It is only that which comes from heaven that can have a real impress upon the Earth.
Simone Weil
Heaven is a part of my inscape. Not the heaven of religion as I have no formal religion. Heaven is not a place in my schema, it is a mythic counter point to the world. In heaven all worldly things are resolved and all opposites co-joined. This is not true in any literal sense but through and in the neediness of sentient nature. It resonates with Chinese thought. I think of heaven as a better metaphor than a deity for the yearning of the human spirit. One does not have to confront a super-ordained ego-person. Heaven does not love and is not bossy. Heaven is the mother of harmony. Heaven cannot be possessed and does not possess. It suggests and does not command. Tao starts from heaven but ends up on Earth as a blessing. Looking around I see a lot of fracture and discord. There is no bedding down, nor comfort, which comes from the Latin fortis for strength. We lost sight of the celestial begetting place from which we spring. We move quickly, in flight, and stuff ourselves with sensation for fear of the heaven-forsaken abyss around us. Please don't take this too seriously.
