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I always struggled with and did not understand Those Buddhist Monks insistent call to detachment. I longed to attain their serene, unflappable, gently smiling afability. I might as well have attempted Mt. Everest's Summit. Until one day It came around the corner and swallowed all my thoughts & grasping need, And finally, now I'm beginning to see. It's not apathy or disconnectedness or a lack of care. It is release It is peace It is a still quiet open empty clear space Where I can finally Breathe. The view from Mt. Everest's Peak can't compare to this expansive Vista that is now unfurled before within & throughout me. I slowed enough for it to over take & empty me And now I understand Those Beautiful Monks look of Serene Glee...
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Jan 25, 2019
Jan 25, 2019 at 11:26 AM UTC
Those Beautiful Monks
I always struggled with and did not understand Those Buddhist Monks insistent call to detachment. I longed to attain their serene, unflappable, gently smiling afability. I might as well have attempted Mt. Everest's Summit. Until one day It came around the corner and swallowed all my thoughts & grasping need, And finally, now I'm beginning to see. It's not apathy or disconnectedness or a lack of care. It is release It is peace It is a still quiet open empty clear space Where I can finally Breathe. The view from Mt. Everest's Peak can't compare to this expansive Vista that is now unfurled before within & throughout me. I slowed enough for it to over take & empty me And now I understand Those Beautiful Monks look of Serene Glee...
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Jan 25, 2019
Jan 25, 2019 at 11:26 AM UTC
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