Cave Optional

One can, of course, ascend the mountain, given time and wealth
Enough. The perfect cave may be discovered. From within it,
One may meditate to try to still her mind, and she may find it
Stilled at last... until she goes back home.

 

One also may, at much less cost, achieve almost the same result
By focusing on what's at hand, the day's supply of mundane tasks.
When one's absorbed by washing dishes, painting walls, or making
Meals, she may not realize that, by these means, she, too, has stilled
Her mind, and she has done so in the world! Bodhisattva after
Breakfast, buddha through the day.





Poetry by Lawrence Beck The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2024-09-26 at 23:40

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