macbeth, down by the creek

Romare Bearden 

"To learn something is to know yourself; to study Buddhism is to study yourself." 

-Dōgen Zenji

Your life is a tree.

You live in the branches,

Hidden by green leaves.

There is sap involved. And fruit.

Change is a slow but steady thing.

Your life is a tree.

Roots are one metaphor

And fruit is another.

Let's not go there.

Instead, let's just say this:

Your life is lovely, beautiful,

Especially in autumn.

-james lee jobe

"Love for others and respect for their rights and dignity, no matter who or what they are: ultimately these are all we need." 

-Dalai Lama XIV

Romare Bearden 

Macbeth doesn’t live in Scotland; he has a little shack down by Putah Creek, California, where there is no king to kill. Macbeth spends his days hunting for reeds to weave into baskets, doing a little fishing. The sun, the moon, and the stars do what they do.

-james lee jobe

"It is in pardoning that we are pardoned." 

-Francis of Assisi

Romare Bearden 

I bought this house because I can smell 

Pablo Neruda’s grave from here. The windows 

in the front room face Isla Negra 

and often a strong wind blows in 

from the other hemisphere. On the windiest days 

I re-read Canto General and consider 

changing my name, or shaving my head, 

or both. I am an old man; 

these things help me sleep.

-james lee jobe

"We should practice with a beginner's real innocence, devoid of ideas of good or bad, gain or loss." 

-Shunryu Suzuki

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