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Enlightenment seems to hang in the air
Poem: Enlightenment seems to hang in the air, there for the taking for anyone who will sit in contemplation. If this starts happening...
davidsmith208
Jun 12, 20181 min read
Go Right Straight In
Poem: To go right straight in takes a lot of conditioning but it can happen. Mysticism is just highly developed detachment just like...
davidsmith208
Jun 10, 20181 min read
If you think of all the time wasted?
Poem: If you think of all the time wasted in the American wasteland. If you come to full right understanding, you end up in constant...
davidsmith208
Jun 9, 20181 min read
Evening Meditation
Poem: Evening Meditation is regenerative and empowering while Just resting is bourgeoise and unprofessional Some say they worked all day...
davidsmith208
Jun 8, 20181 min read
Pre-Med
Poem: Pre-Med Slim, Strong and Pre-Meditated That’s the way I’d like to be. Before I see a Master I’d like to pass a course. They...
davidsmith208
Jun 4, 20181 min read
Saigyo’s Inner Moon
Saigyo’s Inner Moon Page 66 Awesome Nightfall This is not to deny, however, that Saigyo’s preoccupation with the moon, as shown in the...
davidsmith208
Jun 3, 20182 min read
The Conditions were Right
Poem: The conditions were right: You were in the Man body You weren’t starving, There wasn’t a war You had no ailments and were rested...
davidsmith208
Jun 3, 20181 min read
The Conditions were Right
Poem: The conditions were right: You were in the Man body You weren’t starving, There wasn’t a war You had no ailments and were rested...
davidsmith208
Jun 3, 20181 min read
The Conditions were Right
Poem: The conditions were right: You were in the Man body You weren’t starving, There wasn’t a war You had no ailments and were rested...
davidsmith208
Jun 3, 20181 min read
Saigyo poem
Saigyo poem: Mi o sutsuru hito wa makoo ni sutsuru ka wa sutenu hito koso sutsuru narikeri 2169 Nihon koten zensho edition of Sanka-shu...
davidsmith208
Jun 1, 20181 min read
Today the Birds were late
Poem: Today the birds were late and started at five Strange that now 29 years had passed and the thirtieth had begun. Since the meeting...
davidsmith208
Jun 1, 20181 min read
Ryokan’s Precepts
My Precepts from Dewdrops on Lotus Leaf by John Stevens Ryokan Taigu (1758-1831) Ryokan youtube
davidsmith208
May 30, 20181 min read
Sitting Prebird
Poem - Death Anniversary Sant Darshan Singh Ji People of the world think it is weird when you sit prebird in the mysterious quiet. But...
davidsmith208
May 30, 20181 min read
I went to area 10
Poem: I went to area 10 not knowing what it is called and lit a match and burnt it up with a heatless fire. According to James...
davidsmith208
May 26, 20181 min read
Three Hours of Meditation is Good for a Master
Poem: Three hours of meditation is good for a Master, While six is good for a fool. Since the fool has trouble concentrating Maybe he...
davidsmith208
May 26, 20181 min read
Complainers and Criticizers
Poem: Complainers and Criticizers are Cowards If you do it in my presence I will drop you off at the Temple For Buddhist Brain Surgery...
davidsmith208
May 26, 20181 min read
Sit still and say your magic words
Poem: To sit quietly and say your magic words Is a miracle. Usually you have lots of junk Slamming into your head Keeping the chit still...
davidsmith208
May 25, 20181 min read
Great Grandma’s Poem
A Poem by Japanese Waka poet Saigyo reminds me of a poem by Flora Holden Marett about her ship wreaked father George Marett of Jersey...
davidsmith208
May 21, 20181 min read
The best way to improve morning meditation
Poem: The best way to improve morning meditation Is a prior evening meditation The best way to improve evening meditation is a very long...
davidsmith208
May 18, 20181 min read
If only I could go to Harvard
Poem: If only I could go to Harvard I would have them hook up wires to my head then I would plunge into the world of the dead I would sit...
davidsmith208
May 18, 20181 min read
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