17 November 2024, Stone Nest Dojo
This morning in the meditation hall
The chanting call-and-response of bellies
Not the phonetic monosyllables of
The Heart Sutra but something even more
Primal, more visceral, authentic, true
Responding to the energy in the room
Calling out to the third treasure: Sangha
Embodying the other two: Dharma
Buddha (you). Not just digestive juices
Percolating like coffee pots at dawn
Not cracking vertebrae during a yawn
But enchanting furnaces of energy (qi)
Direct transmission of ancient wisdom
Hara-to-hara no benefit of words.
Max Ernst, Marine