Desperate................................................

Each moment is fragile and fleeting.
The moment of the past cannot be
kept, however beautiful.
The moment of the present cannot be
held, however enjoyable.
The moment of the future cannot be
caught, however desirable.

But the mind is desperate to
fix the river in place:
Possessed by ideas of the past,
preoccupied with images of the future,
it overlooks the plain truth
of the moment.

The one who can dissolve her mind
will suddenly discover the Tao
at her feet, and clarity at hand.

-Hua Hu Ching:  The Unknown Teachings of Lao Tzu
Verse 21
as channeled by Brian Browne Walker