The Bottom Of Pockets

(note shared with my friend R. this morning)

The incarnation of the Dharma….
Who embodies the Dharma of the Buddha?

Today, I realize that I have not met anyone, in Buddhism, or in Zen who truly embodies the teaching of the Buddha, who reflects the wisdom of the universe.
In books, podcasts, behind the looks of people who speak and speak so more… there is

talent,
experiences,
politics,small arrangements with the representations of oneself…
subtle egotistical mechanisms,
but not the Dharma of the Buddha.
not the echo of my Heart.

Therefore, I must search inside,
where the words ‘Buddhism’ and ‘Zen’ no longer mean anything and are, in truth, of no use.
So, let’s not listen to those who speak.
They speak of something that has already disappeared.
And if I speak, and if I write, it is for myself,
As one brings back a few grains of sand from the bottom of one’s pocket.
Those are only an already extinguished echo of the heavenly beach.

Some resell what they find at the bottom of their old pockets,

Worse: some resell the bottoms of others’ pockets….

Worse still: some even buy them.


©FJ Nov 2024
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