Chogyam Trungpa - Sutra
Ivan M. Granger November 20th, 2009
Sutra
by Chogyam Trungpa
Sssoo Sssoo Soot Soot Sootr
Sootr Sutra Soootra Sutroom
Sootroom Sootree Sootro-EE
Oo Ay Oh Oh Ay Oh Ee
Soooodj Soooodj
Junction
Sutra Junction Junction Junction
Junction Junction
Confluence Union United
Unified
United Unified Junction of Confluence
United Unified Junction of Sutra
— from Timely Rain: Selected Poetry of Chogyam Trungpa, by Chogyam Trungpa
/ Photo by Ronen’s Dad /
Okay, first, you have to say this one out loud. Just reading it silently in your mind won’t cut it. Sound it out. Let it slide and dance over your tongue. I doubt you can finish without a smile on your lips…
This poem has a playful Dadaist / Beat feel to it.
Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche seems to be playing not only with sound, but with the fundamental meaning of “sutra.” A sutra is a sacred text, usually a collection of short aphorisms or statements of insight. But the literal meaning of “sutra” is “thread.” Sometimes the image is used of a string of pearls; the sutra is the thread that joins the pearls of wisdom. So a sutra is the hidden essence that “unifies,” bringing the “junction” that is the aha! moment of insight.
United Unified Junction of Sutra
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