Posted on August 21, 2014, in Poetry, Senryu and tagged Friendship, Life, Love, Relationships, Risk, Senryu, Trust. Bookmark the permalink. 13 Comments.
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“You should stop words and letters, and learn to withdraw and reflect on yourself. When you do so, your body and mind will naturally fall away, and your original Buddha nature will appear.” – Dogen.
Now, where can I find . . . ?
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Stacked in the back room
Filed but not forgotten
Admissions of a structure junky
Stringy theories . . .
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Ben Naga 
Ah! Always… but it’s so worth it! 🙂
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Sounds almost addictive. 😉
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Indeed…but not to trust may lead to only fear….enjoyed thinking about the poem.
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If their was an infallible way to rig the deck someone would have found it. Some are still trying.
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A life with no risk isn’t worth a lot.
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Certainly not worth all the trouble involved in trying to arrange one’s life so as to eradicate it.
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You know, I’m thinking after reading this – yes, of course. Yes. But these simple words prompted a bundle of thoughts to jumble and spin in my head just now. Expect they’ll come through in one of my next posts 😉 Thanks for the inspiration! 😀
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No charge, Ma’am 🙂 Thank you for reading.
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True but just as I toss another guarter (coin) in the slot machine. I keep trusting. Sometimes I win sometimes I lose.
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I am glad you have not lost heart. (Wordplay intended. 😉 )
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🙂
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True, but without risk, what’s the use of living? 🙂
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I’m not sure life without risk is very attractive, or even possible. It is how we deal with it that counts. 🙂
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