A simple Buddhist pendant to wear around my neck is a small part of this blog. I have requested it from my sister who is in Cambodia. Her destination is Angkor Wat, once a Hindu temple built within a city, and then later a Buddhist temple. Angkor Wat is the largest religious building in the world. A temple of the highest order, a religious mecca. From this temple a simple Buddhist pendant lays wait with my name upon it. That's the small part of this story.
The larger chapter of this story is my journey into Buddhism. The steps along the way for me personally to remember and live within the moment. To remember to breathe and exhale with purpose, and to pay it forward. I constantly remind myself to live in the present. The past cannot be changed, and the future is not to worry over, as only the present will guide my steps into the future.
A cup of tea, a clear mind, and living my life in a way that is beneficial to myself and the universe is my choosing. That is the larger chapter in my life. How many chapters I have left is unimportant. If asked what Zen is, I will reply Zen is now. Zen is the coolness of the air I breathe in. Zen is the warmth of the air as I breathe out.
The Buddha will travel a long distance to find my necklace, his new home. My wish is that he is happy with me, and I with him.
A poem perhaps to reflect upon and close my blog for tonight.
The Nothingness of Tea
Now is all I have
as tea is in the making
unimportant past and future
leave me recalling Zen
Quietly exhaling the day in to air
no words need be spoken
between friends
who met by chance
The tea cup offered
thick green froth
steaming hot
rejuvenating my soul
Bittersweet warmth
kindness between friends
I realize
now is all I have
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