Furyu: fu=wind; ryu=flow.Our spirit should flow through life like the wind that flows through all of nature.
We are not emotionally swept away by the marvels of nature; we appreciate them within the natural course of existence.
The feeling of nature is not easily or precisely evoked if one is lacking furyu. Furyu points out only what is absolutely essential for balance and proportion. It includes the imperfect.
With mountains, streams, flowers, and the passing of the seasons kept in mind, with the spirit of furyu, we make a bowl of tea.
The realization of non-duality applies to all the dualisms that plague man: vanity and envy, happiness and sorrow, life and death, wealth and poverty, love and hatred--these can all be integrated.
Appreciate that whatever season we are now experiencing, it is the best.
P.S. I got the job!
2 comments:
Congratulations!
Does that mean you'll get to go back to having just one position?
:)
Oh my gosh! You can't just "p.s. 'I got the job!'"
C'mon, details, info, etc!!! Congrats-right?
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