In Place 31

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She loves to hear rain
on leaves, on grass and stones;
when rain falls on desk and books
she does roof work






The hut, built from scraps, is approaching the end of its third decade and maintenance is on the increase. She muses that rain and work are both excellent ways to observe the universal as the particular and vice versa.

Not engaging in extensive deliberation,
When sowing the fields you must work diligently.
-- Dogen, Eihei Koroku 445 (tr. Leighton and Okamura)