My Zen Buddhism takeaway
Reflections by Michael Striem
List of points to be elaborated
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Live, love, let go
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The impermanent nature of things
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It will pass, like clouds
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Flow like water, enjoy the moment,
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Take a deep breath, review
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Is that so?
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What other if.... your preferred choice
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Thoughts make life
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The mind is a story making
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Sleep with peace,
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The gap between awareness and arising thoughts
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Fetch water, chop wood
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Eat, walk, rest, play, drive, work,
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Listen to the current of: life, water, wind
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Let the muddy water settle
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Patiently listening to the conversation
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Full cup needs letting go of the contents
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Let your suffering quietly dissipate
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Positive attitude to your pain, a challenge, a teacher
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Come home to your container, feel senses
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Pay attention to the moment
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Be a humble component of the universe, transformation is due
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Worry less, enjoy more, relax
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All plans, dreams, expectations, will change
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Let the rock, clay, wood, guide you
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Gardening your mind, water, weed, prune
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Lucky events maybe
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Background of form, front and back
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Emptiness, vessel,
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Space for more
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Watch the water flow, the clouds pass, the plants grow
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Radiate love and warmth, echo returns
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Spread the candle flame
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Find the strawberry and honey
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Acknowledge fear for no suffering
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Find the middle way
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