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 Dakchun,
Maha Ghosananda,
Wukwang Sonsa,
Daekwang Sonsa.
the abbot Dakchun
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
Yunmensi, P.R.C.
道清, 禅师
Dochong, JDPSN
photo: Mahaghosananda, Dakchun Fashi, Dochong, JDPSN, Peoples Republic of China, Yunmensi
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 Dakchun,
Maha Ghosananda,
Wukwang Sonsa,
Daekwang Sonsa.
the abbot Dakchun
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
Yunmensi, P.R.C.
道清, 禅师
Dochong, JDPSN
photo: Mahaghosananda, Dakchun Fashi, Dochong, JDPSN, Peoples Republic of China, Yunmensi
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