perfect to sit and almost meditate on. So here is the original. ENJOY…..
How to become a Zen Master
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Take lots of years
Of being ‘laid back’.
Add to this the Buddhist
Theory of ‘non-doing’.
Live for a long time.
Read the lovely tales
Of the eccentric Zen Masters
Of old and their
Anti-logical teachings of
‘Non-being’.
Mix in a little of Mr. Miyagi
And the lovely Yoda.
Create a secret Zen garden
Far from the madding
Crowd. Adopt the arts of
Za-zen – ‘just sitting’ -
’non-thinking’ and ‘non-doing’.
Just listening to the bird song
And the sound of wind in the pines.
You are now on the path
To becoming a real Zen master.
Mix in with a little of Thick
Naht Hanh’s philosophy from
His recent book from Amazon -
‘Nothing To Do Nowhere to go’
From now on you will be in
‘Perfect harmony with the universe’
And you will be living in Nirvana.
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Oh!
I forgot – Tesco will deliver
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Izu 7/6/09 for Ida
