how one of noble lineage trains
1 | ask questions { ⊡ | ® }
2 | the right ones, or the wrong zeroes
3 | at the perfect time, or the inopportune…
4 | but humble yourself { ¬ | ◊ }
5 | authentically, & with 3-mat-hut simplicity
6 | exposing your weakness, with transparency…
7 | then challenge the norm { © | ˜ }
8 | laced with caustic wit, genuine knife
9 | towards orthogonal understanding, an eye of curiosity…
10 | and surprise with knowledge { π | ∏ }
11 | with benthic learning, subtle scalar bathymetry
12 | you are, after all, almost 67 years deep…
13 | so: be true to yourself { ˆ | ≈ }
From this poem by the Ichigo bhikşu:
"Now that I've told you these, take it to heart.
Don’t let yourself be misled."
Don’t let yourself be misled."
::chuckle::
[ Ryōkan on the beach, from several mornings ago... ]
