Jed Talks #2: Away from the Things of Man
Includes Deception: Your Mind is the Scene of the Crime, a play in 5 acts.
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The Old Pond Road
Once you realize that the road is the goal and
that you are always on the road, not to reach
a goal, but to enjoy its beauty and its wisdom,
life ceases to be a task and becomes natural
and simple, in itself an ecstasy.
-Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
It’s cold. Not super cold, just pretty cold. Crisp. There’s snow everywhere, but not fresh snow. The sky is black and star-speckled with a bright moon and wisps of cloud. The air is still. Paul and I walk in silence. This is the same Paul I talked about in the first book, but this was before that.
I’m a little upset with Paul because he’s walking with his hands clasped behind his back and his head bowed forward in the manner of a deep thinker. That’s how I want to walk, but now I can’t because we’d look like a couple of dipshits. Not that there’s anyone to see us out on these moonlit country roads in the middle of endless snow-clad fields, but we would become self-conscious of our own idiotic appearance. I don’t want Paul pulled out of his process right now, so I concede to adopt a different walking posture. I try just walking normally, but my arms won’t swing right when I think about it. I try crossing my arms or clasping my hands in front of me, but both positions are too unnatural and conspicuous-feeling. I finally decide to put my hands in my pockets, even though I have to take off my gloves off and stash them inside my coat to do it. Better. So Paul gets to walk with hands behind back, head bowed, all nice and thoughtful looking, while I, the illustrious teacher, have to walk along with my hands in my pockets like a dopey student. (I know I make it look easy, but there’s a lot more to this enlightened spiritual master thing than just a silly job title.)
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Spanish
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Translation in progress.
Translated by Milagro Choque
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