Thursday, August 04, 2005

Waiting and Listening

"I seek out places where it can happen more readily, such as deserts or mountains or solitary areas, or by myself with a seashell, and while I'm there get into states of mind where I'm more open than usual. I'm waiting, I'm listening. I go to those places and get myself ready through meditation. Through being quiet and willing to wait, I can begin to see the inner man and the essence of the subject in front of me...Watching the way the current moves a blade of grass--sometimes I've seen that happen and it has just turned me inside out."

--Minor White