san quirico d'orcia
What is seedless and rootless,
what does not sprout and grow, flower and fruit,
what comes into being suddenly and in full glory,
mysteriously and marvelously, you may call that ‘god.’
It is entirely unexpected yet inevitable,
infinitely familiar yet most surprising,
beyond all hope yet absolutely certain.
The source of light is dark, unknown is the source of knowledge.
Wait in the silence of the heart.
Keep quiet, undisturbed, and the wisdom and the power will come on their own.
Stay without ambition, without the least desire, exposed,
vulnerable, unprotected, uncertain and alone,
completely open to and welcoming life as it happens.
The source of life lies between thoughts and thoughts,
words and words, from deep darkness towards lights.
Go back to that source and abide there.
And wait.
x Yiyun
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