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PATANJALI

Yoga Sutras in Lingo

The Liberation of Spirit

in Modern Metaphors

 by

Tai Sheridan

***

Published by Tai Sheridan at Smashwords

Copyright 2011 Tai Sheridan

Smashwords dition! Li"ense #otesThan$ you for downloading this free e%oo$& You are wel"ome to share it with your friends& This

 boo$ may be reprodu"ed! "opied and distributed for non'"ommer"ial purposes! pro(ided the boo$ remains in its "omplete original form& )f you enoyed this boo$! please return to

Smashwords&"om to dis"o(er other wor$s by this author& Than$ you for your support&

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Books and Podcasts by This Author

electronic / print / free / paid editions

http+,,www&taisheridan&"om-lso a(ailable at -ma.on! /indle! and iTunes&

Buddhist Classics in Modern Verse

Celestial Music: Sutras of !"tiness

The Lotus / Diamond / Heart-Wisdom / Loving Kindness Sutras

The Bare Bones #ha!!a"ada: Bi$ Mind Bi$ Lo%e

 Buddha's Essential Teachings

The Buddhacarita: A Modern Se&uel

The oetic Saga of Buddha's Life !rom Birth to Enlightenment 

The 'en (heel of Life Mantra: A Son$ of Lu!inous (isdo! and Lo%e Based on the Bhavaca"ra - The Wheel of Life #andala

'en Classics in Modern Verse

The Li$ht of the Ancient Buddhas: Ballads of !"tiness and A)akenin$

 Based on Kei$an's Transmission of the Light 

*ice yes: nli$hten!ent in #o$en+s ,itchen

 % poetic version of Dogen's Ten$o K&o"un on enlightened living and practice

Sno) -allin$ in Moonli$ht: .des in Praise of #o$en+s Shobo$en/o

Telve oems (ased on Dogen's Sho(ogen$o)The Treasur& of the True Dharma E&e

(ar! 'en Practice: A Poetic Version of #o$en+s Bendo)a

Whole Hearted Wa&

.ther

Buddha in Blue Jeans: An 0tre!ely Short 'en 1uide to Bein$ Buddha

Buddha+s Li$ht Body: Collected (orks of Tai Sheridan

Patan2ali: 3o$a Sutras in Lin$o

The Li(eration of Spirit in #odern #etaphors

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Many than$s to my eagle eyes

 

ditor Linda Lee hite

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#edication

To what is beyond old and new

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(ery moment of light and dar$ is a mira"le&

' alt hitman

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Table of Contents

)ntrodu"tion

Chapter 1+ Samadhi Pada , The reat nhoo$ing

Chapter 2+ Sadhana Pada , The S"hool of Spirit

Chapter 3+ 4ibhuti Pada , The onder of )t -ll

Chapter 5+ /ai(alya Pada , Let Your Spirit 6ly 6ree

-bout the -uthor 

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Introduction

Patanali7s Yoga Sutras tea"h restraint! wise a"tion! and morality as a path to 8The SupremeLord9& They were written between 100 %C and :00 %& )n this an"ient ;indu te<t! Patanali

espouses the eight limbs of yoga as a path of pra"ti"e and reali.ation of the di(ine&

Sans$rit translations tend to be literal and perple<ing& Most (ersions are augmented byinstru"tional and interpreti(e "ommentaries along with "omple< philosophy& ) ha(e written this

 boo$ with one purpose+ an immediate intima"y for the reader between the written word and their

own e<perien"e&

This approa"h bypasses any intelle"tual effort to understand the subtle world of spiritual

"ons"iousness! whi"h is perhaps the biggest impediment to reali.ation& ) would li$e anyone who"an read to be able to intuiti(ely grasp Patanali7s ideas&

There are signifi"ant "ontrasts between ;indu and %uddhist philosophy that are apparent when

reading Pantanali7s sutras and pla"ing them besides %uddhist wor$s from that time period! su"h

as -s(aghosa7s Buddhacarita& The most ob(ious differen"es are =1> spirit as separate frommatter (s& spirit and matter mutually as inter'dependent? =2> a goal oriented spirituality (s& a

goalless one? =3> trans"enden"e as the a"hie(ement of a spirit entity as opposed to trans"enden"e

as an e<isting ontologi"al state? =5> master of the body'breath'mind (s& letting go of them! and=:> the importan"e of siddhis =powers> in spiritual de(elopment (s& ignoring anything out of the

ordinary& These are generali.ations to help the reader understand Patanali& #either ;indus nor

%uddhists ha(e a mar$et on liberation! a world in whi"h "omparisons drop away and thingse<ists as they are&

) hope you enoy this straight'tal$ no ho"us'po"us down'to'earth radi"al'i"ono"lasti" (ersion of

the Yoga Sutras& May Patanali sing to your body! spirit! and life&

To the great -MTai Sheridan

/entfield! California 2011

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C4APT* 5 

Samadhi Pada

The 1reat 6nhookin$

 #ow ) sing

of yoga @n pra"ti"e

the %) #A#'BA)#

$eep your

thin$'feel energy still

sense from insideharmoni.e thin$'feel

the fi(e 4)%S+

seeing "orre"tlyseeing in"orre"tly

seeing imaginationin your sleep

in your memory

seeing "learly happens

with getting

how things wor$ 

@n with seeinglin$s between things

seeing without "larity"omes from bad info

@n your distortions

 fi(e (ibes

of thin$'feel are

sometimes painful

sometimes harmless

imaginal mind

turns info into ideasthat dont hold water 

sleep mind"an7t stand ba"$ 

from things

in memory mind

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things sti"$ li$e glue

do deta"hment@n the (ibes

@n rat ra"e

S&T&A&P&

yoga

is a steady effortto get unhoo$ed

through big hearted

 pra"ti"e during a lifetime

when you

are mind7s boss

you Duit hungering

han$ering for things

the awesome unhoo$ingis when you

 blast free of desire

@n dial in to thespiritual being within

fo"used attention

grows withinsight

"ontemplation

 oyful inner seeingfo"using on

 being here now

your subtle mind

says adios to

thought'feel imprints

when ali(e

in the "lear light spirit

and subtle bodysense impressions

dont bug you

a .illion ways

to fo"us @n

get insight+

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"onfiden"e

sti"$'with'it

loo$ insidestay "onne"ted

to non'doing intima"y

with mindfulness

strong pra"ti"e

supports liberation

three pra"ti"es

are on the menu

strong medium mild

fo"us your attention

on the Supreme Lord

the A# #MA4B by trouble or a"tions

or un"ons"ious intentions

the lord

is the sour"eof all $nowing

un"onditioned by time

the master tea"her of the an"ient one

"hant sa"red soundsthe musi" of the Lord

awa$en its meaning

disappear in-M -M -M

dial'up tune'in

to inner sensingobsta"les split disappear

say AAB'%Y todisease

la.iness

doubtinattention

low energy

addi"ted sensuality

false (iews

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 ba"$ sliding

une(en growth

s"attered attentionfeelings

a distra"ted mindis distressed depressed

a wha"$ed ner(ous system

ma$es breathing hard

this holy yoga

gets rid of things

that $eep you STC/ 

a "lear mind shows up

when thin$'feel

hit "alm

P-C is uplifted by

friendliness

"ompassionhappiness

@n by

 #AT E-CT)# TA

happinessdistress

(irtue

(i"e

P-C

arises by balan"ing breathing @n life energy

 by stabili.ing the

merging @n harmoni.ingof mind with things

 by awa$eningluminous awareness

@n by letting sorrow go

a CL-E C-LM M)#B

"omes by fo"using

on someone

who doesn7t

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hunger han$er 

it "omes throughdream or dreamless sleep

it "omes througheasy fo"us on what you lo(e

 being the mind7s boss puts you in "harge

of your intima"y

with atoms @n gala<ies

hen thin$'feel shuts up

you @n seeing @n what you see

 be"ome A# li$e

a "lear diamond

you "an purposelyhoo$ up

your thin$'feel

to your sharp"lear awareness when

a word

@n its meaning

@n a thingswoosh together

in your mind

@n be"ome A#

)t also happens

when memorystays out of trouble

@n mon$ey mind

gets lost

@n the lightshines through

i7(e saidmy pea"e

on the see$ing

@n not see$ing "onne"tionto your awareness

@n to the subtlety

of things

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insight into

subtle truth

doesn7t happenif you spa"e out

e(erything i7(eshared about

easy mindfulness based

on thin$'feel@n on learning

the goalless "onne"tion

of fo"using

@n awareness of "larity@n serenity

happen when

your spa"ious mind@n regular mind

get (ery "loseas in #A -P

a yogi gets goodat "lear seeing

@n insight into

E-L)TY

this way

is different

than hearing thingsor figuring things out

those limit you

to one partof a thing

seeing "learly

into realitydit"hes the whole en"hilada

of other mind spar$s

"ontinual mindfulness

@n unhoo$ing

from thin$'feelhappens in

 #A#'BA)# -#YT;)#

e(en tryin

to $eep things

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out of your mind

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C4APT* 7

Sadhana Pada

The School of S"irit

li(e simply

study your mind

meditate on

T; SPEM LAEB

this the pulsating $riya yoga

study to get

easy mindful awareness

@n to dit"h

torDued brain syndrome @n to eradi"ate

emotional "onundrums

E-T SP)E)T-L )#AE-#C

is the sour"e of thin$'feel "onfusion

spiritual blindness

mi<ed'up identity

emotional atta"hmentwild impulses feelings

 being su"$ed into the

M#B-#

all "aused by

T; 6-E A6 B-T;

Spiritual ignoran"e

the %) PEA%LMA

whether un"ons"iousdenied or on the loose

spiritual ignoran"eis seeing upside down

seeing temporary as lasting

seeing impure as pureseeing distress as oy

seeing mundane as spiritual

what a mess

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when you thin$ 

what you see

@n how you see itis the real deal

it gets e(en worsewhen you thin$ 

your spiritual (isions

@n obe"tsare the same

you7re star(ing

 be"ause youare atta"hed

to happiness

you7re star(ing be"ause you

are atta"hedto desire

You feel terrible@n your body

feels rotten

 be"ause you

are hoo$ed onB)STESS -S -

-Y A6 L)6

your 6-E A6 B-T;

ma$es things

too importantself preser(ation

is a monster power 

e(en for wise fol$s

turn it all around

S&T&A&P&

the bad (ibeswith mindful fo"us

on your 

;E #A M)#B

memory will

 bum you out

whether you are

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liberated or not

what7s sha$in7in the subtle world

gi(es e(erything

shape @n e<perien"e

happy @n big stress

"omes fromgetting n losing

 points

 sharp people getthat life is

totally distressing

 be"ause of 

"hangehard wor$ 

wild impulsi(e hungers"onfli"ting needs

thin$'feel (ibes

-4A)B STESS

BA#7T M-/

TEA%L

S&T&A&P&

your ego )&B&

you are not

what you see

it7s all stuff  based on your

sensing body parts

that see

that a"tthat stabili.e

T; PEPASA6 YAE S#SS

)S TA -LLA

L)%E-T)A#FFF

-ll stuff

has a fa"e

maybe spe"ifi"

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regular

defined

or undefined$nowing

imprints from

what you see

you

who are seeingare really

T; PE SP-C

A6 YAE

CA#SC)AS#SS

You are here

to be"ome

A#with what you see

 -n awa$e person

sees differently

they are unstu"$ from seeing

all'things'as'real

 be"ome best friendswith your body

@n unhoo$ from it

@n be what is

your ignoran"e

$eeps you stu"$ in your body

as a thing

the great ignoran"eof M as SP-E-T

disappears when

you deta"h fromyour )&B&

Mindfulnessea"h moment

trashes

spiritual ignoran"e

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there are stages

of mindful growth

that sma"$ youinto the here @n now

with insight @n awareness

the steady pra"ti"e

of yoga

getting rid

of the mind'body "rap

so your "lear mind

@n steady insightgrow up

 being good

an holdin ba"$ 

a"tin wise

healthy natural

 body posture

wor$in

your breath

 pulling ba"$

your senses

 put your mindfulness

on awa$e fol$s

or energy thatgets you "onne"ted

to good (ibrations

T; %)ATE BA#7TS

yamas

o

;E7S ;A TA -CT

--/#B CAAL

ahimsa

 $eep you impulses

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in "he"$ 

@n BA #A ;-EM

satya

o

li(e truthfully honestly

don7t let the whims

of your big fat egoget hoo$ed

 by status

 by the times

 by lo"ation by "ir"umstan"es

asteya

)f it ain7t yours

don7t ta$e it

 brahma"harya

 /eep a lid

on your se< dri(e

so you get

some insight

aparigraha

Stop trying

to posses things

-LL 6AE T; PEPAS

A6 -/)# PF

this is whatyou sign on for 

at all stages yoga

T; %) )##E BA7S

niyamas

here7s how

to a"t wise

shau"ha

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whate(er it is

$eep it pure

santosha

li(e "ontentedly

simply

ish(arapranidhana

get your

%) ;-ETfo"used on

T; SPEM LAEB

tapas

doubt "omesfrom your

greedy mad ego

when doubt

 bugs you

thin$ the

opposite

"ompa"t mid'si.ed grand

all doubt getsyou angst out

@n $eeps you

%L)#B @n -SLPso

C;)LL AT

s(adhyay e

read goodspiritual stuff 

when

do no harm

is in your bones

there7s no fight left

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when truth

is in your bonesyou do things

with "larity

when you

don7t ta$e stuff 

it7s all pre"ious

when se< integrity

is in your bones

your spirituality blossoms

when you

Duit owning stuff you see

where you belongin the "osmi" dan"e

when you"lean up your a"t

you see your body

as a bun"h of gun$ 

@n this sDuashesyour hungers desires

as you"lean up your a"t

you get

/)#Byou get fo"used on

AT;ES

you get

your sensualityG)T

you see

SP)E)T in 4EYT;)#your mind be"omes

a fertile field

for meditation

CA#T#TM#T

)S ;-PP)#SS

li(e a

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simple body life

refine your senses

study your mind

@n "onne"t with the

%LA4BB)4)# %)#

deep meditation on

T; SPEM LAEB

grows mindfulness

@n "onstant intima"ywith the di(ine

sit solid @n "o.y

stop tryingso hard

@n you willmeet infinity

nothing will bug you

espe"ially opposites

li$e happiness @n sorrow

or hot @n "old 

in balan"e

your breath is "almin'breath out'breath

distin"t @n "lear 

 breathing happens

sometimes short

sometimes long

it dependson e(erything

go beyond breathing

 blast out

mental dar$nesswhi"h hides

T; L);T

"onne"t your mind

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to "on"entration

@n other fol$s

 pull ba"$ your senses

your assumed thin$'feel

then youare boss

of your senses

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C4APT* 8

4ibhuti Pada

The (onder of It All

get your mind

all here

 put downthought'feel

alert is

a flowing threadof natural interest

or the mindfulness

of awareness

or of somebody

it7s the sameeasy mind

of a luminous

awa$ened personwho7s dropped @me7

in the big (astness

total unionis restraint

$eep thought'feelin "he"$ 

 patiently unhoo$ 

wa$e up insighta step at a time

until real meditation

floats up

when thin$'feel

stops for a se"

your mental stuff "omes @n goes

@n transformation

is out the starting gate

 pea"e starts flowing

your ambitions

wal$ out the door 

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easy mindfulness

slips into gear in a balan"ed mind

get in stepwith your attention

shape @n e<perien"e"hange

in mindfulness

@n when atta"hment

to thingsflies out the window

 #-TE-L M)#B L)4S

when youunhoo$ n things

don7t grab you

a yogi "an

get infofrom past

@n future

a wow"lear mind

whenthin$'feel

@n mindfulness

@n "larityabout sounds

@n meanings

@n alertness

are E-LLY SMA/)#7you $now

the language

of all "ritters

you are

)#T)T)4you $now

 prior li(es

you $now

what others thin$'feel

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you don7t need fa"ts

another7s mind

is your mind

dial in

to the shapeof your body

LT T;)#S )#

the light

@n seeing

SP-E-T

@nYA

 be"ome in(isible

sound @n pleasureare in "he"$ 

sensiti(e mindfulness

forgetting the future

$eeping impressions friendlylets the un$nown

wa$e up

strong mindfulnessgi(es the yogi

the strength

A6 -# LP;-#Tin all affairs

yogis get infoabout hidden subtle

way out distant things

 by listening to

what7s goin7 on

mindfulness

of thesun

n god

n planetwa$es up

the whole solar system

mindfulness

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of the

moon

or moon'godwa$es up

$nowing

the star system

mindfulness

on the north star lets you $now

the path

of stars @n planets

mindfulness

on your

%LLY

lets you $nowhow your body

is made

mindfulness

on your tummyde"reases

hunger @n thirst

silen"e your subtle ner(es

@n your 

natural mindgets stable

mindfulnesson the

S;)#)# L);T

at the top

of your subtle bodyshows you

awa$e beings

@n youget to $now

-LL E-L)TY

mindfulness

on your "hest

shows you

the "ause

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of thought'feel

fol$s don7t $nowthe diff between

their own spirit

@n the spirit of thingsT;Y -E B)66E#T

mindfulnesson the differen"e

lets your $now

your own spirit

mindfulness

on the spot

of di(ining things

wa$es upsmell taste

sight tou"h sound

di(ining

is a "oolmysti" s$ill

%T - EA-B%LAC/ 

to real

mindful "onne"tionto things people energy

you "anget inside

other bodies

when you don7tatta"h to your own bod

@n when you $now

the "ir"uit pathways

of thin$'feeln energy

 being bosso(er the air 

"oming up

your throatto your head

lets your unhoo$ 

from water mud

@n sharp things

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when hunger 

doesn7t grab youyour mind shines

a big fire glow

mindfulness

on hearing @n spa"e

grows supernatural@n di(ine hearing

mindfulness

of the body's$y "onne"tion

as light fluffy "otton

lets you fly

through air 

mindfulnesson what

isn7t made yet

let you be"omeT; E-T

%AB)LSS %)#

the bigmind dar$ness

whi"h hides light

ta$es a powder 

mindfulness

on the realessen"e of things

on the subtle

 balan"e @n (alue

ma$es you boss

attention to detail

@n mysti" s$illwa$es up "larity

of your subtle body

nothin stops it

the subtle body

is beautiful

"harming

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mysti" (ibes

a brilliant diamond

mindfulness

of your

sensual hoo$sn instin"ts

@n (alue

ma$es you boss

yogi7s with

swift minds be"ome boss

of subtle stuff 

of the

here'7n'gonethin$'feels

you gotta see

T; B)66E#C

 between your physi"al @n spiritual

 personality

to unhoo$

@n be"omeway intuiti(e

the E-L SL6"omes when you

"ompletely unhoo$ 

from thegross self 

forget about

where yogi7s gowhen they die

don7t get hoo$ed by unwanted stuff 

that "omes up

in your mind

getting

your mind

into the

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MAM#T

%Y MAM#T

EAA4wa$es up

subtle dis"rimination

you "an see

two realities

you "ouldn7tsort out

subtle dis"rimination

trans"ends e(erythingsubtle or gross

a yogi relies

on the natural flowof mind

n time@n seeing

when smartthing energy

@n the spirit life

are eDually "lear 

you ha(e"ompletely separated

from your

muddy mind

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C4APT* 9

/ai(alya Pada

Let 3our S"irit -ly -ree

your big natural

mysti" mind

"an only be here%C-S YA

AT %AE# ;M-#

lotta waysto wa$e it up

sing the mantra sound

hold ba"$ impulsesli(e the easy

mindful wayfo"us on fol$s

fo"us on things

 be li$e a farmer 

 pulling the weeds

that7s how

a subtle mindtransforms things

that get in the way

 be"ause you thin$ you gotta ha(e

a solid

)&B&

feelings "an

run "ir"les

around youuntil you

get solid in

easy mindfulness@n unhoo$ing

you "an play in life

with your

"hilled out

natural awa$e

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mind

go beyond rewards@n gettin dinged

theresa .illion "auses

a .illion "onditions

"reatin now@n e<perien"e

you get

totally free by unhoo$ing

your past life

hits now

things ust loo$

un"onne"ted

in the here @n how

life unfolds

on a timeline

mo(ing forward

your memories

are an"ient wild thingswith no beginning

your hope @n desirealways eternal

glued together 

 by "ause @n effe"t

without

a "ause

there ain7tno reality

the past@n future

are real

in now

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time is

a flowing stream

sometimes you "an see itsometimes you "an7t

depends on

its nature

e(erything is uniDue

@n partly madeoutta time

e(erybody7s

so differentthey see

differently

things aren7t here be"ause you see them

they don7t stop e<isting be"ause you might

not be here

your moods

your e<pe"tations

they emboss

how you$now things

 behind stuff is- C;-#LSS

SP)E)T

study stuff 

@n it awa$ens in

you mind

your fra"tured

one'sided di(ided

dual mind"an7t $now things

"ompletely

it7s inside

6-T;AMLSS

MB)T-T)A#

reality shows up

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dit"h your 

thin$'feel atta"hments

@n EST )# SP)E)T

your mind

is "lear @n $nows

what7s so

when you Duittrying to

T

espe"ially

spiritual T

easy mindfulness

in the subtle plane

is li$e energy "louds"heering you on

TA -CT /)#B@n

TA %#6)T

"ulture7s bad stuff 

@n your bad habits

hit"h hi$e outta town&

when dar$ is done

you mind

is "lear "almyour habits

n addi"tions handled

your thin$'feel

fades besides

the (ast $nowledge

 born with unhoo$ing

the subtle nature

totally "hills

you settle down

@n see the sour"eof flowing between

matter @n spirit

the whole deal

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stops in its tra"$s

SP)E)T SP-E-TS

6EAM T;A;T'6Lwhen you are

.ero neutral

 balan"ed obe"ti(ein responding

to anything

e(erything@n when

you aren7t

 pushed around

 by the whims@n needs

of fol$s

the spiritfinds itself 

finds itsown shape as

the for"e behind

thin$'fell energy

T;-T7S )TF

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About the Author

Poet'philosopher Tai Sheridan is a Hen priest in the Shunryu Su.u$i lineage& ;e trained with San

6ran"is"o Hen Center! Bharma ye Hen Center! %er$eley Hen Center! Hen ;eart Sangha! and

The Shoga$u Hen )nstitute& ;e spe"iali.es in transforming an"ient %uddhist and Hen te<ts intoa""essible and inspirational (erses&

Tell a 6riend -bout This %oo$ 

4iew more boo$s by Tai Sheridan! Ph&B&

Connect )ith Tai

website+ http+,,www&taisheridan&"om

email+ mailto+taiItaisheridan&"om

Books and Podcasts by This Authorelectronic / print / free / paid editionshttp+,,www&taisheridan&"om

https+,,www&smashwords&"om,profile,(iew,taisheridan

-lso a(ailable at -ma.on! /indle! and iTunes&

Buddhist and S"iritual Classics in Modern Verse

Celestial Music: Sutras of !"tiness

The Lotus / Diamond / Heart-Wisdom / Loving Kindness Sutras

The Bare Bones #ha!!a"ada: Bi$ Mind Bi$ Lo%e

 Buddha's Essential Teachings

The Buddhacarita: A Modern Se&uel

The oetic Saga of Buddha's Life !rom Birth to Enlightenment http+,,www&smashwords&"om,boo$s,(iew,J5KK

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The 'en (heel of Life Mantra: A Son$ of Lu!inous (isdo! and Lo%e

 Based on the Bhavaca"ra - The Wheel of Life #andala

'en Classics in Modern Verse

The Li$ht of the Ancient Buddhas: Ballads of !"tiness and A)akenin$

 Based on Kei$an's Transmission of the Light 

*ice yes: nli$hten!ent in #o$en+s ,itchen

 % poetic version of Dogen's Ten$o K&o"un on enlightened living and practice

Sno) -allin$ in Moonli$ht: .des in Praise of #o$en+s Shobo$en/o

Telve oems (ased on Dogen's Sho(ogen$o)The Treasur& of the True Dharma E&e

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(ar! 'en Practice: A Poetic Version of #o$en+s Bendo)a

hole ;earted ay

.ther

Buddha in Blue Jeans: An 0tre!ely Short 'en 1uide to Bein$ Buddha

Buddha+s Li$ht Body: Collected (orks of Tai Sheridan

Patan2ali: 3o$a Sutras in Lin$o

The Li(eration of Spirit in #odern #etaphors

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