Chuang Tzu goes deep, looking for a friend

The fish trap exists because of the fish. Once you've gotten the fish you can forget the trap. The rabbit snare exists because of the rabbit. Once you've gotten the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words exist because of meaning. Once you've gotten the meaning, you can forget the words. Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so I can talk with him?

-- Chuang Tzu

love poem (riffing off of Kip Mazuy)

everybody talks about
how to love yourself
how stay in love
how to find love
how to make love

but love is not an action that you can do

love springs forth naturally
when there is acceptance

love is your very nature
your very essence

and so:
searching for love,
trying to love,
trying to feel loved

all of these take you
farther away from love

but when you
completely accept yourself as you are,
love flows

and when you
completely accept others as they are,
love flows

it flows naturally
without effort
without cause
without reason

it is you

you are

i am

om

( his original piece here )