Breathing in, I dwell
deeply in this moment
Breathing out, I know,
it is the perfect moment
Breathing in, I see
it is an only moment
Breathing out, a moment
that's truly one of a kind
For appearances may
delude one into thinking
"This is nothing new
it has all happened before"
But the discrete events of THIS "now"
have never happened before
in precisely the same way
and they never will again
and though a moment may
be filled with pain or anger or despair
Just like the moment itself
these will also disappear
So too, a moment may
be filled with rapture, bliss, and joy
but as with the moment again
these will also disappear
Breathing in with this in mind
to what is there to cling?
Breathing out with this in mind
from what am I repelled?
Breathing in with this awareness,
I see each moment is a miracle
Breathing out with this awareness
a smile sweeps across the face
Breathing in, I'm here
Breathing out, I'm now
Breathing in I don't desire
Breathing out I'm free
Feb 24, 2022
Feb 24, 2022 at 3:16 AM UTC
Breathing in, I dwell
deeply in this moment
Breathing out, I know,
it is the perfect moment
Breathing in, I see
it is an only moment
Breathing out, a moment
that's truly one of a kind
For appearances may
delude one into thinking
"This is nothing new
it has all happened before"
But the discrete events of THIS "now"
have never happened before
in precisely the same way
and they never will again
and though a moment may
be filled with pain or anger or despair
Just like the moment itself
these will also disappear
So too, a moment may
be filled with rapture, bliss, and joy
but as with the moment again
these will also disappear
Breathing in with this in mind
to what is there to cling?
Breathing out with this in mind
from what am I repelled?
Breathing in with this awareness,
I see each moment is a miracle
Breathing out with this awareness
a smile sweeps across the face
Breathing in, I'm here
Breathing out, I'm now
Breathing in I don't desire
Breathing out I'm free
For our accomplished teacher who has shed his mortal coil. The man who taught us how to embody peace, compassion, love, respect, and joy. Namo Thầy, namo!
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