Posted on September 9, 2018, in Poetry, Senryu and tagged Attachment, Calm, Freedom, Meditation, Mindfulness, Peace. Bookmark the permalink. 11 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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Varying Vistas
Ben Naga 
Seems fair enough.
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Good to see you here once again. Oddly enough I was thinking about you and your absence yesterday, wondering whether it meant things with your father were not so good.
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My absence is a result of school beginning again for my teenagers, both parents having medical procedures and my inability to find beauty in the mundane. I have so much to be grateful for, if I only remind myself. I hope you’re doing okay. Thinking of you and your terrible loss makes me wish I was on WordPress more to check in. I’m gonna do better. Hugs
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Thank you, My comment was in no way a criticism; more a voicing of my concern. Things are fine with me.
Hugs in return. May you soon return to seeing beauty in the mundane (even).
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I didn’t take it any way but you being thoughtful, Ben. Glad you’re doing well.
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As well as can be expected.
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Hmmmm…where’s the attachment in this?
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Mu! (cf. https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-mu-in-zen-449929)
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Yesterday I came across this:
“If you desire emptiness this desire will fill up the emptiness.
Just allow emptiness to spontaneously happen.”
– Lao Tzu
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Love it!!
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Big smile in return. A propos dark depression you may also like this:
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