Were you now to practice keeping your minds motionless at all times; whether walking, standing, sitting or lying; concentrating entirely upon the goal of no thought creation, no duality, no reliance on others, and no attachments; just allowing all things to take their course the whole day long, as though you were too ill to bother; unknown to the world; innocent of any urge to be known or unknown to others; with your minds like blocks of stone that mend no holes –then all the Dharmas would penetrate your understanding through and through. In a little while you would find yourselves firmly unattached. Thus, for the first time in your lives, you would discover your reactions to phenomena decreasing and, ultimately you would pass beyond the Triple World; and people would say a Buddha had appeared in the world.
– Huang Po
Huang Po has given me much. In gratitude I offer him these haiku.
The Haiku
were I to practice
keeping my mind motionless,
I would pass beyond…
I would pass beyond
the world of form, formlessness,
the world of desire
Faithful And Steadfast
whether walking or
standing, sitting or lying –
at all times, practice
The Goal
Huang Po teaches me
focus - entirely - on
no thought creation…
no duality,
no reliance on others,
and no attachments
Indifference
let things take their course,
as though too ill to bother
let things simply be
Anonymous
unknown to the world,
innocent of any urge
to be known or not
Powerless
like a block of stone
that mends no holes, be content
to stand firm...aside
Transformation
would penetrate thoroughly
my understanding
Breaking Free
in a little while
I would find myself at last
without attachment
Unburdening
for the first time in my life
reactions waning
Untethered
loosening the hold
phenomena wield on me,
I would become free
no more Triple World
beyond form and formlessness
shed of desire
I Am The One
and people would say
today a Buddha was seen
moving among us
No comments:
Post a Comment