Attention, Attention

Attention or awareness
is the secret of life
and the heart of practice

Every moment in life
is absolute itself

That's all there is

There is nothing other
than this present moment
there is no past
there is no future
there is nothing but this

So when we don't pay attention
to every little this
we miss the whole thing

And the contents of this
can be anything

This can be straightening
our sitting mats
chopping an onion
visiting one
we don't want to visit

It doesn't matter
what the contents
of the moment are
each moment is absolute

That's all there is
and all there ever will be

If we could totally pay attention
we would never be upset

If we're upset
it's axiomatic
that we're not paying attention

If we miss not just one moment
but one moment after another
we're in trouble