Dawn

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First of all, apologies for all the adverts that appear in these blogs – they have nothing to do with me!

We had a beautiful 5 day break recently – walking, watching the sunrise, meeting interesting people. (see separate blog entitled ‘Monastery’)

Started a fascinating book about Centring Prayer and Inner Awakening by Cynthia Bourgeault.

My data come from observing Nepalis teaching the supervision modules, but we haven’t gone beyond the foundation course yet. Hoping we’ll finally teach Module 1 in November. 

Latest Foundation Course group

Andy and I are both  researchers now. Seriously geeky. I’m hoping to be granted one more extension enabling us to have a visa for this coming year.

It’s all so slow,  so little time left, hard to imagine anything being properly established. I so want to leave a legacy,  and see results. A friend helped me to see things differently recently. I have tried to capture my ‘epiphany’ in 2 poems ….

Dawn – and the Himalayas are

Great shadows of potential

Monochrome silence.

I love this time of day –

This hushed, expectant stillness

Sharp as a Spring bud before it flowers,

Great shadows of potential.

Clean and clear as a rising wave.

Then a hint of daybreak

Spilling, splashing light,

So that the mountain snow is almost

Crashing white

Into the sky!

This marigold – planted by others,

Watered, cherished over time

Is in bud now.

Others will see it unfold

And flower.

So many others before and after. 

‘It is not for you to rush or push

This delicate process

Or to see this living thing as

Your capacity-building project, goal, target,

legacy..

So do not pull apart these precious buds

Or force them into flower. 

Just be present and curious

And delight in this season

As you delight in the dawn’.