zen and the art of wasting time

Today's daily zen ponderance:

Sitting on this frosty seat,
No further dream of fame.
The forest, the mountain follow their ancient ways,
And through the long spring day,
Not even the shadow of a bird.

- Reizan (-1411)

We are free to speculate how the meditation might have changed if Reizan had the joyful experience of a toasty toilet. Speculate, indeed...

Sitting on this toasty seat,
A daydream of physics.
The water courses clockwise, following the path of fate,
Immune to the long reach
Of Coriolis.

Incidentally, for a cheap and easy form of meditation, watch a baseball game on ESPN's Gamecast (now in a fresh Beta version!). The plodding pace teaches patience. The soothing colors reunite the soul with nature. Concentrate on the twinkling yellow baserunners.

Breathe.