Equable: Practice Rejuvenated

Bringing comfort
To a mind
That’s had
Better days,

More years behind
Than ahead,
Is a theme
That’s been coming up

And so,
All the more
Important that
Practice be more active;

And as the days
Grow shorter,
The practice time
Grows longer,

Reflection too
And contemplation,
As well as reading through
The Suttas in translation,

Finding
Much to consider
And methods
To apply

But mostly
Right effort
Is the technique upon which
I rely,

After spreading
Good feelings
Throughout the mind/body,
I watch to see what arises
And respond as skillfully as I can.