Robert Lax: A Life Slowly Lived

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February 14, 2022 a project of ServiceSpace Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves --slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future - Thich Nhat Hanh - Robert Lax: A Life Slowly Lived "Robert Lax was an American writer and poet who developed a unique style of abstract poetry, described by Jack Kerouac as 'one of the great original voices of our time'. He was also a contemplative who, outside of a formal monastic context, adopted a lifestyle based upon simplicity and prayer which was an inspiration to his many friends and visitors. Thomas Merton, his closest friend, immortalised him in his best-selling book, The Seven Storey Mountain. In the mid-1960s Lax abandoned his career in New York to live on the Greek islands of Kalymnos and Patmos, seeking 'to put himself in a place where grace could flow'. In this article, Robert Hirschfield presents a central aspect of his spirituality -- living slowly. { read more } Be The Change Step into the practice of slowness today. For more inspiration, check out this post on, "The Art of Slowing Down." { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Guide to Well-Being During Coronavirus Translating Meaning Into Life: A Taoist Parable Beyond Overwhelm into Refuge A Pandemic Poem-Prayer Live a Life Worth Living Advice from 100-Year-Olds Canada's Caremongering Trend On the Road with Thomas Merton DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 242,584 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More