Forthcoming Workshops

Posted on 18/04/201518/04/2015 by awdadmin

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Workshops

Like a bird’s life,
the stream of consciousness
seems to be made
of an alternation of flights and perchings

— William James

dragonflies
the soft blur of time
in another land

— from Dragon Fly dreams

the instant it flies up
a dragonfly
loses its shadow

— Inahata Teiko (1931-), translated by Makoto Ueda

Put your thoughts to sleep
Let them not cast a shadow
Over the moon of your heart
Drown them in the sea of love

— Rumi

And lovely as the king of flies has come
It was a fleeting visit, all too brief
In three short minutes, he had been and gone

— From Fleetwood Mac’s (1971) adaptation of W.H Davis (1927)

The dragonfly
can't quite land
on that blade of grass.

— Matsuo Basho

It does not matter how slowly you go
As long as you do not stop

— Confucius

If I can stop one heart from breaking…
If I can ease one life the aching…
…I shall not live in vain

— Emily Dickinson

The metaphor of dragonfly is a beautiful one. In most cultures dragonfly symbolizes the kind of change that has its source in emotional and mental maturity. It represents the deeper meaning of life.

— Bo Sebastian

While every being fears non-existence
You take no advice and cannot be charmed.
What wind has brought you here?

— Rumi

Start where you are
Use what you have
Do what you can

— Arthur Ashe

Dragonfly is generally associated with being around water. Its ability to glide quickly across water reminds us to look beyond the surface of every situation.

— Bo Sebastian

How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannonballs fly
Before they're forever banned?

Yes, 'n' how many years can a mountain exist
Before it is washed to the sea?
Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head,
And pretend that he just doesn't see?

Yes, 'n' how many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

— Bob Dylan

Away
Am I away?
Away is where I belong.
Home
Am I home?
Home is where I no longer belong.

What if I no longer belong home or away?
What then?

-Barbie (no fixed address)

When you are everywhere
You are nowhere.
When you are somewhere,
You are everywhere.

-Rumi

was it the dark
we shared
or the candle

— Susan Marie La Vallee

Having got used to the depth of war I love a dog

- Fujiki Kiyoko

Move outside the tangle of fear thinking
Live in silence.

- Rumi