unannouncedand uninvited empty-handeddrunk off Benedictine cold, unwelcomein my homeI demanded answersyet it did not move a muscle. Leaningover the railing with a cigarette tumblingout of its mouth making the baby cry over obnoxious conversation that just wouldn’t stopor know where to begin.
Two People
By Dogo Graham 10th floor flathuman being sittingin meditation on cushion on floorfacing window window shelfpotted plant sittingleaning bending reachingfor sunlight
Don’t Try
until you have madeit with your own two hands Silly Puddy in your palms the way God once held us
Process
Do not process this experience. Just have it. It is not about anything. Not about leaving. Not about having fun. Not about you or anyone. It’s not about needing to participate.
A Survey of “Buddhism in the West: Meditation, Mind and Life”
By Zhargal Aiakova The following article is by Buryatia-based writer Zhargal Aiakova, who has recently published a book titled Buddhism in the West: Meditation, Mind and Life, which charts the development of Buddhism in the West, which is a relatively new subject among Russian readers of Buddhist research and literature. For more than half a […]
Book Review: “American JewBu”
I first came across American JewBu at the beginning of 2020 and it was incredibly eye opening. Having practiced Buddhism in Europe for over a decade, somehow I went all that time without recognizing the incredible contribution that Jewish Americans have made to Buddhism as it is commonly practiced in the Western world. The book was published […]
Florida Bound
Chasing them Across an emptyField, honking allThe way, he ranFaster than I did It’s finally late October And I feel left behind.