how many kalpas
sitting in this position
legs crossed
palms in lap
mind playing with thoughts
distractions come from
everywhere
trying to focus
a big mistake
extinction
occurs by itself,
by natural process.
sitting like this
is the cocoon
of our own awakening
yet cocoon
is merely an idea
and awakening
does not exist
before Shakyamuni Buddha
was born
I sat just like this
when this body dies
I will also sit
just like this
- Ven. Wonji Dharma, January 27, 1997