Sunday, January 04, 2026

at distance sitting in with sangha in augusta

 Fusatsu

The Ten Grave Precepts

Kennebec River Zen Center

I’ll be working on — “See the perfection; Do not speak of other’s errors or faults.” 

(A slog, for sure.)

never underestimate a throw-away phrase

 God showed up

Where I was

Just sitting


“How are things

In your country?”

God asked —


“Damned

If I know,”

I said —


“You are,

And you do,”

God revealed


Funny how

Words still

Mean something

what is is never not what is

 Dawn doesn't care

About human stupidity


It shows up

Bringing light


To darkest

Night


Saying — here

Try again


How kind

The cosmos


Suggesting life

Without ideology

zen is not difficult, it is impossible: don’t try it

 No barriers

No boundaries


Still

No disturbing


One’s

Edgeless  edge


Zen students

All, we reside


In cornerless

Whole


Not stepping

Over, nor


Remaining behind

This very place


This very

Moment


An entirety

As it is


Each particular

Nescient glance

sorry, can’t hear you

If I had

Something


Hopeful

To say


I would

Say it