Unity

by Frederick Lenz, Rama

Today is March 30th. It’s around 5:00 o’clock in the afternoon. I’m on the Big Island of Hawaii, and I’m pulled off to the side of the road at around three thousand feet. I’m going to roll up the window here ‘cause it’s getting a little loud. There’s a lot of traffic on this particular road, but it’s a power place. Beneath me I see the island stretching out. The sun will probably be setting in about an hour. I’m facing the direction of the volcano Mauna Kea. It’s obscured by a heavy cloud cover. Behind me is Mauna Loa — the twin peaks of the big island. And today I’d like to talk to you about making yourself available to energy, to power.

You’ve decided to look for power, to look for light, to look for truth. So now you’ve started on your journey. But there are some things that you need to consider. The first is to be strategic. The second is to be earnest, and the third is not to give a damn. They really all go together.

 

All quotes are reprinted or included here with permission from The Frederick P. Lenz Foundation for American Buddhism