Happy New Year everybody.
Such a lovely black and cold night here. The sky was dancing with northern lights. Here are a few words inspired by Rev. Master Meian’s recent Dharma Talk, These Thousand Buddhas
Stretch Out Their Hands To Us.
I follow my headlights through the blackness.
To the north a thousand Buddhas
gaze at me with eyes like stars,
sparkling kindness.
They wear robes the colour of jade
and float weightless over the void.
They are forever.
Now I see them.
Yesterday I didn’t.
Tomorrow does not matter.
Michael Burrows, Alberta Canada.
Interesting about the thousand Buddhas to the north… Indeed there are a thousand (cement) buddhas to the north of those of us who live in southern Oregon/northern California. There is a Garden of 1,000 Buddhas in Arlee, Montana. It was developed by Tibetan Buddhists on the Flathead Indian Reservation. The web address is http://www.ewambuddhagarden.org Worth a visit one of these days when I feel like putting gas in the car and going for a long drive. Meanwhile, visiting via the internet will do.