A beautiful reflection on Ruth Lampert's essay. When my wife was dying, The Five Invitations by Frank Ostaseski, an American Buddhist teacher and leader in end-of-life care, and Grace and Grit by Ken Wilber helped me through the grief and care for my wife and myself. I didn't rage. I seem to have an innate sense of acceptance whenever someone close to me dies.
I like the paradoxical change theory by Arnold Beisser. I find paradox is sacred.
If I were to not humbly reimagine Dylan's poem: "Go gently into that good night, in old age burn with life to the close of day and leave no ashes; Rage against injustice, if rage you must, and always glow with love."
Thank you Claudia. Acceptance of life as it is appears to be a powerful antidote to the relentless insistence of ego that it knows best how things should be. Thank you for such a gentle and elegant reminder.
I too have thought the attitude of "Old age should burn and rage at close of day" is intensely limiting when compared to saying "ok" to whatever circumstance arises, and do what feels best/right in that moment. Sustained rage feels like deep stuck-ness.
A beautiful reflection on Ruth Lampert's essay. When my wife was dying, The Five Invitations by Frank Ostaseski, an American Buddhist teacher and leader in end-of-life care, and Grace and Grit by Ken Wilber helped me through the grief and care for my wife and myself. I didn't rage. I seem to have an innate sense of acceptance whenever someone close to me dies.
I like the paradoxical change theory by Arnold Beisser. I find paradox is sacred.
If I were to not humbly reimagine Dylan's poem: "Go gently into that good night, in old age burn with life to the close of day and leave no ashes; Rage against injustice, if rage you must, and always glow with love."
Thanks for sharing, Kevin.
Thank you Claudia. Acceptance of life as it is appears to be a powerful antidote to the relentless insistence of ego that it knows best how things should be. Thank you for such a gentle and elegant reminder.
I too have thought the attitude of "Old age should burn and rage at close of day" is intensely limiting when compared to saying "ok" to whatever circumstance arises, and do what feels best/right in that moment. Sustained rage feels like deep stuck-ness.