Sunday, October 14, 2007
Study
The fly swishes
in my hair as I
wait to begin.
He hovers here
and there after
a full week of toil.
The man on
the other side
of the table
tries to understand
"the deepest wisdom
we've ever read."
The fly knows the taste
of the words
but is too busy to learn to read.
PLEASE COMMENT BELOW: WHY DO WE NOT REVERE THE COMMON HOUSE FLY WHO ALWAYS IS AUTHENTIC AND SPONTANEOUS?
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Reflections on Talks on Buddha's Lists
During a recent Appamada Intensive our students gave talks on Buddha's lists. Here are my reflections on their talks.
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