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National Liberation Day Of Korea Freedom means August 15, 1945. Koreans celebrate their day of liberation. Freedom is like a Magpie, Flying in the morning sky, Above the ancient palaces of Seoul, Freedom is like the Rose of Sharon, Growing in "The land of morning calm." Freedom is like a river named Han, Unstoppable! Freedom means flying the Taegeukgi. Outside and high! Freedom is Lively, Freedom is President Moon Jae-in President of South Korea, Freedom is vibrant! Freedom is festivals, Freedom is unhindered! Freedom is a Buddhist monk, Everland!, Freedom is unbound! Freedom is tasty Kimchi, Deoksugung Palace! Freedom is lively parties, Freedom is dancing, The greatest Palaces of Seoul! Freedom is treasured! Freedom is a green bottle, Soju! Freedom is Arirang! Korea's song, A gift to the world from Korea, Freedom is Queen Min; Still remembered, Resting under a cherry blossom tree, Freedom is Seoul! A wonder to be seen on the Han River! Freedom is luminous, Busan Nightlife, Changdeokgung Palace! Freedom is unchained! Freedom is sports, Jeju-do! Freedom is escape! Freedom is honor! Battle of Inchon! Freedom is rising in the sky, One of the most dynamic cities, Seoul! Freedom is no longer Imprisoned, Freedom is camping, Freedom is priceless! Freedom is one's honor! Deoksugung Palace! Freedom is treasured! Freedom is the miracle, Seoul! Freedom is food, Freedom is Kimchi, Freedom is hopeful, Freedom is Yu Gwan-sun! Long live Korean independence! Freedom is a Buddhist monk writing, Freedom is thinking about your dreams, Not looking behind your back! Freedom is a child going to school, Freedom is ultra-modern, Seoul! Freedom is escape! Freedom is music, K-POP! Freedom is Arirang playing, Freedom is essential, White Day! Freedom, people, shining in the sun, Freedom is loved, Yuna Kim! Freedom is essential, Freedom is "The March 1st Movement", Yu Gwan-sun! Freedom is shopping, Freedom is walking our dogs, Freedom is writing what you think, Freedom is Sejong the Great!, Hangul! Freedom is bringing your dreams into the world, Freedom is poetry, Yun Dong-ju! Freedom is traditions, Freedom is wearing Hanbok. Freedom is being empowered! Freedom is. Freedom is. Freedom is. A United Korea!!! Copyright © 2013 - 2017 Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved.
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Dec 3, 2014
Dec 3, 2014 at 6:00 AM UTC
National Liberation Day Of Korea
National Liberation Day Of Korea Freedom means August 15, 1945. Koreans celebrate their day of liberation. Freedom is like a Magpie, Flying in the morning sky, Above the ancient palaces of Seoul, Freedom is like the Rose of Sharon, Growing in "The land of morning calm." Freedom is like a river named Han, Unstoppable! Freedom means flying the Taegeukgi. Outside and high! Freedom is Lively, Freedom is President Moon Jae-in President of South Korea, Freedom is vibrant! Freedom is festivals, Freedom is unhindered! Freedom is a Buddhist monk, Everland!, Freedom is unbound! Freedom is tasty Kimchi, Deoksugung Palace! Freedom is lively parties, Freedom is dancing, The greatest Palaces of Seoul! Freedom is treasured! Freedom is a green bottle, Soju! Freedom is Arirang! Korea's song, A gift to the world from Korea, Freedom is Queen Min; Still remembered, Resting under a cherry blossom tree, Freedom is Seoul! A wonder to be seen on the Han River! Freedom is luminous, Busan Nightlife, Changdeokgung Palace! Freedom is unchained! Freedom is sports, Jeju-do! Freedom is escape! Freedom is honor! Battle of Inchon! Freedom is rising in the sky, One of the most dynamic cities, Seoul! Freedom is no longer Imprisoned, Freedom is camping, Freedom is priceless! Freedom is one's honor! Deoksugung Palace! Freedom is treasured! Freedom is the miracle, Seoul! Freedom is food, Freedom is Kimchi, Freedom is hopeful, Freedom is Yu Gwan-sun! Long live Korean independence! Freedom is a Buddhist monk writing, Freedom is thinking about your dreams, Not looking behind your back! Freedom is a child going to school, Freedom is ultra-modern, Seoul! Freedom is escape! Freedom is music, K-POP! Freedom is Arirang playing, Freedom is essential, White Day! Freedom, people, shining in the sun, Freedom is loved, Yuna Kim! Freedom is essential, Freedom is "The March 1st Movement", Yu Gwan-sun! Freedom is shopping, Freedom is walking our dogs, Freedom is writing what you think, Freedom is Sejong the Great!, Hangul! Freedom is bringing your dreams into the world, Freedom is poetry, Yun Dong-ju! Freedom is traditions, Freedom is wearing Hanbok. Freedom is being empowered! Freedom is. Freedom is. Freedom is. A United Korea!!! Copyright © 2013 - 2017 Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved.
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Love is love, And details don't matter. Love is caring, And kind, And affectionate. It doesn't matter what the circumstances. A man and a woman, Two men, Two women, A black person and a white person, A Mexican and Italian. A Christian and a Jew. An Atheist and Buddhist. One who's 17 and one who's 22. All of these are love. I don't care what you say, Or what your textbook definition of love is. Nothing you say can change my mind. Love is beautiful. Now shut your mouth, And stop the hate.
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Nov 25, 2013
Nov 25, 2013 at 10:13 AM UTC
Love IS Love
I could run away to you, world. drink in your every scent, the dust the hurt. backpedal through Venetian streets, high-five Buddhist monks, paddle softly through the Dead Sea, eat Vietnamese fish with blind children, pound out piles of dough in back-alley German bakeries, kiss the single root of an aspen tree and post it all online. grinning like a devil, silently screaming *my life is better than yours my life is better than yours*
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Nov 25, 2013
Nov 25, 2013 at 12:14 PM UTC
The Traveler and His Boasting
I want some strange man to brush up against me Just deliberately enough That my heart starts to race And then he just ***** off I want the neighbor's Disgusting husband- The one with the hacking cough The one who kept stealing glances at my exposed, chocolaty midriff- To give my ***** sloppy kisses In the laundry room In the middle of the night I want you to remember That I'm a person And I'm lonely And I'm ~starving~ And it's really okay, Isn't it? I want you to know The whole story But you couldn't love me Through the half of it So that's that. I want you to run your nails down my back And then gaslight me By pretending it didn't happen As I get on my knees To clean up the puddle on the floor I want to *** With hot human flesh In every Single One of my holes I want you So badly That I Can't ******* Stand it I want to yowl at the night sky Until someone volunteers to Shut me up I want to feel The lust Pouring off of you Drowning me Before I choke on your **** I want to stop Feeling the need To wear crop tops In front of my neighbor's Disgusting husband I want someone to notice When I'm not okay And I want someone To love me Enough To be there Every night Like a raft In a storm I want to get ****** so hard That I forget everything For just a ******* ******* second I want to be used And reminded That I'm just a toy For your amusement I want you to **** me in the pouring rain After so many deserts And so much heat And so much time I want So badly To be seen And to be ****** And to be free I want you to know That this isn't really about you I want so many things I'd make a terrible Buddhist
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May 5, 2025
May 5, 2025 at 6:43 AM UTC
No, seriously. I'm *****
I want some strange man to brush up against me Just deliberately enough That my heart starts to race And then he just ***** off I want the neighbor's Disgusting husband- The one with the hacking cough The one who kept stealing glances at my exposed, chocolaty midriff- To give my ***** sloppy kisses In the laundry room In the middle of the night I want you to remember That I'm a person And I'm lonely And I'm ~starving~ And it's really okay, Isn't it? I want you to know The whole story But you couldn't love me Through the half of it So that's that. I want you to run your nails down my back And then gaslight me By pretending it didn't happen As I get on my knees To clean up the puddle on the floor I want to *** With hot human flesh In every Single One of my holes I want you So badly That I Can't ******* Stand it I want to yowl at the night sky Until someone volunteers to Shut me up I want to feel The lust Pouring off of you Drowning me Before I choke on your **** I want to stop Feeling the need To wear crop tops In front of my neighbor's Disgusting husband I want someone to notice When I'm not okay And I want someone To love me Enough To be there Every night Like a raft In a storm I want to get ****** so hard That I forget everything For just a ******* ******* second I want to be used And reminded That I'm just a toy For your amusement I want you to **** me in the pouring rain After so many deserts And so much heat And so much time I want So badly To be seen And to be ****** And to be free I want you to know That this isn't really about you I want so many things I'd make a terrible Buddhist
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robots helping us you see it’s been a wanted thing for generations but i saw on TV that they have already built robots to help the elderly, ya know, by getting them a drink, so to speak there are many things robots can do around your home i am a messy dude too, and i have cleaners cleaning my house but robots can do a lot more, than w2hat your think they can do well, robots in the kitchen helping the elderly the sky’s the limit, how about robots to clean the mentally ill persons house yeah, it could help, we are still in the planning stages but it’s good that they are still bringing robots for help around the house everyone wants that, but it’s not as easy as live in with a robot helping you a robot can turn itself into a computer, to allow you to watch stuff on youtube and get educated, i am feeding my stuff on youtube, for the future robots can see me as a cool figure or authority figure computers should stop violence, if your video contains violence, youtube should rid that not my content, get over it copyright people, violence is much much worst there is nothing wrong wit parties, as long as they ain’t violent this robot can help get rid of violence in cyber space, if more can get it think about it, Robots can get your housework done while your out you program it, to what you want him to pick up, it’ll be pretty ****** rad dudes that little robot vacuum, is to small, but you can get this world full of robots by the year 3000 if everyone can tell their story, ya see, everyone is different, not everyone knows much about what robots should do, yet not everyone agrees with my work, but, think about it, the robot can be programmed to pick up your ******* and take it to the curve, always understanding, how to sort out the ******* yeah i would love a robot to help me, like everyone, will love a robot to help them robots can make you love life more easier, i love life now, but robots can ease my cleaning woes these words say, robots need people to help and understand people, by physically helping them as opposed to hearing it’s not good to help them that is whjy i am interested in gungahlin’s common ground, to cook for them, learn from them so the year 3000, can create a perfect robotic world when ya think of people robots, don’t think get someone off their ***** no, no no you have to feed the internet all your stuff, ok, even paranormal cause the internet is interested, no matter don’t worry about how many views, think of the future with robots and believe in reincarnation, buddhist style, every blade of grass got a thought, tell the internet, or the computer word document CATCH YA LATER DUDES
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Feb 9, 2015
Feb 9, 2015 at 12:38 AM UTC
let's work on bringing robots to help us, each of us
robots helping us you see it’s been a wanted thing for generations but i saw on TV that they have already built robots to help the elderly, ya know, by getting them a drink, so to speak there are many things robots can do around your home i am a messy dude too, and i have cleaners cleaning my house but robots can do a lot more, than w2hat your think they can do well, robots in the kitchen helping the elderly the sky’s the limit, how about robots to clean the mentally ill persons house yeah, it could help, we are still in the planning stages but it’s good that they are still bringing robots for help around the house everyone wants that, but it’s not as easy as live in with a robot helping you a robot can turn itself into a computer, to allow you to watch stuff on youtube and get educated, i am feeding my stuff on youtube, for the future robots can see me as a cool figure or authority figure computers should stop violence, if your video contains violence, youtube should rid that not my content, get over it copyright people, violence is much much worst there is nothing wrong wit parties, as long as they ain’t violent this robot can help get rid of violence in cyber space, if more can get it think about it, Robots can get your housework done while your out you program it, to what you want him to pick up, it’ll be pretty ****** rad dudes that little robot vacuum, is to small, but you can get this world full of robots by the year 3000 if everyone can tell their story, ya see, everyone is different, not everyone knows much about what robots should do, yet not everyone agrees with my work, but, think about it, the robot can be programmed to pick up your ******* and take it to the curve, always understanding, how to sort out the ******* yeah i would love a robot to help me, like everyone, will love a robot to help them robots can make you love life more easier, i love life now, but robots can ease my cleaning woes these words say, robots need people to help and understand people, by physically helping them as opposed to hearing it’s not good to help them that is whjy i am interested in gungahlin’s common ground, to cook for them, learn from them so the year 3000, can create a perfect robotic world when ya think of people robots, don’t think get someone off their ***** no, no no you have to feed the internet all your stuff, ok, even paranormal cause the internet is interested, no matter don’t worry about how many views, think of the future with robots and believe in reincarnation, buddhist style, every blade of grass got a thought, tell the internet, or the computer word document CATCH YA LATER DUDES
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*a child is born free of mind but is hardened into thought and by the time one dies most are fixed and ******* into worlds of their making, heavens of their fantasies* so one thinks one's an Indian, one a Chinese or an American or British or Swedish or French or Russian or German; or one thinks one is a Christian or Muslim or Jew or Hindu or Sikh or Catholic or Doaist or Buddhist or Marxist or Communist or even for that matter, an atheist - or whatever you will... one finds a badge to pin proudly to one's chest and each identity becomes so strong it becomes so real it all comes into the question of right and wrong of evil and good and it falls into loud declamations and my tribe is good, your tribe is evil my brand is holy, your brand unholy... and so it goes, with all sorts of justifications that beat sense out of all loyal adherents and it squeezes humanity out of the human as paste out of a tube... ah, and yes, the energy goes on into the afterlife as Christians go into a Christian Heaven and Hindus and Buddhists into various Lokas and Muslims in their own Paradise and so it goes on, this Human Tragi-Comedy, yes, yes, certainly all created by the Almighty who was created by your mind's poverty so that a child is born free of mind but is hardened into thought and by the time one dies most are fixed and ******* into worlds of their making, heavens of their fantasies
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Oct 22, 2010
Oct 22, 2010 at 7:34 PM UTC
a child is born free of mind
Is it really this hard to find people I can go back and forth in discussion with about Buddhist and Hindu theology compared and contrasted against Christian and Yoruba I want to scream and shout and dance with somebody over Janet Jackson's new album and at the same time feel the heat and talk with somebody about how extremely sad and depressing but oh so good Giovanni's Room was I want to be able to speak with somebody whom can quote Malcolm X and Kafka in the same breath Somebody who could see the logic of Pac and Immortal Technique on the same piece with the Budos Band or Mulatu on the back track I want to know people whom know just exactly who Suki Lee and Bayard Rustin are can we talk about Jacob Kinohoor's *** at least for a moment then get into some B.B. King or Johnny Cash have you seen Dune the one from the eighties James McAvoy shirtless as well as John Goodman’s acting were only good things about the other if you read it even better what about the ***** that sat by the door Or killer clowns from outer space let's be shady and point out all the inaccuracies on the history and discovery and channels praying for that day that's not in February They show Shaka Zulu in full without commercial interruption Or maybe a documentary about native American people with actual native actors that do not depict them all as either plains people Or Inuit Cause you already know not everybody is Eskimo then let's put on our own private production of legally blonde followed by encore presentations of the classic scene Of Miss Celie and miss Ofelia going in over Harpo can I discuss with you how the Patriot act nullifies everything in constitution And the bill of rights even though they never were intended to be permanent any way It would be nice to not have to explain a Corporatocracy all my life Ive been into Egyptology You do know that Imhotep was the actual founder of medicine by a good 2000 years not that Hippocrat the thing is I'm still learning when attempt to delve that deeply into people which I don't even consider that deep They often misunderstand They often concluded without thinking maybe just maybe ©Christopher F. Brown 2015
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May 22, 2015
May 22, 2015 at 11:30 PM UTC
I'm not trying to **** I'm trying to see you in 3D
Is it really this hard to find people I can go back and forth in discussion with about Buddhist and Hindu theology compared and contrasted against Christian and Yoruba I want to scream and shout and dance with somebody over Janet Jackson's new album and at the same time feel the heat and talk with somebody about how extremely sad and depressing but oh so good Giovanni's Room was I want to be able to speak with somebody whom can quote Malcolm X and Kafka in the same breath Somebody who could see the logic of Pac and Immortal Technique on the same piece with the Budos Band or Mulatu on the back track I want to know people whom know just exactly who Suki Lee and Bayard Rustin are can we talk about Jacob Kinohoor's *** at least for a moment then get into some B.B. King or Johnny Cash have you seen Dune the one from the eighties James McAvoy shirtless as well as John Goodman’s acting were only good things about the other if you read it even better what about the ***** that sat by the door Or killer clowns from outer space let's be shady and point out all the inaccuracies on the history and discovery and channels praying for that day that's not in February They show Shaka Zulu in full without commercial interruption Or maybe a documentary about native American people with actual native actors that do not depict them all as either plains people Or Inuit Cause you already know not everybody is Eskimo then let's put on our own private production of legally blonde followed by encore presentations of the classic scene Of Miss Celie and miss Ofelia going in over Harpo can I discuss with you how the Patriot act nullifies everything in constitution And the bill of rights even though they never were intended to be permanent any way It would be nice to not have to explain a Corporatocracy all my life Ive been into Egyptology You do know that Imhotep was the actual founder of medicine by a good 2000 years not that Hippocrat the thing is I'm still learning when attempt to delve that deeply into people which I don't even consider that deep They often misunderstand They often concluded without thinking maybe just maybe ©Christopher F. Brown 2015
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Who were you? A foreigner a mere woman? Perhaps I valued you beyond the common measure I think of the possibility of lives we have lived in some past time some other world I guess I am a Buddhist after all. Because this fascination this love goes beyond my experience What can I compare it to? I believe in the potency of desire that it can manifest itself across a span of years a span of lifetimes I can imagine that we were then as now different in appearance from cultures widely separated Let's say that I wanted you that you wanted me for so it is today Let's say that circumstances kept us apart or prevented us from meeting as equals Let us say, finally, that this world in which anything seems to be permitted was created for us that we might meet again. What an absurd romantic notion! Tonight the lights are all on. Other beings surround me. This world is a different world for each one of them, though strangely the same. Surely this world is ours. The lights are brightly lit. Thousands of insects cover the glass dazzled by this light. We must be dazzled, as well. For none of us can see. Not a one of us can touch the heart of another. So since all is permitted let us permit ourselves this that we can touch one another each into each.
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Oct 14, 2018
Oct 14, 2018 at 10:25 PM UTC
Love Poem
Today I have adopted a new Dream Occupation: No longer a Buddhist Monk On a Mountain Peak in Nepal but Henry Miller, I will Be And shall dance the Worlds Circumference With no brain in skull but a pen in between crooked-only-on-the-right teeth Mark my words today in pencil please So tomorrow I will have a reminder and in a fortnight I will have an eraser; Henry Miller never Wrote drafts in ink
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Sep 25, 2013
Sep 25, 2013 at 12:34 PM UTC
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Theravada or Zen? It used be Theravada Little did I know of Buddhist scrolls Just a couple of commandments obsessed with death and a-clinging to enlightenment Everything I did was with dharma and importance Then it went to Zen, anything goes absurdist, all for enlightenment except overly polite ritual hymns What’s up with that when you don’t fear death? Now I’m sort of back to Theravada With a hint of roots Zen, Bodhidharma But devotedly, I’ll take none of it all Why believe in enlightenment? Just appreciate the fall changes **** It
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Aug 11, 2014
Aug 11, 2014 at 8:29 AM UTC
If you Meet a Buddha on the Road...
Hare Krishna's In their Pickups Depressed Comics Down on their Luck Teenage Girls Screaming Meme's ****** Pinko's* Leftward Leaning Vincent Price Flo and Eddie Rodger Rabbit Priscilla Presley Nuns in Habits Dwarf's in Ponchos Deadbeat Dads Munching Nachos Right-Wing Nut Jobs Trading Slogans A few Hero's Including Hogan Are just a few of the sights you see At the front gates of Graceland Memphis, Tennessee Buddhist Monks With Electric Banjos Holding Signs Up Of Marlon Brando Taxi Cabs Blaring Show Tunes Pregnant Women Down-loading Soon Derby Jockeys Flying Monkeys Kool-Aidholics Skittle Junkies Bozo The Clown Bumper Stickers Psychedelic Crazed Toad Lickers Rhinestone Cowboys In their Skivvies Gothic Girls Heebie Jeebies Are just a few of the sights you see At the front gates of Graceland Memphis, Tennessee Blue Haired Granny's In pink Moo Moos Ballerina's In Tattered Tutus Mathematician's Number Crunchers Even have Some Out to Lunchers Model 50's *Do *** Daddies* One More Round Of Flo and Eddie People Sneaking Across the Border Lonely Fry Cooks Taking Orders A Few Wannabes Not Saying Much Will The Real Elvis Please Stand Up Are just a few of the sights that you see At the front gates of Graceland Memphis, Tennessee Thank you...Thank you very Much Ladies and Gentlemen Elvis...Has Left The Building
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Mar 12, 2013
Mar 12, 2013 at 8:59 AM UTC
The Front Gates Of Graceland
when I was seven years old my family started going to a Christian church and all I thought about was how the pews that we sat in would have done more for God as trees and they said to love our neighbors because God wanted us to love our neighbors but I love my neighbor because his windows are lit up at 4 AM a time when only the miserable are concious and yet he always smiles at the postman when I was thirteen years old I visited a Buddhist temple with my friend she showed me how to meditate but sitting so still made my skin crawl and she told me about karma but I wasn't sure what it was that my little sister did to get bad enough karma to die at nine years old she only ever left out granola bar wrappers and sometimes forgot to say "thank you" but karma sent her a drunk driver I never understood religion the only temple I ever felt at home in was the hand of my lover and I never felt the presence of God but I felt the anguish of my postman as my neighbor began to lose that light in his eyes and I may have never read the bible but I've run my fingers across a thousand trees and they guide me when I am lost I never beleived in a higher power but I believe in my sister who used to pick at threads on her church dress and to my mothers dismay ruffled up her perfectly curly hair no God would **** her
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Jan 15, 2014
Jan 15, 2014 at 11:59 PM UTC
The Postman Came To Her Funeral
Sometimes when I do something a little less than good, the mind bugs me with a guilt trip to ****** land, and I know that morality is a cornerstone of Buddhism which I subscribe to, but the moral, virtuous, pure way bothers me as does the chemistry of the mechanism of the mind which gives me this crap.
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Jan 20, 2012
Jan 20, 2012 at 3:44 PM UTC
A Buddhist Conscience
#*Multitudes will be liberated by that recognition; and although multitudes obtain liberation in that manner, the number of sentient beings being great, evil karma powerful, obscurations dense, propensities o too long standing, the Wheel of Ignorance and Illusion becometh neither exhausted nor accelerated*.            The Tibetan Book of the Dead           translation:  Lāma Kazi Dawa-Samdup Free Tibet your sticker tells me… Yes, I think, perhaps I should – and the noble thought compels me, uninformed, half-understood. Will their freedom help my Karma? Upgrade my reincarnation? (Soul who could not dare to harm a fly… much less a Buddhist nation.) Not to justify aggression by the ever-brutal Commies, let us grant no glib concession to the Maoists – or their mommies. Slogans echo in the void, shining in bardos of the dead; stopped by the light, I am annoyed impatient for the change from red. A bumper crop of human woe beams forth a mandate to my brain while red Dakinis circle slow in Buddhist hells of karmic pain. The eastern concepts here diverge and bow before brutality. They make this driver long to merge with incorporeality. Then I glimpse a monkish fellow swathed in saffron, calmly seated. His, the cloud-borne sage’s pillow; mine the traffic; stalled, defeated. In his gaze of stern displeasure I perceive the orient stars calculating man’s mismeasure trapped, exhausted, among the cars. Flanked by Spirits wreathed in fire he extends an accusing hand: Western slave of base desire: come and  liberate my land !” I meditate before the stop light: am I ready for the task ? Should I just refuse it outright Can’t it be someone else ?  I ask… Must I free this mountain nation from the Buddha, demons and Reds? Shall your sticker’s declaration shatter the yoke and raise their heads ? Somebody ought to free Tibet, and heed this Himalayan cry. Maybe we should get upset… The red light changes. Cars pass by, predestined for benign events and unconcerned for persecution; oblivious to dissidents awaiting execution.
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Dec 14, 2015
Dec 14, 2015 at 9:14 PM UTC
Exhausted Karma
#*Multitudes will be liberated by that recognition; and although multitudes obtain liberation in that manner, the number of sentient beings being great, evil karma powerful, obscurations dense, propensities o too long standing, the Wheel of Ignorance and Illusion becometh neither exhausted nor accelerated*.            The Tibetan Book of the Dead           translation:  Lāma Kazi Dawa-Samdup Free Tibet your sticker tells me… Yes, I think, perhaps I should – and the noble thought compels me, uninformed, half-understood. Will their freedom help my Karma? Upgrade my reincarnation? (Soul who could not dare to harm a fly… much less a Buddhist nation.) Not to justify aggression by the ever-brutal Commies, let us grant no glib concession to the Maoists – or their mommies. Slogans echo in the void, shining in bardos of the dead; stopped by the light, I am annoyed impatient for the change from red. A bumper crop of human woe beams forth a mandate to my brain while red Dakinis circle slow in Buddhist hells of karmic pain. The eastern concepts here diverge and bow before brutality. They make this driver long to merge with incorporeality. Then I glimpse a monkish fellow swathed in saffron, calmly seated. His, the cloud-borne sage’s pillow; mine the traffic; stalled, defeated. In his gaze of stern displeasure I perceive the orient stars calculating man’s mismeasure trapped, exhausted, among the cars. Flanked by Spirits wreathed in fire he extends an accusing hand: Western slave of base desire: come and  liberate my land !” I meditate before the stop light: am I ready for the task ? Should I just refuse it outright Can’t it be someone else ?  I ask… Must I free this mountain nation from the Buddha, demons and Reds? Shall your sticker’s declaration shatter the yoke and raise their heads ? Somebody ought to free Tibet, and heed this Himalayan cry. Maybe we should get upset… The red light changes. Cars pass by, predestined for benign events and unconcerned for persecution; oblivious to dissidents awaiting execution.
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Nirvana - a transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth. It represents the final goal of Buddhism. My Buddhist Queen, Will you take me to Nirvana? Will you take me to that place? That place where we’re unshackled from suffering? Because right now, this is intolerable. My Buddhist Queen, If we’re in Nirvana why does my heart feel so aloof and its beats, spectral? Why does my body suffer from rigamortis? Why am i teary-eyed and why did you nominate my pillows to do the ALS challenge? Why is my room a catastrophy? Why do my walls succumb to the savagery of my fists? Why am I suffering? Why do I desire? Why is karma still existant? My Buddhist Queen, If we’re in Nirvana, why do you occassionally take strolls down to hell holding my hand? - d.b.d.
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Sep 14, 2014
Sep 14, 2014 at 12:20 PM UTC
Nirvana?
Enemy training, one, two three Is notable for its simplicity. You just arm yourself thoroughly And shoot people with alacrity. Don’t worry about being wrong Or whether an action is right. That they don’t want you to shoot Is enough to start the fight. Please take this as truth That this is how it is done If you see someone as enemy You cease to see a human. The fact that they are armed And don’t like who you like Is enough to create words like **** **** ****** and **** Enemy training, one, two three Is notable for its simplicity. You just arm yourself thoroughly And shoot people with alacrity. Line up the opposition forces Against a bullet-riddled wall And shoot them many times And see how many will fall. The ones who do not die Must be minions of the devil. They are the enemy, you see. That’s all. That’s on the level. Don’t worry about being wrong Or whether an action is right. That they don’t want you to shoot Is enough to start the fight. And those people that don’t Believe in your own form of Jesus, Like Aerabbs and Jews and such, Shoot them as much as it pleases. Because they won’t go to heaven, And are just heathens anyway Like them Buddhist dingdongs Like them ****** lesbians and gays. Enemy training, one, two three Is notable for its simplicity. You just arm yourself thoroughly And shoot people with alacrity. And people in foreign countries Well, you can guess how that goes; Take a look and easily compare Canadanians to them from Mexico. The French are Frogs, Spanish spics. None as good as us Americans. And nothing good can come out Of any **** place that is African. Don’t worry about being wrong Or whether an action is right. That they don’t want you to shoot Is enough to start the fight. Now if you find some of this offensive And if this is revving up your motors, Just bear in mind, this is what goes on In the mind of the average voter. Want to change this, make life better? Drop your representatives a letter. Tell them you are on to their villainy And see them as supporting the REAL enemy.
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Aug 18, 2015
Aug 18, 2015 at 8:56 PM UTC
ENEMY TRAINING
Enemy training, one, two three Is notable for its simplicity. You just arm yourself thoroughly And shoot people with alacrity. Don’t worry about being wrong Or whether an action is right. That they don’t want you to shoot Is enough to start the fight. Please take this as truth That this is how it is done If you see someone as enemy You cease to see a human. The fact that they are armed And don’t like who you like Is enough to create words like **** **** ****** and **** Enemy training, one, two three Is notable for its simplicity. You just arm yourself thoroughly And shoot people with alacrity. Line up the opposition forces Against a bullet-riddled wall And shoot them many times And see how many will fall. The ones who do not die Must be minions of the devil. They are the enemy, you see. That’s all. That’s on the level. Don’t worry about being wrong Or whether an action is right. That they don’t want you to shoot Is enough to start the fight. And those people that don’t Believe in your own form of Jesus, Like Aerabbs and Jews and such, Shoot them as much as it pleases. Because they won’t go to heaven, And are just heathens anyway Like them Buddhist dingdongs Like them ****** lesbians and gays. Enemy training, one, two three Is notable for its simplicity. You just arm yourself thoroughly And shoot people with alacrity. And people in foreign countries Well, you can guess how that goes; Take a look and easily compare Canadanians to them from Mexico. The French are Frogs, Spanish spics. None as good as us Americans. And nothing good can come out Of any **** place that is African. Don’t worry about being wrong Or whether an action is right. That they don’t want you to shoot Is enough to start the fight. Now if you find some of this offensive And if this is revving up your motors, Just bear in mind, this is what goes on In the mind of the average voter. Want to change this, make life better? Drop your representatives a letter. Tell them you are on to their villainy And see them as supporting the REAL enemy.
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I’m not a religious person I’m not a Christian I’m not a Muslim I’m not a Buddhist I’m not any of these Or any other I don’t believe there isn’t a god I don’t deny God I don’t deny Allah I don’t deny Nirvana I don’t deny any outside force I just don’t follow their rules I want to be my own believer
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Mar 31, 2019
Mar 31, 2019 at 11:27 PM UTC
Not Religious, Not Atheist
setting myself down on an anvil pillow. sleep is an anvil pillow. anvil and stone are a suicide dressed in 8 hours of mini-Godheads.. you become a repeat offender in the ever expanding realm of emerging fractal patterns sewn upon the quilt you lay across your sleepy bones like rushing water in an underground cave miles below the Yucatan Peninsula.. by electronic firelight they lay on my leather couch with the scraps of bedding I could afford to share, as if for some reason I can't escape the money analogy and see this, too, as a transaction.. buying.. a transaction.. as transfat is to nutrition.. money is tao.. my hate for money is tao.. I'm a love-and-lost buddhist like every other dreamer before me. I'm tired of giving myself a ******* All I ever give myself is a ******* I refuse to bend over and at least try to give me a ******* or go to the next level in love and **** myself. I keep telling me to do it. Keep grabbing my own *** during passionate tongue-twisters but I keep on insisting that I just CAN'T go any further.. rationally I may be right, but irrationally I still get shrieks of jealousy because I see that ******* sneaking out to kiss girls all the ******* time* as if I didn't exist. As if I wasn't always watching. I stalk myself. It's a terrifying state of affairs. No matter where I go, there I am. Watching. One night, I invited me over, and as usual, I gave myself a ******* yet refused to go any further. This was the straw that cracked the camels back.. and come 4 AM I kissed myself softly on the forehead as I slept and slipped into the night, hailing the first taxi to sail past me on the concrete river. I awoke slowly the next morning and.. still dazed.. noticed I was nowhere to be found. A great grief flooded my solar plexus and moved into my hopeless bones. I had not even left a note. What a ******* I am! I had not even left a note. The rest of the day was spent in sordid grievance. I shivered, lonely, under my ever expanding realm of emerging fractal patterns sewn upon the quilt I lay across my sleepy bones like rushing water in an underground cave miles below the Yucatan Peninsula..
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Jan 15, 2014
Jan 15, 2014 at 8:37 PM UTC
self-love
setting myself down on an anvil pillow. sleep is an anvil pillow. anvil and stone are a suicide dressed in 8 hours of mini-Godheads.. you become a repeat offender in the ever expanding realm of emerging fractal patterns sewn upon the quilt you lay across your sleepy bones like rushing water in an underground cave miles below the Yucatan Peninsula.. by electronic firelight they lay on my leather couch with the scraps of bedding I could afford to share, as if for some reason I can't escape the money analogy and see this, too, as a transaction.. buying.. a transaction.. as transfat is to nutrition.. money is tao.. my hate for money is tao.. I'm a love-and-lost buddhist like every other dreamer before me. I'm tired of giving myself a ******* All I ever give myself is a ******* I refuse to bend over and at least try to give me a ******* or go to the next level in love and **** myself. I keep telling me to do it. Keep grabbing my own *** during passionate tongue-twisters but I keep on insisting that I just CAN'T go any further.. rationally I may be right, but irrationally I still get shrieks of jealousy because I see that ******* sneaking out to kiss girls all the ******* time* as if I didn't exist. As if I wasn't always watching. I stalk myself. It's a terrifying state of affairs. No matter where I go, there I am. Watching. One night, I invited me over, and as usual, I gave myself a ******* yet refused to go any further. This was the straw that cracked the camels back.. and come 4 AM I kissed myself softly on the forehead as I slept and slipped into the night, hailing the first taxi to sail past me on the concrete river. I awoke slowly the next morning and.. still dazed.. noticed I was nowhere to be found. A great grief flooded my solar plexus and moved into my hopeless bones. I had not even left a note. What a ******* I am! I had not even left a note. The rest of the day was spent in sordid grievance. I shivered, lonely, under my ever expanding realm of emerging fractal patterns sewn upon the quilt I lay across my sleepy bones like rushing water in an underground cave miles below the Yucatan Peninsula..
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HaHA, I've done it!  I've created a device That can tap into my subconscious and translate it for all to hear. I will win the Nobel Prize! I will be rich beyond my wildest dreams! People will LIKE me! So let's see here....I put on the cap, set the throttobombulator to 8. Adjust for fuzzy dialation...set the circuit threshold to .79, make sure the lucid translation synapses are firing...and yes.  The next words you hear will surely be written in History books one day, much like Thomas Edison's first phonograph recording, or the first telephone call! Neural connection is active.  Transmitting **TRANSGENDERED KANGAROOS FORNICATE IN THE PURPLE SHADE OF BETTE MIDLER'S THIGHS.  PLEASE PERFORM ******** AT THE BEHEST OF BUDDHIST MONKS WITH LISPS.  COUNT TO TEN AND BECOME A BUXOM BLONDE ***** WITH BOUNCY *******   WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES TWELVE, CINDARELLA IS ON HER KNEES AND ELBOWS BECAUSE IT'S ****** HARD TO GET LOW ENOUGH TO PLEASURE A DWARF** Oh dear.  This can't be right....now where's that 'off' switch? **JACK AND JILL WENT OFF THE PILL SO JACK COULD BE A FATHER.  JACK WENT DOWN TO LONDON TOWN AND PUNCHED THE DALAI LAMA.  EDIBLE ******* GIVE YOU INDIGESTION.  DO YOU KISS YOUR MOTHER WITH THAT MOUTH, BECAUSE YOU SHOULD. (AND USE SOME TONGUE THIS TIME)** Oh My...Ladies and Gentlemen, It's clear that my invention is experiencing technical difficulties.  If you would please be patient--- **SATIN BRAS DON'T CHAFE.  NONE OF THE SMURFS HAD BLUE ***** THANKS TO SMURFETTE.  I WONDER WHAT MARY MAGDELINE WAS LIKE IN THE SACK?  ** STUPIDSmashPieceSmashof GARBAGESMASH DoNT LikE iT?  tucK iT bAcK!! Connection Lost I...erm...clearly have some more work to do before it is ready for the pubic--er..public.  I have run into some...translation errors...and need to re lubricate--CALIBRATE a few things. Please don't tell my mother.
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Feb 8, 2012
Feb 8, 2012 at 12:12 AM UTC
The Dam is Breached
HaHA, I've done it!  I've created a device That can tap into my subconscious and translate it for all to hear. I will win the Nobel Prize! I will be rich beyond my wildest dreams! People will LIKE me! So let's see here....I put on the cap, set the throttobombulator to 8. Adjust for fuzzy dialation...set the circuit threshold to .79, make sure the lucid translation synapses are firing...and yes.  The next words you hear will surely be written in History books one day, much like Thomas Edison's first phonograph recording, or the first telephone call! Neural connection is active.  Transmitting **TRANSGENDERED KANGAROOS FORNICATE IN THE PURPLE SHADE OF BETTE MIDLER'S THIGHS.  PLEASE PERFORM ******** AT THE BEHEST OF BUDDHIST MONKS WITH LISPS.  COUNT TO TEN AND BECOME A BUXOM BLONDE ***** WITH BOUNCY *******   WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES TWELVE, CINDARELLA IS ON HER KNEES AND ELBOWS BECAUSE IT'S ****** HARD TO GET LOW ENOUGH TO PLEASURE A DWARF** Oh dear.  This can't be right....now where's that 'off' switch? **JACK AND JILL WENT OFF THE PILL SO JACK COULD BE A FATHER.  JACK WENT DOWN TO LONDON TOWN AND PUNCHED THE DALAI LAMA.  EDIBLE ******* GIVE YOU INDIGESTION.  DO YOU KISS YOUR MOTHER WITH THAT MOUTH, BECAUSE YOU SHOULD. (AND USE SOME TONGUE THIS TIME)** Oh My...Ladies and Gentlemen, It's clear that my invention is experiencing technical difficulties.  If you would please be patient--- **SATIN BRAS DON'T CHAFE.  NONE OF THE SMURFS HAD BLUE ***** THANKS TO SMURFETTE.  I WONDER WHAT MARY MAGDELINE WAS LIKE IN THE SACK?  ** STUPIDSmashPieceSmashof GARBAGESMASH DoNT LikE iT?  tucK iT bAcK!! Connection Lost I...erm...clearly have some more work to do before it is ready for the pubic--er..public.  I have run into some...translation errors...and need to re lubricate--CALIBRATE a few things. Please don't tell my mother.
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To die, To fall, To lose, In an act of, Life-giving, Spirit lifting, Victory, Is simply, Nonsensical, And yet, Perfect, Completely, Irrational, And yet, Thought out, And so, Incomprehensible, With human mind, But absolutely, And definitely, The right thing to do, Because God loved the world so much, He would let his own creation, Take his only son from him, To save his creation, From the hands of evil. And the best thing? The most amazing and inconceivable thing of all, Is that he did it for all mankind. Athiest Agnostic Christian Jew Muslim Sikh Hindu Buddhist Black White Straight Gay Lesbian Bisexual Asexual Boy Girl Bigender Transgender Agender Young Old Kind Cruel Happy Sad Rich Poor Healthy Ill Free Enslaved Safe Afraid Intelligent Stupid Deaf Blind Disabled Handicapped Single Taken Married Divorced Remarried Widowed Lost Found Persecuted Persecutor Murderer Self-harmer Suicidal Unloved Adored Popular Ignored Beautiful Ugly Guilty Innocent Outcast Desperate Autistic Bulimic Alcoholic Bipolar Addict Dyslexic Anorexic Schizophrenic SAVED Every single human being ever born is saved.
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Apr 4, 2015
Apr 4, 2015 at 8:34 PM UTC
Oxymoron God
No, I'm not a capitalist, a socialist or a communist . I'm not a racist, a fascist or a nationalist. No, I'm not an idealist, a pacifist or a humanist. I'm not a Buddhist, a Taoist or an atheist. No, I' m not an activist, a conspiracist or even an anarchist. Neither elitist nor philanthropist. I am just me, there is no twist. I am simply me, happy to exist, sick of symbols and ideological mist. Open your heart and you will see, it is not me or you, it's we. Symphony in the cacophony. Let's tell the king while on his knee, I am me and we are free and that is how it's gonna be. You have gone too far, oh mighty Czar, but we can break any bar, ist das klar? We are humans, we insist, and from your labels we desist. We are people and we're ****** oh we promise, we'll resist. I am me and I am we. I am you and so is she. We are the leaves of the tree, but what will fall is tyranny We are I, my oh my, and we shall fight until we die. We are I so we can fly. We are I and we stand high. 23/04/12
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Apr 23, 2012
Apr 23, 2012 at 3:11 PM UTC
Ist das klar?
These eyes have seen the fire from the sky I felt the heat a thousand clicks away At first no screams, just people turned to shadows A sunburst touched to earth one fatal day. These eyes have seen my City turned to ashes I have heard her women sobbing in despair I stood alone amidst my city dying No God above to whom I’d make a prayer.. And now I stand before a Buddhist temple A different city and a river view. This city seems most beautiful and vibrant Hiroshima what has become of you?
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Jan 20, 2012
Jan 20, 2012 at 7:31 PM UTC
Shonin ( A poem of Hiroshima)
Somewhere in your wardrobe, I'd be willing to bet There's a t-shirt probably bearing the silhouette of Che Guevara He was revolutionary, yeah, he wore a cool hat But behind the design I think you might find it's not quite as simple as that Che was a bit of a homophobe, Che was a bit of a homophobe, I think... apparently.. who knows? Che was a bit of a homophobe, Che was a bit of a homophobe This is my song in defence of the fence A little sing along, a anthem to ambivalence The more you know, the harder you will find it To make up your mind, it, doesn't really matter if you find You can't see which grass is greener Chances are it's neither, and either way it's easier To see the difference, when you're sitting on the fence Somewhere in your house, I'd be willing to bet There's a picture of that grinning hippy from Tibet - the Dalai Llama He's a lovely, funny fella, he gives soundbites galore But let's not forget that back in Tibet, those funky monks used to **** the poor, yeah And the Buddhist line about future lives is the perfect way to stop the powerless rising up And he tells the poor they will live again, but he's rich now so it's easy for him to say I'm taking the stand in defense of the fence I got a little band playing anthems to ambivalence We divide the world into terrorists and heroes Into normal folk and weirdos Into good people and pedo's Into things that give you cancer and the things that cure cancer And the things that don't cause cancer, but there's a chance they will cause cancer in the future We divide the world to stop us feeling frightened Into wrong and into right and Into black and into white and Into real men and fairies Into status quo and scary Yeah we want the world binary, binary But it's not that simple. And your dog has a bigger carbon footprint than a four wheel drive Yea your dog has a bigger carbon footprint than a four wheel drive And your dog has a bigger carbon footprint than a four wheel drive And so does your baby, maybe you oughta trade HIM in for a Prius- ROCK! I'm taking the stand in defence of the fence I got a little band playing tributes to ambivalence We divide the world into liberals and gun-freaks Into atheists and fundies Into tee-tot'lers and junkies Into chemical and natural Into fictional and factual Into science and supernatural But it's actually naturally not that white and black You'll be Dividing us into terrorists and heroes Into normal folk and weirdos Into good people and pedos Into things that give you cancer and the things that cure cancer And things that don't cause cancer, but there's a chance they will cause cancer in the future We divide the world to stop us feeling frightened Into wrong and into right and Into black and into white and Into real men and fairies Into parrots and canaries Yeah we want the world binary, binary - 011101! The more you know, the harder you will find it To make up your mind, it doesn't really matter if you find You can't see which grass is greener Chances are it's neither, and either way it's easier To see the difference Cause it's not that simple...
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Apr 4, 2013
Apr 4, 2013 at 7:06 PM UTC
The Fence by Tim Minchin
Somewhere in your wardrobe, I'd be willing to bet There's a t-shirt probably bearing the silhouette of Che Guevara He was revolutionary, yeah, he wore a cool hat But behind the design I think you might find it's not quite as simple as that Che was a bit of a homophobe, Che was a bit of a homophobe, I think... apparently.. who knows? Che was a bit of a homophobe, Che was a bit of a homophobe This is my song in defence of the fence A little sing along, a anthem to ambivalence The more you know, the harder you will find it To make up your mind, it, doesn't really matter if you find You can't see which grass is greener Chances are it's neither, and either way it's easier To see the difference, when you're sitting on the fence Somewhere in your house, I'd be willing to bet There's a picture of that grinning hippy from Tibet - the Dalai Llama He's a lovely, funny fella, he gives soundbites galore But let's not forget that back in Tibet, those funky monks used to **** the poor, yeah And the Buddhist line about future lives is the perfect way to stop the powerless rising up And he tells the poor they will live again, but he's rich now so it's easy for him to say I'm taking the stand in defense of the fence I got a little band playing anthems to ambivalence We divide the world into terrorists and heroes Into normal folk and weirdos Into good people and pedo's Into things that give you cancer and the things that cure cancer And the things that don't cause cancer, but there's a chance they will cause cancer in the future We divide the world to stop us feeling frightened Into wrong and into right and Into black and into white and Into real men and fairies Into status quo and scary Yeah we want the world binary, binary But it's not that simple. And your dog has a bigger carbon footprint than a four wheel drive Yea your dog has a bigger carbon footprint than a four wheel drive And your dog has a bigger carbon footprint than a four wheel drive And so does your baby, maybe you oughta trade HIM in for a Prius- ROCK! I'm taking the stand in defence of the fence I got a little band playing tributes to ambivalence We divide the world into liberals and gun-freaks Into atheists and fundies Into tee-tot'lers and junkies Into chemical and natural Into fictional and factual Into science and supernatural But it's actually naturally not that white and black You'll be Dividing us into terrorists and heroes Into normal folk and weirdos Into good people and pedos Into things that give you cancer and the things that cure cancer And things that don't cause cancer, but there's a chance they will cause cancer in the future We divide the world to stop us feeling frightened Into wrong and into right and Into black and into white and Into real men and fairies Into parrots and canaries Yeah we want the world binary, binary - 011101! The more you know, the harder you will find it To make up your mind, it doesn't really matter if you find You can't see which grass is greener Chances are it's neither, and either way it's easier To see the difference Cause it's not that simple...
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Dear friends , this is an old poem of mine which was composed after I learnt that one of my favourite Hollywood actor Richard Gere had become a Buddhist and believed in Zen Philosophy. So having read about Zen, I composed in a simple format about the same. Hope you like it. Thanks, - Raj.                     ZEN PHILOSOPHY With roots buried deep in soils of Ancient India, And watered by the exotic blend of three different cultures; Reflecting the mysticism of India, the pragmatism of the Confucian mind, and the Taoist’s love of naturalness and spontaneity, Buddhism bloomed and blossomed into an exotic flower called 'Zen Philosophy'! In 475 AD a pupil of Buddha called Bodhidharma went to China. There the Mahayana School of Buddhism mingled with Chinese Taoism, which evolved into Chan Philosophy! 'Chan ' derived from the Sanskrit  word 'dhyana', which meant 'silent meditation',  - Through which the Buddha attained enlightenment and salvation! Later, in 1200 AD this Chan philosophy travelled to the shores of Japan, Where 'Chan' got translated to 'Zen' by its many followers and fans! ZEN is the art of meditation to achieve inner awakening, To gain intuitive knowledge, highlighting the inadequacy of logical reasoning! It therefore advocates the practice of 'zazen' or 'sitting meditation', For acquiring inner awakening through silent contemplation! ZEN could be practised in our daily life, Without entering a hermitage, leaving behind your family or wife! 'Gain the naturalness of your original true nature', -  preaches the Zen Teacher through meditation, 'Rather than through mere faith and devotion, which is contrary to Zen notion.' 'One must awaken to this present moment to feel this life, And not waste time in speculations of an Elusive After-Life’! The 'Enso' or the ‘circle’, is the Zen symbol which is often deployed, Symbolising Enlightenment, Strength, the Universe, and the Void! With this 'expression of the moment ' the Zen Philosophy starts, And today the ‘Enso’ is also the symbol of Expressionist Art! Never ask the Zen Master 'What is Zen, when, or how? ', For he will always tell you, - 'Zen Is The Instant Now'!                                                       - Raj Nandy, New Delhi.
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Jul 12, 2016
Jul 12, 2016 at 11:17 AM UTC
ZEN PHILOSOPHY
Dear friends , this is an old poem of mine which was composed after I learnt that one of my favourite Hollywood actor Richard Gere had become a Buddhist and believed in Zen Philosophy. So having read about Zen, I composed in a simple format about the same. Hope you like it. Thanks, - Raj.                     ZEN PHILOSOPHY With roots buried deep in soils of Ancient India, And watered by the exotic blend of three different cultures; Reflecting the mysticism of India, the pragmatism of the Confucian mind, and the Taoist’s love of naturalness and spontaneity, Buddhism bloomed and blossomed into an exotic flower called 'Zen Philosophy'! In 475 AD a pupil of Buddha called Bodhidharma went to China. There the Mahayana School of Buddhism mingled with Chinese Taoism, which evolved into Chan Philosophy! 'Chan ' derived from the Sanskrit  word 'dhyana', which meant 'silent meditation',  - Through which the Buddha attained enlightenment and salvation! Later, in 1200 AD this Chan philosophy travelled to the shores of Japan, Where 'Chan' got translated to 'Zen' by its many followers and fans! ZEN is the art of meditation to achieve inner awakening, To gain intuitive knowledge, highlighting the inadequacy of logical reasoning! It therefore advocates the practice of 'zazen' or 'sitting meditation', For acquiring inner awakening through silent contemplation! ZEN could be practised in our daily life, Without entering a hermitage, leaving behind your family or wife! 'Gain the naturalness of your original true nature', -  preaches the Zen Teacher through meditation, 'Rather than through mere faith and devotion, which is contrary to Zen notion.' 'One must awaken to this present moment to feel this life, And not waste time in speculations of an Elusive After-Life’! The 'Enso' or the ‘circle’, is the Zen symbol which is often deployed, Symbolising Enlightenment, Strength, the Universe, and the Void! With this 'expression of the moment ' the Zen Philosophy starts, And today the ‘Enso’ is also the symbol of Expressionist Art! Never ask the Zen Master 'What is Zen, when, or how? ', For he will always tell you, - 'Zen Is The Instant Now'!                                                       - Raj Nandy, New Delhi.
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