Buddha's Sermon: Neti Neti: Not this, Not this

The Letter N: Neti Neti to Nirvana Neti Neti to Nirvana Ananda noted Buddha's talk— Zen Master Nansen said "Nothing is better than Don't-Know Mind." Nostradamus predicts the future, Newton discovers laws of motion, Napoleon conquers most of Europe, Nabokov writes his novel Loilta. Joe Namath wins Super Bowl III, Pablo Neruda writes Love Sonnets, Florence Nightingale's amazing nurse, Nausicaa is most enchanting woman in literature, helps naked Odysseus healing him from his nightmares— nice nourishment of nuts & nectar better than Peter Pan's Neverland. Basho's Narrow Road to the Deep North inspires me to explore Nepal, New Guinea, Newfoundland, New Zealand, Niagara Falls, and Albert Dürer's House in Nuremberg. North by Northwest & Notorious— Hitchcock films nibble our nerves; I need to navigate in nature with Native Eskimos in Nanook of the North. Visit Naples, Nikko, and the Nile rather than New Orleans, New York, Newport, and Nantucket if you wish to experience enlightenment. Indra's Net is cast high and wide— jewels mirror each other far & near, Navaho's Peace Chant with noble blessings keeps us safe everywhere. Nagarjuna and Naropa guide us chanting ninety-nine mantras before November's New Moon so we ascend to the North Star.     — Peter Y. Chou         Mountain View, 9-17-2020