In this morning’s meditation service, Thay Kozen quoted a song by Ysaye Barnwell.

“Listen more often to things than to beings
Listen more often to things than to beings”

https://thebirdsings.com/OLD/songs/breaths.html

This sounds very reminiscent of Thich Nhat Hanh’s

“Please do not build a stupa for me. Please do not put my ashes in a vase, lock me inside and limit who I am. I know this will be difficult for some of you. If you must build a stupa though, please make sure that you put a sign on it that says, ‘I am not in here.’ In addition, you can also put another sign that says, ‘I am not out there either,’ and a third sign that says, ‘If I am anywhere, it is in your mindful breathing and in your peaceful steps.’”

plumvillage.org/articles/thich-nhat-hanhs-final-mindfulness-lesson-how-to-die-peacefully

Nice!