Kapuna

Advice of Gramma Akimseu echoes
as I ran away into the jungle,
"Let him go, let him go!"
Twenty-five years later
I listen and start stop chasing.

Kavanah

Under red poppies
A stone Buddha statue smiles.
Yawning cat stretches.

Becoming

A man drowns in the ocean
His body decays
Flesh eaten, bones dissolved
At what point is he only man?
At what point only ocean?

A Wish-Fulfilling Gem

If gifted
A wish-fulfilling gem
Giving only that
Which would truly fulfill
For what could you wish?

A Healthcare Affirmation

Back to work
May I hold no preconceptions
No tales, no foes
May each task express oneness
Each face I see, my own

Living a Life that Matters – Bernie Glassman, Zen Master

Living a Life that Matters – Bernie Glassman, Zen Master

A great chance to hear a Jewish Zen Master talk at Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue in Seattle!

Family Keepsakes

Inside Camp 17
Grampa got his number
"Ichi-Ni-Ni-Ichi!"
Then a grammer lesson to the head
Years later, a steel plate