entering the dining room
the abbot looks me in the eye
and points to the seat next to him.
how auspicious, how humbling
seated with Dak Chun,
Maha Ghosananda,
Wu Kwang Soen Sa,
Dae Kwang Soen Sa.
the abbot Dak Chun
is the perfect host
attentive to all our needs
Filling my bowl with food
over and over and over
I begin to wonder how
to tell him I am full
without offending him.
Maha Ghosananda hold his hands
with palms together
“enough!”
yes, of course
it’s that simple
the tea is refreshing
as we wash our bowls.
October 6, 1996
Un Mun Sa, P.R.C.
4 comments:
Hahhaa, wonderful! Enough! Marvellous! Simple indeed. :)
Yes my friend, sometimes our lessons are in the simple of those around us.
Just as a subnote, at Yunmen's temple it was a bit like heaven on earth. All of the food came from fields on the monestary, there were orchards and farm land, it was amazing. They actually put out a spread of soybeans made like meat products for us and it was so good and we all felt so honored.
Sounds really beautiful. Thank you for sharing!
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