Presence: The Dharma Position
It is pouring rain out there—much needed. I just returned from dropping my daughter off at work and stopped at my regular breakfast stall in Taman Sardon. Two soft-boiled eggs with a roti benggali and a large cup of Nescafé. How exciting, in the quietest, most comforting way.
There really isn’t much to do today, and so I let the day unfold. But if anything is keeping my interest lately, it is the quiet but profound effort of maintaining the alignment of body, mind, and soul; to stop drifting without aim. At my age, time is of the essence, and every second wasted is a second lost for good.
The body speaks with its aches and tiredness. The mind is noisy, stirred by even the briefest encounters—stepping outside, meeting people, handling traffic. And so I return to the healing methods I have learned from many schools and paths—some formal, some wild, all sacred.
And at the center of it all: Presence.
Presence is the key to healing, the invisible thread that holds body, mind, and soul in quiet unity. Like an old oak tree that refuses to snap in the wind, presence is the Dharma position—the grounded stance—that a true disciple holds. From here, one delivers life in its infinite beauty and wisdom. From here, one awakens from the veils of Maya.
No striving, no chasing. Just the stillness of being fully here, now.
The Quiet Dojo
The rain continues to fall, and I am back in my home—all to myself, without distractions.
This space is no ordinary shelter. It is my Dojo, my Zendo. Within these walls, choices are made, shadows confronted, and silence embraced. Here, I engage in the deep, subtle art of aligning body, mind, and soul. Not as a performance, but as a quiet ritual of remembrance and healing.
This is the sacred space where I meet my silent spiritual guide. No robes, no incense, no chanting needed—just the clear mirror of presence and the honesty to face what arises.
From this center, I am now ready to return to Sendai—to continue my journal, to walk again through those sacred memories and write them into form.
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