Kicks of Life

May 8, 2011
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The blows and kicks of life Relay a message No matter where they’re from They’re blessings in disguise If we but learn a lesson For the wise Nothing is to be called bad Any adversity of life Is a step in his growth If he knows to utilize

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Mine

May 8, 2011
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Mine I’ve been drowned So many a times What is your school? What is your line? Could I have a school Could I have a line When this poor self Is not even mine

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THE IMPERMANENT FLOWER

May 8, 2011
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I’m a flower Just bloomed today Yellow and gay Proudly I stand Looking beautiful and grand Waiting for a hand I’ve no fear to be picked For I know Tomorrow I’ll fade.

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THE KING OF ALL MUSIC

May 8, 2011
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Of the many many fine arts The finest is music Not comprised of songs Not melodies of words only But of the most subtle sounds The nada, the great vibrations That spontaneously inspire all cells Making them dance The stream of life sings To a particular rhythm Flowing through the corners of life Giving a […]

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STILL

April 26, 2011
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I keep looking at the statue of Buddha, So different the person it depicts. I keep looking for the Truth, When its the Sages who realize it. I keep looking for the path, When its the Sages who tread on it. I keep looking at the map, So different the country from it. I keep […]

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But what good is this kind of game?

December 10, 2010
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Om Mani Pay Me Hom Distorted is my inner worth, Makes me buoyant with pleasure. I superimpose finite on the infinite, Yet hope to gain the uncorroded treasure. The priceless wisdom of the Buddha, Left no hope for the pandit baba. I ran through shame, Then reversed the blame, And to cross the coast, I […]

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Hopeless Without Attachments

December 10, 2010
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My peaceful inner world I created with attachments Attachments in a multiple fold Not going against Your government If I practiced non-attachment Dear Lord could I progress I’m attached to gaining Enlightenment This attachment I wouldn’t undress My meditation I do not miss To it I’m really attached On my seat I sit in bliss […]

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JUST ONCE (Sirf Ek Baar)

December 10, 2010
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How could I ever learn I don’t remember my past Not even my mistakes How could I improve Rebirth has cut the path Erased all memories I’ll never change Without my centuries of history What good is rebirth It gives me a blank start Fresh and new Over and over again With nothing to lean […]

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Talking To My Other Self

December 10, 2010
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Om Mani Pay Me Hoi!  Hoi! Hooiiiiiiiii! Listen carefully! They say you are my soul I call you my eighth consciousness. You will survive You will depart When I die So you must be very happy I want you to listen good Don’t simply act Don’t simply take rebirth Stupid fella See how I’m suffering […]

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Beautiful Poem by Traktung Khepa

December 10, 2010
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You will remember, like a quick wisp, a small flutter… there, then gone. You will remember the way you prowled the streets and the way your fingers brushed across the twilight. You will remember the buzzing of little bees and the extent of the silence. You will remember conflict and loss, thickets of berries, the […]

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