Previously Daniel shared this poem by Antonio Machado translated by Robert Bly:
Last night as I was sleeping, I dreamt—marvelous error!— that a spring was breaking out in my heart. I said: Along which secret aqueduct, Oh water, are you coming to me, water of a new life that I have never drunk?
Last night as I was sleeping, I dreamt—marvelous error!— that I had a beehive here inside my heart. And the golden bees were making white combs and sweet honey from my old failures.
Last night as I was sleeping, I dreamt—marvelous error!— that a fiery sun was giving light inside my heart. It was fiery because I felt warmth as from a hearth, and sun because it gave light and brought tears to my eyes.
Last night as I slept, I dreamt—marvelous error!— that it was God I had here inside my heart.
What a year it has been for The World, for all of us. Loss and uncertainty have been our companions, and with this a certain re-imagining of what our lives could be. Throughout this time the importance and the presence of our Practice has been active and significant for most, if not all, of us, and so I find tremendous gratitude in my Heart; Brother David Steindal-Rast reminds us, “Gratitude is the measure of our aliveness”.
The new changes that are coming in our worlds in 2021 are a bit unclear, and yet Bodhisattvas we have a certain clarity with our Practice and a trust that we can continue in the midst of these changes. I am very grateful to all of you for your continuous support as we meet on-line and companionship. It is good to have companions to walk this Path!
And as Torei Zenji, Bodhisattva’s Vow ending words say:
“May we share this Mind with all beings so that we and the world together may grow in Buddha’s wisdom”
