Tag: Buddhism

once free

Do you know what it is
to be without

fear, sorrow,
deluded doubt?

Do you know what it is
to be truly free

from anger, hatred,
and misery?

Do you know what it is
to go within

where all is pure,
without sin?

Do you know what it is
to exist in peace

where all causes for unhappiness
have ceased?

Do you know what it is
to know your mind

limitless potential,
joyful, kind?

I have finally found
such instructions pure
as my name imputed,
an unmistaken cure

now to follow
this joyful path
it alone is happy,
clear, unmatched

who will join me?
may it be all
with equanimity, love,
we shall heed the call

and finally discover
Enlightenment unbound
dreamlike true existence,
once unknown, now found

Tags Buddhism, creative writing, emptiness, freedom, happiness, karma, love, peace, poem, Poetry, reality, realization

Buddhism Dreams Philosophy Poetry

the speed of love

in grade six,
we were asked to
define love

I plagiarized Chicken Soup for the Soul
           after we were force-fed its trite passages
           (so it seemed to me – I hated it)
     strong past life imprints
             tearing present apart
     of course I got caught
I lacked the language
     the metaphors
                 – the red, red roses –
                 I knew I did
     how could my eleven define love?

only years later,
     the unchanging definition was given to me
only years later,
     a pure example, to be echoed
absorbed into my roots
                          my Guru
          – how shall I mind to be
               an echo of utter purity? –
          so now love is my wish for all others,
                                                    for you
                   to be happy
                     effortlessly & evermore
                                         & quickly

Tags Buddhism, chicken soup for the soul, creative writing, emptiness, happiness, joy, karma, love, love is a red red rose, poem, Poetry, reality, the speed of love

Poetry

way out within

there is a portal
escape route out
no need to scream
no need to shout

is it above us?
or is it below?
it cannot be without
it is within we go

and when we discover
the truth that lies therein
that all is mind, is empty
pure and free of sin

only happiness resides
in our pure, loving core
only a kind, peaceful
consciousness, forevermore

(the question is,
do you want it?)

Tags Buddhism, consciousness, creative writing, emptiness, enlightenment, escape, karma, poem, Poetry, reality, realization, renunciation, samsara, suffering, what do you want, wish

Buddhism Philosophy Poetry

the space between

I look up to see
the space between
the spring’s bright leaves,
framing failing light

the eve’s chill falls
as the day’s warmth lifts
dew dances on the lawn
while my brook babbles on

as of late, my words betray
what my mind creates –
for with incorrect name
my suffering’s made

beneath me now
the earth is cold,
this rock is hard,
I’m feeling old

so many lifetimes,
all the same
wasted, wasted
all in vain —

now depend on heart-filled meaning,
mindfulness, do practice, pray
the power of delusions, cease!
and all bad habits, slay!

anew my happiness is born
here and now today
and with constant prayer & blessing
will never pass away

how lucky are these eyes
to behold periwinkle skies
how lucky are these toes
that walk where wild grows
how lucky are these hands
that touch the living earth
how lucky is the mind
appearing Bodhichitta birth

how lucky to be giving
to create the cause of wealth
how lucky I may nurture
to create the cause of health
how lucky to be kind
that I may create the cause of peace
how lucky to hold compassion
so all hatred, anger cease
how lucky to be patient
and know beauty will ensue
how lucky to be loving
and again feel love so true

Tags blessings, bodhichitta, Buddhism, compassion, contemplation, creative writing, emptiness, happiness, karma, love, nature, poem, Poetry, reality, realization, sky, virtue, writing

Poetry

reconciliation

… how to reconcile
if I feel great suffering
I have caused such suffering

and continue to do it still

… now I must cease
turning the wheel of sharp weapons
and turn the wheel of Dharma instead

… how strange
to have obliged such ignorance
with each delusional teardrop

… how strange
to feel the harm I cause
and still I do not stop

Tags Buddhism, cause and effect, contemplation, creative writing, happiness, ignorance, karma, poem, Poetry, short poem, suffering, three poisons

Poetry

A sad song

I am hurting
deeply wounded
to my core
only this time –
it’s not personal
it’s nothing I’ve done or haven’t done
at least not recently

it’s not who I am, rather
it’s who I’ve been

it’s not what I didn’t do
it’s what I’ve done countless times over

self-cherished, ignorant
      born into imprints, big boots to fill
innocently believing in myself

not as an enlightened being
     but merely inherently existent
                    (betraying myself)

harmfully, forever non truth
making up our non reality
collectively

O, to escape a cage that has no bars!
Where’s one run? Where’s one go?

we dance and shake and make do
     and then – handed instructions,
mapped, a perfect escape route
     tested, tried, and true
     a happy result, always

I would dare – but alone?
why will no one come with me?
will no one come with me?

Tags a song if i could sing, Buddhism, cause and effect, creative writing, emptiness, ignorance, imprints, karma, lyrics if I had rhythm, Music, never actually alone, no separation, past lives, poem, Poetry, reality, samsara

Poetry

clearwing

not good enough?
you little moth
drawn to my flame
fearing I’ll burn your wings

but I am not fire (your past)
        I am air (your future)
               a Tara,
                           wind element

you choose disbelief
to break hearts, cause tears
& still, you deserve such clarity of mind,
divine,

you little moth

you’re enough

Tags attachment, Buddha Tara, Buddhism, clear mind, creative writing, emptiness, good enough, insect, karma, love, past lives, poem, Poetry, reality, rebirth, relationships, samsara

Buddhism Poetry

Futile complaint

All the conditions
all the instructions
all the sorrows
the pains
the long introductions
you should know suffering
and develop intention

You have all the conditions
all the instructions
all the pleasures
such joys
you should know these are temporary
called changing suffering
and seek the wisdom realizing
emptiness instead

Tags Buddhism, buddhist philosophy, changing suffering, emptiness, happiness, Impermanence, insight, joy, karma, Philosophy, poem, Poetry, reality, suffering

Buddhism Poetry

Simple Wisdom

In the Unforgetting World, attachment is inevitable
so my simple wisdom is this:

Attachment will rise
and as a wish fulfilled, it will fall

Your mind creates a story
you must see it all

If you see the tall tale clearly
and Dharma you recall,

Just apply a simple virtue
then, with love, enjoy it all

Tags attachment, Buddhism, creative writing, enjoy life, enjoyment, imagination, love, mental alertness, mindfulness, poem, Poetry, relax, story making, unforgetting world, wisdom

Poetry

Tired, but waking up

I’m tired of being blamed for the
inadequacies of others

reflected back at them
glaring

omissions come to light

you hate it, yes,
but it’s your mind’s appearance

though you cannot concede,
conceive
such truth

let the mirror show

I am tired

and so not accountable

for you

for me,
             I take full responsibility
though I depend
completely
   upon the kindness of all beings
                 for every   little   thing

for my actions – wait
— ha-ha, I see!

now just what they have
done to me

I, too, have reflections
   staring back
        challenging
             to acknowledge, purify

and why not rejoice
while at it

lucky tired me
I am my own mirror

clearly,
I see.

Tags Buddhism, creative writing, karma, luck, lucky, me, mirror, poem, Poetry, rejoice, responsibility, suffering, waking up