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The begging bowl is a symbol of receptivity and of acceptance, a parable of the soul.
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BEGGING BOWL
by
Jamie Dedes
a bell pealing from a tower
a bird singing in the evergreen
the monks at the forest edge
these we are, speaking to the wind
sighing to night’s great indigo sky
holding out our begging bowls
to be filled with bee and bud
the alms of our noon-hours
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Photo credit ~ Vintage Old Monk (China) with begging bowl courtesy of The Buddha Gallery
Poem by Jamie Dedes, copyright 2011, all rights reserved
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