I ask, What words do you have

For one on the path of Awakening

Who aspires to live a life of generosity 

Study water

Oh being of ease and bliss, Study water

Study how it flows unceasingly

Study its pathways on this earth

And in your own body

Study how in the right amounts it nourishes life

But too much

And it destroys

Study how it collects and pools

How it reflects, at times, the entire sky in a single droplet

Study its depths

Its oceans and rivers, streams and ponds

Sip it, drink it down, make of it a broth, a tea, a potion, an elixir

Rinse in it, wash, cleanse, steep and soak

Study water--it has mysteries that are yet unknown

Study water

For it is most like the Tao, the Way

The path

Oh seeker, who has made of their life

A way of compassion

Who guides others towards ease, bliss and enjoyment

Make your heart like water--flexible and without limit

Make your mind like water--reflective and deep

Make your body like water--kind and affirming of life