The Sayings of Chen Jen
Number Twenty-Three
What is this self
that thinks it is
all there is of me?
What makes this self
if not something else
in me?
A whirlpool, it pulls all things
round and round itself.
Round and round an empty hole
it hungers for what it
can never be.
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Number Twenty-Three
What is this self
that thinks it is
all there is of me?
What makes this self
if not something else
in me?
A whirlpool, it pulls all things
round and round itself.
Round and round an empty hole
it hungers for what it
can never be.
This post is part of a series. To view the index, go here.
Getting lost and mired in concepts of "self" leads to many, many problems.
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