Dissolution

acid thoughts burning in mind
spilt thoughts
overturned, overturned

i pay for this
bed
i pay for this
dream

amour-propre
the blue nile
flooding
banks

fertile soil
of nargis fields
flowering intentions
no-self, esteem

plunge, undercurrent
head out, a new country
one thought kills
your dragon

sleep wake
try sleep
wake try

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Inspiration and notes:

• If you are carving your own dragon, you will never see the real one. That’s why true zazen requires giving up your personal style of practice.
• According to Rousseau … amour-propre is a form of self-love that arose only with the appearance of society and individuals’ consequent ability to compare themselves with one another. Rousseau thought that amour-propre was subject to corruption, thereby causing vice and misery. But in addition, by guiding us to seek others’ approval and recognition, amour-propre can contribute positively to virtue.
• Nargis

Image credit: Dragon Bowl – by Kurokawa Eisho (MET, 2018.205)