Reader's Poem: After the Ecstasy, the Laundry

The real journey is finding our home.

Life becomes simple and whole, painful as well as beautiful.

Where we already are is the path and the goal.

Release habits of grasping, aversion and fear.

Circumstances of life will insist on getting our attention.

Stop evading the truth.

Spiritual life is not about knowing much, but about loving much.

Meet each personas brother and sister.

Service is the expression of the awakened heart.

One step at a time, one person, one moment. This moment.

Jack Kornfield. After the Ecstasy, the Laundry. New York: Bantam Books. 2000.

Reader’s poem by Samuel Rahberg.

After I finish a good read and before I tuck it away on the shelf, I like to spend some time summarizing what was most important to me. I use the author’s own words, varied only slightly, and follow the themes that speak most strongly to me at this time. The example below remains a summary and serves only as my own interpretation, so I take responsibility for any deviation from the author’s original intent. Even so, may it be a helpful reflection for others and an encouragement to read a fine book in its entirety.