One morning recently I opened one of my favorite books, and here is what it told me:
When the Spirit Moves You,
take off your shoes and slowly walk through the fragrant fields,
and the birds will forget their fears of nets and traps,
and alight,
and follow you as you walk along…
When Nature and your Heart,
Inside and Outside,
are One,
and the cherry blossoms are being gently scattered by the spring wind,
then loosen your collar,
sit quietly,
meditatively,
under a tree perhaps,
and the white clouds will slow their progress through the sky,
and stop, and wait awhile for you to rise…
Saikontan, Book II, poem 107
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