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#2697 - Friday, January 12, 2007 - Editor: Jerry Katz
Nondual Highlights
This issue features a few poems from a new book, 'words from an empty boat' by Nathan Spoon.
You may read more about his book and order it from the following webpage: http://snipurl.com/17ef6
no guru
there is no guru
anywhere ever
not you not me not he not she
hard words to hear
if you pretend
to hear them
with self-ish ears
but there is no self
anywhere ever
only clear ears
and these words
dancing
through them
~ ~ ~
the alone
the alone
is never
lonely
the alone
is singularly
singular
the alone
appearing as
everything
never appears
as anything
the alone
is what any
thing is
you are
nothing
other than
this only
and singularly
and un-lonely
alone
~ ~ ~
prayer is
prayer is
to whom when
there’s nothing
other than
this
this is
to whom when
there’s no way
other than
prayer
prayer is
not to any god
who or where
would a god
be
prayer is
very plainly
regardless of god
very causelessly
and ceaselessly
so
~ ~ ~
mountain dust
dust seems low
only to self
dust is not low
a mountain peak seems high
only to self
a mountain peak is not high
a body
turns to dust
and the mind
might dwell on dust
and dust
might join
a mountain peak
all is presently well
only unreal self
would seek a peak
or avoid some dust
all is presently well
~ ~ ~
no enlightenment
there’s no
enlightenment
why
there’s no one
to get or be
enlightened
like master
seung sahn
says
wanting it is
a big mistake
tear to pieces
or unravel
your
big mistake
find out
who am i
what am i
~ ~ ~
it’s all bulls-eye
don’t miss
~ ~ ~
let
don’t
be
only
an echo
be
the voicing
you already are
don’t be ever
a mere impression
be
the hand
strumming
the strings
let i
speak
deeply its
present end
let every you
be swallowed by
never
~ ~ ~
words from an empty boat, by Nathan Spoon http://snipurl.com/17ef6