Wednesday, May 18, 2022

The Sidewalk

I tried (and failed) to convince my students that it was better to be able to appreciate a sidewalk than to own a yacht. With the sidewalk there is no need to keep it from changing.

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Where Do I Dwell?



 Where do I dwell?


In anger,

in forgiveness,

in peace,

in privilege,

in emptiness,

in self,

in stories,

in my house,

in love,

in confusion,

in Austin.


How can I be dwelling in so many places?


Where do I not dwell? In all the places where I’ve not been…

and not heard about. And in all those places I’ve rejected.


I wish to dwell in those places as well for they keep me alive

even as I reject them.


Or could I just dwell in mindfulness… and in no place else.


What would that look like?


How would that feel?


Who would be there to greet me? Me?

Boyfriend

Rhinoceros Fan (an infamous koan) One day Yanguan called to his attendant, "Bring me the rhinoceros fan." The attendant said, ...