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Searching Like a Cod

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When the innumerable searches are concluded,
The realization dawns that
The optimal place to be is
Where one already is.

It is an arrival at the place
Where there is no solid footing beneath,
The understanding of all things.

Until the conclusion,
The searcher is like
A cod asking directions to the ocean

~ Wu Hsin from “The Lost Writings” translated by Roy Melvyn

 

Wu Hsin’s insights into spirituality and Oneness always bring a smile.

It isn’t easy learning to go with the flow, until we stop asking for directions, and find the courage to be with no solid footing.

Val T Boyko
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24 responses to “Searching Like a Cod”

  1. Paul Handover Avatar
    Paul Handover

    Oh, that touches a spot. For Jeannie and I were having a wobbly moment thinking about what happens when we can’t look after this house, the animals and the acres. Recognizing the growing uncertainty as months and years go by.

    The courage to accept no solid footing! That is quite an idea to embrace. Thanks Val.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      I’m so glad that it resonated with you both Paul. 💛
      “The mind lives in doubt, but the heart lives in trust” Osho

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  2. My go-to Mindfulness Avatar
    My go-to Mindfulness

    Reblogged this on My GO-TO MINDFULNESS and commented:
    Val Boyko posted this on her blog and I love it. It’s a beautiful reminder that “the optimal place to be is where one already is”. If we are mindful we can seek out the little things that we already have and explore any discomfort we feel, finding “the courage to be with no solid footing.”

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you for the re-blog and your kind words. I approecite it 💛

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  3. vanbytheriver Avatar
    vanbytheriver

    I wish I’d understood this in my youth. I was always on the run, embracing change, new starts in new places, thinking there was the perfect location out there for us somewhere yet to be discovered. The real contentment came when I realized the only special place was the one in which we currently found ourselves. No matter where that was. Thanks, Val.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Contentment comes when we find ourselves. I love than Van. Thank you 💛

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  4. Jet Eliot Avatar
    Jet Eliot

    A beautiful message from Wu Hsin, and your wonderful summary at the end, Val. We build our courage and reap the rewards.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Yes we do! Thank you for your presence here Jet. I appreciate it 💕

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  5. D. Wallace Peach Avatar
    D. Wallace Peach

    That second stanza is a bit of a mind-bender. I love it, Val. To rest peacefully in a place of unknowing. 🙂

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      It is a mind bender isn’t it Diana! But once we start to let go and realize that reality isn’t what we had always believed it to be, we can peacefully rest….. Or is that Rest In Peace 😉

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      1. D. Wallace Peach Avatar
        D. Wallace Peach

        😀

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  6. Sunny Avatar
    Sunny

    Reblogged this on Shielagh and commented:
    This is a wonderful reminder that going with the flow is the better, less painful option and usually get us where we need to go. And that is often right where we are.

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  7. Bela Johnson Avatar
    Bela Johnson

    Indeed.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      🐡🐟🐠🐬🐋🐳🦈🐡 no cod here, but an interesting variety of other fishes!

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  8. nrhatch Avatar
    nrhatch

    Love the last stanza ~ when we stop seeking the sea, we find we’re already immersed in it. All we had to do is awaken to that realization.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Me too Nancy. Thank you 💛

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  9. derrickjknight Avatar
    derrickjknight

    The optimal place to be is
    Where one already is.- I have long believed this

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  10. Ann Coleman Avatar
    Ann Coleman

    I like that…especially, as I have a strong tendency to think “the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.”

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Letting go of seeking something other than we have already, is an important life lesson. Thanks Ann 💛

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  11. smilecalm Avatar
    smilecalm

    twas a fun journey
    window shopping
    for what i really
    didn’t need 🙂

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Window shopping … I like that!

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  12. Sue Dreamwalker Avatar
    Sue Dreamwalker

    Going within the flow is something I have learnt over the years to do.. This was a great saying, one I had not heard before, but Love it.. 🙂

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      It was new to me as well … and it made me smile when I came across it. Thanks Sue 💕

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      1. Sue Dreamwalker Avatar
        Sue Dreamwalker

        🙂 me too…

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