When I was in India I met and conversed briefly with Shri Atmananda Guru of Trivandrum, and the question he gave me to ponder was this: 'Where are you between two thoughts?

You know the rule: If you are falling, dive. Do the thing that has to be done.

Don't do anything that isn't play

The process of nature cannot be evil.

Sacred space and sacred time and something joyous to do is all we need. Almost anything then becomes a continuous and increasing joy. What you have to do, you do with play. I think a good way to conceive of sacred space is as a playground. If what you're doing seems like play, you are in it. But you can't play with my toys, you have to have your own. Your life should have yielded some. Older people play with life experiences and realizations or with thoughts they like to entertain. In my case, I have books I like to read that don't lead anywhere.

The Fates guide those who will and drag those who won't!

Perhaps some of us have to go through dark and devious ways before we can find the river of peace or the highroad to the soul's destination.