' At Ease '...

At Ease..

Too lazy to be ambitious,
I let the world take care of itself.

Ten days' worth of rice in my bag;
a bundle of twigs by the fireplace.

Why chatter about delusion and enlightenment?

Listening to the night rain on my roof,
I sit comfortably, with both legs stretched out.



- Ryokan, from The Enlightened Heart, an Anthology of Sacred Poetry