Westward Dhammo! The Future of Buddhism in the West
Fall 1995 Vol. 12 #1
Fall 1995 Vol. 12 #1
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He was like a struck temple bowl that starts all
the other bowls singing. Bowing his face
low, rocking that way, wholly
given over, he entered the waters of each of us.
It was something about what
was not possible: mastering life. Dictators
were dissolving behind our eyes, falling
on our hands. Enough recognized enough
and the collective came undone like a jigsaw puzzle completed.
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