Aloha Aitken Roshi………Thanks

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Facing my imminent death
I vow with all beings
to go with the natural process
at peace with whatever comes.

…When someone close to me dies
I vow with all beings
to settle in ultimate closeness
and continue our dialogue there.

What is death? What is this?

~Robert Aitken Roshi

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[thanks to Gary Gach for posting these words]

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