February is my 'personal challenge month'. There's just something about it... in recent years I have tried to turn the negative to a positive and make it a month of meditation and meaning. This was helped somewhat by the fact that I moved into the Hutch five years ago this week.Five years. Blink of an eye.
Here, in my guha (cave), kutira (cottage), ashrama (hermitage) - my Hutch (place of shelter), I ponder. Some of my ponderings of late:
FAITH; there are the dictionary meanings, but what does it mean on a personal level?
TRUST; might this seem to be related to faith? Certainly, there is an element of this but again, there may be more than the word to deal with.
DEVOTION; we can sometimes view this as something a little negative. As some kind of bondage. Yet there are bonds which are definitely beneficial to us.
PHILOSOPHY; ...okay, this is a big one. Infinite, even. Particularly when you have a scientific turn of mind. Seeing is believing, right? Well... maybe...
BELIEF; you'd think this would speak for itself. However, many believe without seeing...
Thus it goes, when am left to my own devices - now prepare yourselves. I intend to explore each of these over the coming weeks. They will not be definitive explorations. There's probably not enough space in the universe for that.
Then again, perhaps the universe can be found in a single stare.
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| "Soksie", the Kolwan Guardian |
Soksie..... is a gorgeous Guardian....
ReplyDeleteI thank you for your post today. It has stirred up some thinking which is good for the gray matter on a dreary cool blustery day.
Hugs HiC
Soksie - so beautiful!!! We see you are in a very contemplative frame of mind:)
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I see you will keep us busy.
ReplyDeleteLove Soksie. I can't believe it has been 5 years! Where does the time go. May your month of reflection be productive.
ReplyDeletemy whole philospy is seeing is believeing except for faith, on that i believe what i can't see. trust is i trust no one, the old trust nothing you hear and only have of what you see. five years is truly a blink
ReplyDeleteIs a time for contemplation possibly the purpose of winter? It that what some animals do while in hibernation? I look forward to your month of exploring. Lovely painting of Soksie. namaste, janice xx
ReplyDeleteIt's a tough month, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteI got out into the sun and snow today. That helped me.