Hogen

from The New Beat Dandies by Syd R Duke

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lyrics

there once was a man who was wise beyond measure
this man was named hogen, a hermit of time
he lived on his own at the mercy of nature
a modest disciple of power sublime

this man one night welcomed a group of strange travellers
monks from a far away land passing by
and while they were building a fire in the yard
they argued together beneath the night sky

"i tell you" said one "that the world is just what we see
nothing is real, nothing here can be true"
another replied "but that's nonsense, impossible,
that would mean i'm just imagining you"

well hogen came out to the travelling visitors
"think upon this, tell me what you do find:
that boulder right there, take a look and then answer me
which is it, inside or outside your mind?"

one of the monks replied "everything here
is objectification; my brain is misled"
hogen replied "well your back must be sore
if you carry around a great stone in your head"