Poetry is a funny thing. It is merely a collection of words on paper (or stone, or spoken through the air). But its value is
Are you kind?
Many people unconsciously feel that kindness is not necessary to meditation. That it is enough to achieve peace in your own mind, without worrying about
When did you last truly go wandering outside?
There is an old, a very old, practice called abbhokāsika dhutaṅga, meaning roughly ‘the practice of dwelling on an unsheltered spot’. The idea is to