Jeffrey Starbuck
This World is a Hodgepodge
(Do Not Be Fooled By The Title)
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Everything is perfectly itself, without exception.
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When that is deeply realized and completely embodied,
in such a way that this recognition permeates everywhere in your mind and in your world,
you will be,
and feel,
joyful equanimity without limit.
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This is that which begins not, and never ends.
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Everything, all of it,
is moving at once,
and in complete concert!
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It pauses not,
even in the deepest stillness.
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It rejoices itself,
shares itself,
laughs aloud,
and nourishes all who partake.
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May all of us take note of such,
even as we may be faltering,
even if we may be fearing
separation from the Great Tao!
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The hidden secret to having all you want
is blessing all you have.
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The clearest way into the Universe
is through a forest wilderness in your back yard.
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In the end, language is flimsy.
Do not mistake the pointing finger for the Moon.
All these words are the pointing finger.
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There is truly nothing to do.
And,
nothing to not do.
No refraining.
No reaching forth.
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You have never been far from Now.
It is so close,
you cannot be apart.
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The full recognition will dawn from within,
as you persist without effort.
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Pay attention to the attention.
Be aware of awareness itself.
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No expression is the final.
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You can never be other than what you are.
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Feel into the center of the dot.
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Expand outward beyond the perimeter.
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Thus, be still.
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Sit still.
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Sit not at all,
but open into the vast Emptiness, Shunyata,
that moves in every direction.
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Do so in the center, the essence of all motion.
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Become what is already Present.
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BE what you are before the First Thought.