January Retreat

Selected readings from the retreat and
Victor's dharma talk on the two truths doctrine.

• Sharing of Blessings
• The Journey, Mary Oliver
• View With A Grain of Sand, Wislawa Syzmborska
• The Highest Meaning of the Holy Truths, Trans. Thomas & J.C. Cleary
• Third Mundaka Upanishad, Trans. Stephen Mitchell

Two Dogs Barking

Big dog deep bark
  Challenges the world
Little dog screech bark
  Yelps for help
Two dogs barking
Two dogs trapped in karma
Two dogs barking at our pain
Tow dogs crying for release
Two dog-Buddhas showing
us ourselves

David Conklin