INSIGHT GATHA
Morning rain has passed, a final echo of thunder
The garden path invites me, each step embraces the dark earth
My heart’s tension dissolves into the song of a goldfinch
Parting clouds reveal the vast sky
THAY’S RESPONSE
How wondrous is a drop of compassionate nectar
The path of mindfulness brings us back to our true home
The spring of love deeply penetrates thousands of hearts
On the open and spacious path ahead, the return journey is leisurely taken
In January 2012 Master Jim received an invitation to become a Dharma Teacher in the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. On March 17 he participated in a Lamp Transmission ceremony, at the Deer Park Monastery near Escondido, which was the culmination of the invitation. As part of the process he offered an insight gatha (poem) to Thich Nhat Hanh and he responded.