I wanted to record Mom’s pat stories

Poem:

To sit still in silent contemplation is sublime. Let’s be clear- I am an advocate of meditation. It is good to be here. When I am with others they don’t seem to be present. After I complete meditation I continue production. I am not late for construction. Especially after being alone. I almost don’t even order at dinner. I advocate eating less and still end up with more. In the West there is an over-supply. I am very advanced in meditation despite my bad character and sometimes eating pie. Instead of always having to be forgiven, I should just do things right. I am just a fool who stumbled on an ancient trick for entering into my own head. I would rather fly a kite on the shore than try to do more. To maintain your practice should not be difficult if you love it even more. When I go on vacation I just change my location. A women that is happy is more gentle. Grandpa told Dad to give Mom what she wants when she wanted to make a change to the house. A proper women is rich in inner beauty. If you have a women who does not interfere with the Master than you won’t have a disaster. People who remain on the outside are the ones that are slow. When I write poetry I sometimes drink a Joe. I prefer God and Buddha Mind to my self. I have left my self on the shelf. It has been condemned to annihilation. To listen to inner music you need to sit very still and look into the inner sky. For some it will play all the time. The phrase “total enlightenment” means almost nothing if you only continue to go higher. Writing on a small keyboard is ridiculous the engineers at Apple must all be fools. We may as well go back to the 80s and start all over again. If I had a IBM PC I would at least have a click when I write. It is like you need an antique car and computer. Modern conveniences are stupid. It is hard to measure improvement, all I can say is try to sit longer. People should massage their knees and worship trees. The fact that we all learn too late the Truth is a trick of the Devil. Some mystics wrote poetry to solve the problem, that’s why I follow Rumi, Hafez, and Attar. After I have read them in translation I will read them in Persian. If you have received a blessing then you should be no longer guessing. Buddha has a lot of insight but he is more classical. The Sikh scriptures are also Sublime. But they need the touch of a powerful Guru. The light and the sound (Naam) is like something you eat. You don’t need a priest to translate it. There is nothing like entering Samadhi very early. Early morning (Amrit-vela) is the most important to a Professional. A place to meditate very long hours is my principal requirement. On my next trip I’ll go to Robey house and dream of Chicago. The fact that the midwest has more space has become obvious. Beautiful patterns make a difference. I don’t need a literature professor to know what is stream of consciousness. You just are your attention. Long poetry is my new form. I no longer write Haiku. I am an American like Walt Whitman. He wrote like he was either plastered or pickled. If I had a microphone I would record the stories of my Mom. DS Poem August 17, 2018 Mom’s birthday dinner Bittersweet farms Westport Ma