Dec 21, 2008

The Inner Sun


Why, in the nadir of the howling night, long for the first sign of dawn?
It is best to keep your thoughts within an arm's reach, just so you can
pull them back to their center.
An Inner Sun is all you need when confronting the advent of sleep.
The illumination the sages praise is always the flame that reduces the kindling
of night to ashes.
Pray, but don't pray for the inevitability of the rooster.
Pray for the end of separation and mental wandering.
It is all so simple, yet obfuscated by the pillow's allure.

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