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Buddhist Ruminations

By Diane Di Prima

Spring 2024

When things are bad, there’s nothing to do but Practice.
When nothing’s shaking, avoid stagnation with Practice.
When everything’s good, what could be better than Practice?

♦

From Buddhist Ruminations by Diane Di Prima, Shivastan Press (2023), Woodstock, New York

Diane Di Prima was a feminist Beat poet. She was born in Brooklyn, New York.