Zen Thoughts

1.

It is easy to still the mind, quietly becoming another mind, relinquishing self, sharing thoughts. This is telepathy, this is I and Thou. (Is this thought yours or mine?)

It is easy to still the mind, quietly becoming a pair of dice, relinquishing self, rolling particular numbers, say, 1 and 4, seven times in a row. This is telekinesis, this is Me and WTF?!! The dice roll ME...??

The mind in which this happens is so bizarre that Americans are well-advised to give up meditation altogether.

2.

A loaf of bread, divided with a knife. Two halves.

A loaf of bread, divided with a mirror. Two apparent loaves.

A loaf of breaf, divided by Nothing. A multitude, apparently.

The mind in which this happens is easy to see, like the smile of a child who's gotten the joke.

3.

Personally, I'd rather hear Eric Clapton sing the gutbucket blues.