September 24, 2012
Monday Poem
Talking With My Guru—1.0 Nothing & Emptiness
G: What exactly do you mean by emptiness?
Me: I mean nothing.
G: Why then are we wasting time discussing it?
Take your tiny Tao shears
and snip emptiness out of Webster’s
and heave it into the void. It’s another
self-serving euphemism like time
or collateral damage
Cut wood, draw some water
and stop sound-biting things to death
and travel light (and lightly)
till no sun remains
nothing and emptiness
are for advanced students
with nothing to lose
and nothing to gain
…………………….
Jim Culleny, October 2007
Posted by Jim Culleny at 12:20 AM | Permalink
Comments
Jim,
Did you do stand up at one time? "Take my emptiness, please." You brightened my day. Or, maybe it was lightened.
Thanks.
Posted by: Norman Costa | Sep 25, 2012 11:48:21 AM
To be told you've brightened someone's day is a great compliment.
Thanks, Norman.
Posted by: Jim | Sep 25, 2012 12:08:24 PM
Oh, nice!
Posted by: Sarah | Sep 25, 2012 6:46:07 PM
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