Zuihitsu
I cup the little pot of coffee in my hands,
and bring it gently to my lips to kiss:“Good morning, Mama.”
An artist, a composer, shows you what can be done. Not that you are a Beethoven in music – but you can be in your life, in your own way.
Beethoven was a genius. But so are we all. Think of the genius revealed in the singing – and loving – of an autistic child. And the
I can greatly increase the Emanation from a painting, a piece of music, when I Know it is Inspired.
Inspired: listening to Music,
Aspiring: singing or painting in grateful return.I feel most Inspired when meditating quietly, when being healed.
And most Aspiring when meditating actively, when healing.
To help others to be in harmony with their Inner Selves, their Souls, first the painter must likewise be.
Not through his act of painting, but before he starts: his still meditation. Which is then reinforced by his action meditation, his painting.
My soul is an enchanted boat,
Which, like a sleeping swan, doth float
Upon the silver waves of thy sweet singing.— Shelley
My Soul enchanted by Her Lullaby.
When you are graceful, you are grateful
– for you Know you have been Inspired.I’m listening – Inspired – by Beethoven
and suddenly exclaim “I love you!”
For I know he – as She – loves me.