In honor of Rose Taishin Robins

With my hair almost on end and the eyes of the soul wide

open I am present,

without knowing it at all, in this unspeakable Paradise,

and I behold this secret,

this wide open secret which is there for everyone free,

and no one pays any attention.

O paradise of simplicity, self awareness

And self forgetfulness liberty, peace.

Thomas Merton

A book of Hours