Ideas realized
Phenomena outside of mind Arises not. Meditation occurs, None to be sought. Behaviors incur, No actor wrought. Sacred vows sound. Absent one bound. Fruit when it bears, Fills none there. On mind reflect, Mind what projects. A thing-in-itself By self alone Non-existing.
Those untied Ties they’d seek. Those tied Untied would be.
Leaf on wind
attached
no more shall be.
Recognition
as descends,
it was apart
yet part of tree.
Sutras pierce, Tantric thread. Persistent existence Fabric, Said. One a beat, Other, hum. Sung Since all Time begun.
Revere all beings;
Shelter the ill-natured,
overwhelmed by illusion
of Samara’s ring;
Regard myself as inferior,
and deem others as superior;
In all my actions, watch my mind;
See all as spiritual friends in kind;
Comfort the conquered
and offer conquest of caliber;
Offer support and jubilation to others,
and smother the suffering of many Mothers;
See all things as hallucination,
and without attachment gain freedom from illusion.
(A contract reflection of "Eight Verses For Training the Mind")
Taking refuge in Buddha Taking refuge in Dhamma Taking refuge in Sangha Developing Morality Developing Concentration Developing Wisdom Determination to be free, Influenced by mind of enlightenment, Wisdom, realizing the ultimate nature of existence Discover true state Without doubt Of self-liberation. Base, Path, Fruit of Base, Path, Fruit of Base, Path, Fruit
South of st louis, Two strays took canvas Through plains of kansas Via missouri. Windmills Stood Stilled Betwixt plains and hills. Mountain dark shadows Over elk king’s meadow, There snow-melt stream Divided sun and moon beams. Where flats met heights, Rung sacred rites, Sung by the sands of time Casting shadowy lines.
