Todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte: Reality as Change and#8211; Poetry and Impermanence is from a thoughtful and sympathetic talk by Srivati on the most delicate of tasks in any life and#8211; how to live in the present moment. Exploring the subtle aspects of past and present, of memory and expectation, we encounter impermanence as the touchstone of our experience through the practice of writing and#8211; especially poetry. Dharmabyte selected from the talk, and#8220;Becoming a Citizen of the Present.and#8221;

Talk given to the Western Buddhist Order national Order weekend, 2001