“Zen practice is at bottom the act of giving oneself, of entering wholly into one's actions.”

Well, it does seem at times not that I give myself, but that I am given to give.

Every problem, every crisis, every disease – every hamartia – is a Gift, an opportunity to learn what really matters in life. Why we are here. Why we exist. Anagnorisis.

To the Spirit World:
Here on earth,
I am an antenna.
Please use me.

All is riki,
the Power, the Force,
Heaven's Breath
as the Karmic Plan.

You can only be grateful
when you Know
the doing's not yours.

No writer writes,
no painter paints,
no sculptor sculpts...

It's not the hand,
nor the mind
– not even the heart.

Don't thank me for the painting – but Amida.
For it was She who painted Herself through me.

Why do I feel so at home
in Japan?

Flying home,
I thank my guides
for the gift
of Japan:
for feeling so at home
there.