tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003742669159228804.post-92000018298574670402007-04-06T08:43:00.001-03:002007-04-06T08:43:44.787-03:00Parinirvana<div><font face="Times New Roman" size="-1" color="#000000">Parinirvana<br> <br> For a long time<br> I had many dreams<br> That you had come back<br> And I cried my joy to you.<br> We had a private joke<br> When the sangha saw<br> A video of the old days<br> And didn't recognize themselves.<br> You were always as close<br> As my own mind.<br> I told you everything.<br> You taught me to stay true,<br> Gave me the courage<br> To stay true.<br> <br> When I read of<br> Rev. Ryuichi Yamamoto,<br> A youthful tantric master<br> From Kyoto, Japan,<br> A child prodigy<br> And Shingon master<br> Coming to North America<br> To tour Shambhala Centers<br> And learn more about<br> Chogyam Trungpa's teachings,<br> I rejoiced, knowing it was you.<br> My heart leapt:<br> He's come back!<br> He's arriving on the 20th Parinirvana!<br> He'll set everything right again!<br> <br> Then I read: "Please contact<br> Miss Kiku Masamuni,"<br> And read the date: April 1st.<br> And I got the joke,<br> Which only increased my longing.<br> <br> There will never be another like you.<br> <br> <br> Tharpa Nordzin<br> <br> PS:&nbsp; Thanks to whoever wrote that joke.&nbsp; Good one!</font></div> Chronicles of CTRnoreply@blogger.com