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When you do something
You should burn yourself
Completely, like good bonfire
Leaving no trace of your self.
- Shunryu Suzuki

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k¡ëkd¡_ b¡ÞÅrd_ ä¡ÞL$rg__¡ bp¡gphu gpìep¡. OfpL¡$ `|R¹>ey„, "ä¡ÞL$rg_kpl¡b Ap `yõsL$_u Ap¡R>pdp„ Ap¡R>u qL$„ds L¡$V$gu g¡ip¡?' ä¡ÞL$rg_¡ L$üy„, "A¡L$ X$p¡gf A_¡ 25 k¡ÞV$.' OfpL$_¡ _hpC gpNu, "`Z sdpfp k¡ëkd¡_¡ sp¡ A¡L$ X$p¡gf L$üp¡.' ä¡ÞL$rg_¡ L$üy„, "A¡ hMs¡ A¡ X$p¡gf `p¡kpsp¡ lsp¡ `Z dpfp L$pddp„\u DW$pX$u_¡ sd¡ bp¡gpìep¡ A¡Vg¡ lh¡ `yõsL$_u rL„$ds h^u R>¡.' OfpL$_¡ ä¡ÞL$rg_kpl¡b_y„ gp¡rS>L$ _ kdÅey„. s¡Z¡ Æv$ Qpgy fpMu. `|R¹>ey„, "lh¡ bp¡gp¡_¡ _uQpdp„ _uQu qL„$ds iy„ g¡ip¡?' ä¡ÞL$rg_¡ L$üy„, "vp¡Y$ X$p¡gf.' OfpL$ kdÆ Nep¡. v$p¡Y$ X$p¡gf Ap`u_¡ Qpgsp¡ \ep¡.

b¡ÞÅrd_ ä¡ÞL$rg_ A¡V$gp L$pdY$p lsp L¡$ apgsy hpsdp„ rbgLy$g kde _ Nydphsp. s¡\u s¡d_u q¾$e¡qV$rhV$u-kS>®_iugsp A¡L$v$d ip`® fl¡su lsu. kS>®_iugsp A_¡ _hy„ _hy„ L$pd k|T¡ s¡ `h_QpMX$u S>¡h„y R>¡. A¡ Qpgsu S> fl¡hu Å¡CA¡. Qpg¡ s¡d S>gv$u\u Nrs `L$X¡$ R>¡. A¡L$ L$pe® L¡$ L$pdNufu L¡$ afS> sd¡ lp\ ^fp¡ A_¡ s¡ sdpfu `k„v$Nu_u lp¡e sp¡ s¡dp„ k„`|Z® `fp¡hpC S>hp\u Ap`p¡Ap` _hu i[¼s Aph¡ R>¡. ApNm_p ¼hp¡V¡$i_dp„ Å`p_u L$s®ìehuf A_¡ ragk|a iy_fy kyTyL$u L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ Äepf¡ sd¡ L$iy„L$ d_Ndsy„ L$fp¡ Ðepf¡ kde h¡X$ãep hNf sdpfu Ås_¡ A¡ L$pddp„ Oku _pMhu Å¡CA¡, bp¡_apef_u dpaL$ `R>u Ðep„ L$iu S> r_ip_u _ fl¡. kyTyL$u L$l¡hp dpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ L$s®ìedp„ L$iu S> L$Qpi _ fpMhu Å¡CA¡.

b¡ÞÅrd_ ä¡ÞL$rg__u hps \p¡X$uL$ A^|fu R>¡. b¡ÞÅrd_ ä¡ÞL$rg_ dlp_ rhc|rs lsp. `p¡sp_¡ dpÓ râÞV$f sfuL¡$ Ap¡mMphsp. AMbpf_h¡i `Z _l]. s¡d_p dfZ `l¡gp„ s¡d_u L$bf `f_p¡ rigpg¡M `Z s¡dZ¡ s¥epf fpM¡gp¡ : "Al] b¡ÞÅrd_ ä¡ÞL$rg__p¡ _ðf v¡$l `X$ép¡ R>¡ (A¡L$ S|>_p `yõsL$_p AphfZ S>¡hp¡. s¡_p„ b^p„ S> `p_p„ apV$u Nep„ R>¡. s¡_p Anfp¡ A_¡ `|„W$p_p¡ QmL$pV$ `Z c|„kpC Nep¡ R>¡) `f„sy `yõsL$_u hps kdpàs _\u \su. L$pfZ L¡$ A¡ afu A¡L$ hMs Ahspf g¡i¡. A¡L $_hu Aph©rÑdp„, h^y k„yv$f Aph©rÑdp„. ky^pf¡gu, h^pf¡gu Aph©rÑdp„ A¡ `yõsL$ âNV$ \i¡.'

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91 hj® `l¡gp„ fp¡d_ L$rh A¡`p¡gu_¡f NyBgp¡du fp¡d R>p¡X$u_¡ `¡fuk Nep¡. _p_p„ NsL$X$p„ L$pìeê$`¡ gMsp¡. A¡L$ H[Ági L$Þep_p â¡ddp„ `X$ép¡. `pC_u AphL$ _lp¡su R>sp„ â¡ddp„ `pNg \C â¡rdL$p `pR>m `¡fuk, fp¡d A_¡ R>¡L$ g„X$_ ky^u Nep¡. â¡ddp„ R>p¡L$fuA¡ v$pv _ v$u^u. `R>u s¡ L$rh b_u Nep¡. s¡Z¡ Ap `„[¼sAp¡ gMu :

'Come to the edge' he said.
They said 'we are afraid.'
'Come to the edge' he said untiredly.
They came.
He pushed them and they flew.

A„v$f\u Äepf¡ AhpS> Aph¡, A¡L$ hMs, b¡ hMs L¡$ ÓZ hMs Ðepf¡ Å¡Md g¡hpdp„ _ X$fp¡. A_¡ Å¡Å¡ Å¡Md g¡ip¡ A¡V$g¡ ApL$pidp„ EX$ip¡. spÐ`e® A¡ L¡$ kS>®_iugsp Mugi¡. S>¡ hpQL$p¡ r_h©rÑ_¡ ky„v$f fus¡ `Qphu i¼ep R>¡ s¡d_¡ `Z Ap hps gpNy `X¡$ R>¡ L$pfZ L¡$ r_fpde r_h©rÑ `Z A¡L$ âh©rÑ R>¡. s¡dp„ kS>®L$sp Arcâ¡s R>¡.

Ap`_¡ Ap g¡M L$¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?