A child receives a toy set. On the box is a photo of an airplane Soaring through clouds At hundreds of miles per hour. Inside the box Is a plastic airplane That does not fly. From the Buddha To the toy set . . . All is sensationalism. Just once, One single […]
There is but little use To most things. There is no need To stop Or start. The eye is pleased By the shiny And the colorful. The mind is pleased By the conceptual And the self-important. One may meditate. But it is of little use. One may practice this and […]
Making mistakes, And rectifying them. Seeking success For the first time. Achieving success And seeking more. Accumulating wealth And coveting more. Attempting to be good, And moral. Becoming spiritual, And gaining expertise. Round and round A man shall go. All the while In a fight For peace. […]
Student (S) Master (M) S: Master, I can see in your eyes, and in your ways, that you are not afraid. How did you become this way? M: I do not know. S: Why are you not afraid? M: I do not know. S: I am afraid. M: I understand. S: Does it seem […]
Wisdom arises In a sincere heart. He who moves with sincerity, His steps tend to be assured. Seeking not pretense, Or favor, Or well wishes, He is propelled by an unseen force Toward it. It cannot be said What any man should do Or say . . . It cannot be […]
He was once asked, How much he loved his son. He said he did not know, But that it was something other than love. He called it, A Different Kind Of Feeling. He said that if his son Sent him to prison He would write him every day From his prison cell. […]
The clock ticks And ticks. Then at one particular moment The ticking stops. The last tick Was the last tick. Man’s life Is on a timer. Like the timer At a whirlpool The water is swirling, The bubbles are rolling. Then in one tick, The timer stops. The water turns […]
Things in this life From the spiritual to the worldly Are mired in Untruth. For their allegiance Is to things Other than Truth. A True monastery Would have neither a hierarchy Nor a commune. The humans set apart By Sincerity Rather than skill. A True monastery Would have no use for […]
It is the most immediate priority Not by way of imposition Or force. It is the most immediate priority Not by way of recommendation Or suggestion. It is the most immediate priority Because of the knife at the neck That is man’s daily experience. It is the most immediate priority Because it […]
Whether it is in this life Or a life eons into the future . . . There is An Arrival. For millennia He roams as one Who did not know. For millennia He roams as one Who is . . . Subject. Subject to illusion. Subject to assault. Subject to suffering. Subject […]