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Book 11 Page 27

Transcending

When transcending pain it should not be ignore, it should be used.

To transcend pain, simply allow pain to become a ‘ladder’

And then climb above it.

When transcending life’s limitations it should not be ignore, it should be used.

To transcend life limitations, simply allow the limitation to become a ‘mirror,’

Then walk straight into it.

Transcending is always a matter of using the materials at hand.

No matter how negative these materials might first appear.

For life always contains what we need,

For life is essentially a game of needs, wishes and attainment.

Transcending is always a matter of facing life squarely.’

Facing life this way create understanding,

And understanding creates a vehicle to go above and beyond.

In fact, when considering the nature of ‘transcending,’

It tends to be the case that;

The greater the pain, the higher the ladder.

The stronger the limitation, the greater the expansion.

For life is essentially a paradoxical game of going beyond itself.

Life is a game of transcending.

© Written by Dominic John Gill www.poetry.net.au  dominicj7@poetry.net.au  13/12/99