Tuesday, June 30, 2015

one o’clock in the morning,
thunder cracks open
this studious pre-dawn.
thirty-one years of effort
and this dance
still exists between
our practice
and insight.
seekers come
and try to find meaning
where none exists.
students want a degree
hoping they will
no longer suffer.
understanding cannot
help us relate to this world,
Kānhuà chán is the path
of the serious student.
so what are you doing
right now is the question,
the thunder and lightening
illuminate the sky.
do we just pause
and no longer desire?
or do we follow
a path where we 
dress up and act out
a script written by 
the mores of some 
long forgotten asian culture?
is our job to discover
our true voice
or to become a parrot
echoing the sayings of old!
~ wonji dharma

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