"The Essence of a Life" by Aeterna Lumen
A child
Kicked, battered and bruised
Innocence stolen far too early
Are some paths truly destined for this?
"The Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng"
One day the Fifth Patriarch told his monks to express their wisdom in a poem. Whoever had true realization of his original nature (Buddha Nature) would be ordained the Sixth Patriarch. The head monk, Shen Hsiu, was the most learned, and wrote the following:
The body is the wisdom-tree,
The mind is a bright mirror in a stand;
Take care to wipe it all the time,
And allow no dust to cling.
“Perfect Nose” by Keith Basar
Through my eyes I see mystique and courage;
A sturdiness in character and resolve.
Acute angles emanate an inner confidence
and a valorous strength
like an invincible warrior of old.
The Wave Analogy
The wave is never something separate from the ocean. It's just water moving in different ways. We're just emptiness…
Joy Unspeakable by Barbara Holmes
Joy Unspeakable
is not silent,
it moans, hums, and bends
to the rhythm of a dancing universe.
It is a fractal of transcendent hope,
a hologram of God’s heart,
a black hole of unknowing.
For our free African ancestors,…