Go As A River - Calligraphy – Parallax Press

The verse says a teacher is always at hand—that sounds like good news. The bad news is that the teacher is life-as-it-is and that is the only teacher. Life as it is means the stream itself. It is always there to remind us that time’s arrow flies in one direction only. Our self-centeredness is, at bottom, our desire to stop time in its tracks, to ma

The sage lives through the joy of flow, and is in awe of its unfolding. His presence is completely within Presence, doing as being and being as doing. There is no personal effort, yet accomplishment appears to occur personally. The sage lives by a quiet flow, and is fed from the beauty of its blossoming. He is like a wind that blows through a flute

In the flow and sacred mystery of life, there was room for the immensity of joy and sorrow. He felt completely at peace.