I would go on the Hajj

Poem:

It is great to be back in the saddle with my very own home practice. I sit up straight all alone and face the east. If you go to bed at ten you can sleep until four. Better is to go to bed at nine and sleep until three. You will sleep better if you eat lots of vegetables. I prefer to be one with the Master than just court disaster. The sound current is a lot like the ocean. Rather than go for head surgery I can just sit still in meditation and experience transformation. I got a package deal from Delhi that suits me very well. You can activate a spot in your forehead for space exploration. You can be dead long before you are dead and entertain guests in your head. I recommend meditation with total concentration with Bhajan and Simran before you go to bed. It is pleasant to be attached to detachment as it is good for refreshing your head. Instead of taking meds I drink nectar instead. In bed I do Simran and never try to go to sleep. After I do meditation, I write poetry, after I write poetry I might record Haiku, after Haiku I might jog in the park, after jogging in the park, I clean up the garage, after cleaning the garage, I clean up the house, then I take a shower and we have coffee, then we might start cooking something, then I play the piano. In the afternoon we go to a cafe and walk on the street. We usually eat dinner at three. This is the context in which I enter nirvana. I only lie about going to the library. I lie about the number of books that I read from the library. Since all of human life is transitory so are my books from the library. The only way I will ever be smart is if I read the entire Pali Canon. Though I still have not found it after searching sixty years. Maybe some old Buddhist will send me a copy. That is the sole purpose of my blogging here. If I could only dress properly they might let me sit for a year. No one will show me the way. In the West all they do is build a highway. I would rather open the door in my own head while I sit on the floor. I would go on the Hajj, but Rumi says to find the Lord of the building instead. (Masnavi, book four, line 10-15) DS Poem August 19, 2018 Jackson Heights, New York

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