Stagnance

Sheets of sutra prayers laid out,
I chant the bodhisattva vows,
Buddhist books lay scattered,
My mind drifting elsewhere...

I write japanese characters: wabi sabi - 
it means beauty in imperfection, 
looking out at water and inside my heart, 
I find subtlety in all parts. 

I chant 'om mani padme hum'- 
it means let my mind be like clear lotus, 
I ring the singing bowls, 
which echo the unheard sound of emptiness. 

This fleeting world, void of meaning, 
This temporary body, void of self, 
Atlast the zen masters say: Be quiet!
Pleasant is the presence in the present. 

Free like a bird, 
Clear like the water, 
Quiet like the caves, 
This mind is never stagnant.