Ancient Buddha in a foggy forest with a path leading into
the distance
Alan Watts talked about the wisdom of insecurity.
He says when you try to capture water and hold on to it, it
becomes stagnant.
And so does life. But when you let the water flow, it remains
sparkling and fresh. In the
Buddha's teachings, that's what we are, a stream of being,
bhava-sota. And vinnana-sota, stream of consciousness. We are
not a permanent, unchanging self; we flow like water, with
no place to abide. So with no safe place to stand, the bodhisattva
flies, flies on the wings of compassion and wisdom.~Joanna
Macy
