Gathas

[Al]

Re: Gathas

Being tested on my knowledge
I vow with all beings
to suffocate defensiveness
until it succumbs to reality

[Al]

Ango Gatha 49

Working overtime
I vow with all beings
to remember each hour
is built on a foundation of sand

[Al]

Ango Gatha 50

Sick with a cough
I vow with all beings
to exert all my effort
like the masters in their final hours

[Al]

Ango Gatha 51

Reading the liturgy
I vow with all beings
to let my thoughts float on top of the words
rushing along with the flow of time

[Al]

Ango Gatha 52

Watching the sunset
I vow with all beings
to honor the precept
of not wasting a single second

[Al]

Ango Gatha 53

Laughing with friends
I vow with all beings
to notice how this very second
we all experience the same joy

[ghop]

Re: Gathas

Watching the sunset
I vow with all beings
to honor the precept
of not wasting a single second

Thanks for this one, man. It hurts, but in a good way.

The older I get, the sweeter the most boring moments become.

gassho
Greg

[Al]

Ango Gatha 54

Leaving home
I vow with all beings
to remember the snail;
a hermit everywhere

[Al]

Ango Gatha 55

Standing in the middle of a casino
I vow with all beings
to remember the price we all pay
for a chance to come up empty

[Dokan]

Re: Ango Gatha 55

Standing in the middle of a casino
I vow with all beings
to remember the price we all pay
for a chance to come up empty

Brilliant!

[Al]

Re: Gathas

Thank you all for you kind words. It's wonderful sharing this practice with you.

[Al]

Ango Gatha 56

Waking in a strange room
I vow with all beings
to drop my definitions;
familiarity is both blessing and curse

[Al]

Ango Gatha 57

Passing through airport security
I vow with all beings
to stand in the x-ray machine
transparent, yet solid

[Al]

Ango Gatha 58

On the freeways when the bars are closing
I vow with all beings
to give people space
and allow room for error

[Al]

Ango Gatha 59

Handing candy to trick or treaters
I vow with all beings
to take off all my masks
when the doorbell rings