[Buddha-l] Maylie Scott Roshi

[Franz Metcalf]

Dear Piya et al.,

Thank you, Piya, for the stories of Maylie. I can see you among the  
foxgloves.

My father died, last year, of metastasized colon cancer, just as I  
learned Maylie did when I followed the second link you provided <http://www.arcatazengroup.org/maylie.php 
 >. So, reading the story of her last weeks and the rituals of her  
funeral brought tears. But it also brought perspective. Here are the  
last words of Maylie's last dharma talk:

> I'd like to end by reading a short poem by Jane Hirshfield called  
> "True."
>
>     It is foolish to let a young Redwood grow next to a house.
>     Even in this one lifetime, you will have to choose.
>     That great calm being, this clutter of soup, pots and books.
>     Already the first branchtips brush at the window.
>     Softly, calmly, immensity taps at your life.

Franz