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A Stream Being A Stream
what is the meaning of life ...
door screen and wind play outside
raindrops dropping through clouded skies
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Anam Thubten, in The Magic of Awareness -
There was a lama in Tibet when I grew up. He was one of those gifted people who never received formal Buddhist training, so he appeared fairly ignorant to the more educated monks. They often made fun of him behind his back, mocking his claim of having glimpsed the Buddha mind. One day they decided to ask him, "What is Buddha mind?" so that they could laugh some more. When they asked the question, there happened to be a drizzle of rain outside, and a bird was chirping. The lama sat down in a meditation posture for a while, and then said, "It is drizzling, a bird is chirping." All of the monks cracked up. They thought he was an idiot.
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No looking
for something special
and special appears
What is this special?
nothing
special
When seeing
nothing special
special everywhere
Relax the grasp
open the hand ...
look! - it's already there!
Wine neither
savory nor unsavory -
drink this!
Board the plane
already in
the sky
What others say of you,
what will it mean
when you die?
So, be a fool now
that is
wise
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*(C) Brian K. Wilcox, 2020
*Brian's book, An Ache for Union: Poems on Oneness with God through Love, can be ordered through major online booksellers or the publisher AuthorHouse. The book is a collection of poems based on mystical traditions, especially Christian and Sufi, with extensive notes on the teachings and imagery in the poetry.
*To contact Brian, write to LotusoftheHeart@gmx.com .
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