This body is on loan
from the universe of infinite potentials
after Shutaku
Sound ofwater flowing;image ofa mountain.
The cushion, a throne.You are its emperor.A Buddha sits with you,smiling and smiling.
The mountain looms:many paths leadto the top.
Asleep or awake,like a racehorse,life runs away.
Chop wood. Carry water. Dōgen Zenji
Invitation
Heaven and earth begin in the unnamed. Lao Tzu
Naturally, fishing makes me think of Zen,all that silent non-doing in search of nothing,until, on the very cusp of Satori,a Brook…