Thursday, March 25, 2010

Traveling Far Without Going Far From Home



This is a beautiful article, and an exhibit perhaps worth the "pilgrimage" to New York to see ... 
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/19/arts/design/19asian.html
... honoring the developing Buddha in us all, the importance of pilgrimage  and the art of "traveling far without going far from home."
Yesterday I decided to make the "aim" to slow my life down ... Today I already see how leaving time allows something higher to enter. This article, which I relished reading in some of that reclaimed time, reminded me that we need to journey far from home on a regular basis, if only in the privacy of our mind and heart. There is no room for this developing pilgrimage when we are caught in a whirlwind of tasks, plans, and relentless responsibilities. We become what we feed ourselves, as someone very wise once said, we need to leave time to feed the soul.
Jennie
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