Definitive: Mundane and Infinite

The seeking and carting continues
But shopping fatigue inevitably sets in,
Time to pause and finish up
Some end-of-year matters;

Meanwhile meditation practice unfolds simply,
As breathing, metta
And spaciousness of attention
Punctuate the early-darkened evenings,

Ready to go
Brings letting go,
Leading to
Joyful tranquil intervals;

Reading and reflecting
Upon commentaries
And passages from suttas
Also gives rise to peace and awe,

As the mundane wonder
Of what is
Reveals itself
Again and again;

In the twilight of the year
As we approach
The space between
One calendar and the next,

How appropriate
To contemplate
Upon the ultimate
Whatever that may be!

I don’t think
“I” will ever understand it,
Though “not-one—not-two”
May perhaps do so.