The First Concept

The first concept, the first sense:
Whatever is more than what it seems,
And more than that, beyond thoughts,
Feelings, formulas or dreams,

Is more life, the more we cling
To that which is beyond clinging
When speaking to a child, when signing
A check, facing a new morning,

The sight of a lean cat crossing
The road can radiate orange, the cat
Doesn’t know, but you know who made
The cat—not just you, but all that

You are first attached to. Whatever
Is brighter will be stronger. Whatever
Streams from the source will fly, we
Will add to that—that’s our endeavor.