trapped in a world of goodies

emptiness and uncertainty

constant reminders

aside from mere pathfinders

drinking from a broken glass

yet unscathed by convention

only a matter of itself

nonetheless

a constant digress

shun unskillful action

words none truer unspoken

one's box of Pandora

another's lamp of Aladdin

without the greatest smiles

there'd be no one to sadden

and so the great opposites

dark and light

man and woman

left and right

symmetry is yet a word

duality in action

pure meaninglessness

as birth, aging, and death

egos in search of the deathless

have the map

let us practice

experiencing the territory

(or

experience

practicing the territory)

every moment a chance to awaken

every moment awake

such a wonderful proposition

just one moment

greater than a lifetime without

no-self,

be still

and know who "you" are

uncertain

empty

.

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