E allora, per riconnetterci, usciamo a camminare questa sera. Il sambuco rende l'aria frizzante, in questi giorni, e l'acacia più dolce. Con un po' di fortuna incontreremo anche caprifoglio e sarà facile lasciarci stordire dalla sua fragranza. Così, appagati nei sensi, possiamo fare ritorno a noi, al nostro centro, seguendo il filo delle nostre intenzioni.
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Osservare un fiore spontaneo, coglierne la fragranza, soffermarsi sul "gesto" che imprime nello spazio che lo circonda sono azioni gratuite, prive di un fine utilitaristico a breve e immediato termine. Sono atti rivoluzionari, a ben vedere. Momenti sempre a nostra disposizione che, tuttavia, spesso trascuriamo per distrazione e automatismi impressi nel nostro corpo di abitudini e che possiamo invece scegliere di regalarci, intenzionalmente. Si tratta di atti percettivi e contemplativi in cui interrompiamo momentaneamente il flusso dei nostri pensieri-emozioni-sensazioni-desideri semicoscienti e focalizziamo la nostra percezione e attenzione sul mondo là fuori. Allora ci allineiamo col flusso naturale delle cose, scopriamo il loro ritmo... tastiamo il polso dell'universo.
O I have seen so many flowers blooming since my previous post about beloved Osmanthus at that time of the year when light and dark are so gracefully balanced: there were chrysanthemums, when the year sinks toward its darkest part; hellebore, when the chariot of the year starts its ascent; Winter Calycanthus, when the air is enriched with light again; ringing forsythia, which heralds the arrival of a new spring; and roses, of course, that mark the fullness of the new season. I remember thus a flower, blooming for every festival of the year since dear Osmanthus faded away. There will be more. The wheel of the year turns patient and generous, confident in its rhythm. To its steady pace we can tune in our own - and find a rythm that goes along with it.
So then, let's take a walk this evening to find our rhythm back. The black elder makes the air lemon sweet, these days, and the black locust even sweeter. Eventually we will also meet blooming honeysuckle that will leave us stunned by its fragrance. Thus, content in the senses, we can focus back to our own centre, following the thread of our intentions.
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Looking at a wild flower, breathing in its fragrance, trying to grasp its "gesture" - the way it transforms the space that's surrounding it - are free, spontaneous acts without a utilitarian purpose in the short and immediate term. They are revolutionary acts, if we stop to think about it. There could be so many of such free acts, moments in our everyday lives that we often neglect instead, sacrifice due to our constant distraction and rushful habits. These are perceptive and contemplative acts in which we momentarily interrupt the flow of our semiconscious thoughts-emotions-feelings-desires and focus our perception and attention to... the world out there. Thus we align ourselves with the natural flow of things, we discover a rhythm that's... hidden and manifest in the pulse of the universe.
... and honeysuckle is blooming in my garden at this moment. I will go and inhale its scent before the night falls. Thank you for reminding me. Hilary.
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