Eating the grapes Offered at sadhana* Taste tastes, Whether the I Is present or not. Smelling the roses Or the stench of garbage, Smell smells, Whether the I Is present or not. Watching the sunrise Or the dying of a dog, Seeing sees, Whether the I Is present or not. Picking up a pen Or walking the street, Touch touches, Whether the I Is present or not. Sitting in silence, Cars over wet pavement, Hearing hears, Whether the I Is present or not… Whether the I Is present or not.
* sadhana: Sanskrit for spiritual practice.