Happy Birthday, Mystery Heart Brother

 My dear friend’s birthday eighty years old…

we had the same Buddhist teacher, 

Trungpa, but didn’t meet each other until 

shortly after we both arrived in Tepoztlan 

the same month, sixteen years ago.

Strange coincidence or karma?

Karma, whether you think it’s a thing or not,

shows how such a circumstance can be

plausibly explained as more than mere

coincidence.

Coincidence merely shrugs its shoulders 

and says: “Maybe”,

like changing the channel because 

you don’t like the show.

Too much ado about something small?

Maybe…

but, if you’re competent at anything, you

recognize the importance of the details.

To understand what life is, it’s important 

to pay attention to the details.

In fact, that’s how humans evolve…

just ask Buddha.

The friendship I have with my eighty 

year old buddy has run the gamut.

It’s proven to be unbreakable,

a piece of the puzzle,

a shard of the mystery.