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Inside this issueRecognizing Stress and Tension
Randall Cash .........................1
Guided Meditaon: SoundsJames L. Halbirt ....................2
HandsMujin (Travis L. Adams) ........3
Fear of a Buddhist BookZ. L. King ................................3
ShandevaJames L. Halbirt ....................3
SitJames Davis ..........................4
The Great ComplainerTenshin Hyon Sek ................4
The Emperors New Clothes?Paul Stavenjord ....................5
Two PoemsGregory Howard ...................5
Pages of Sacred SagesBrian Alberer ........................6
A Wonderful ThingPaul Pickens .........................5
Wood CarvingJames Davie .........................7
Twinkle, TwinkleMyron Stebbins ....................7
Fear is Almost EverywhereZ. L. King ..............................7
Our AtudesWillie E. Campbell, III ............8
Passing AwayJames Bes .........................9
NowChad Frank ...........................9
Back to the OriginMujin (Travis L. Adams) ........10
Recognizing Stress and TensionRandall Cash (Lincoln, IL)When I frst went to death row in San Quenn in 1992 I was a stressed out
mess. I was very nave as to how the appeal process worked, how long Id be
sing there awaing execuon or reversal of penalty. Tension was a tangible
enty there. You could cut it with a buer knife.
Later, years later, in 1998-99, a friend turned me onto the Upanishads. I learned
how to do breath meditaon and found an elephant-sized weight lied o me.
It felt great, but I sll had no true mental discipline. Id let things get under my
skin and are o at people.
Then I le death row in 2005 and sat in Recepon Center, which was a real pow-
der keg. No respect, noise 24/7, making concentrang on anything very dicult.
I lost the ability to meditate! It was just too noisy. I was so tense. I had to nd a
way to embrace the chaos and be able to breathe and meditate or I was going
to go nuts. And just that easy I stopped ghng the noise and was able just to be
aware of my breath. Though I knew the noise was sll there, I no longer heard
it.
I sll do that here at High Desert. My cellie is a loud individual, deaf in one ear
so he over-compensates by yelling instead of talking. At rst it was unbearable. I
know its not his fault. Hes deaf! We have been cellies for over two years now.
Were like family. Wouldnt give him up for a new cellie if you paid me. And hes
louder than ever! He sll stresses me out at mes. I feel tense, but I recognize it
for what and why it is and it turns to vapor and just dissolves away.
When I realize I have won over a tense moment, it makes me smile because I
know I have evolved. Five years ago if someone yelled in my ear like this guy
does, wed be ghng. Now I realize the conversaon is going to be over in a
minute and it will be quiet again so theres no point in geng angry at a man
who is not aware of his volume level.
This is one example. The same scenario plays out while walking on the yard. Ill
hear guys talking about someone they saw on the news. A child molester gets
convicted and, Boy, if that guy would ever come to this yard, wed show him
some jusce and so on. Ill nd myself starng to get caught up in the old tes-
tosterone fesval and join in the dialogue only to hear an inner voice telling me,
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July-September 2011
Volume 7, Issue 3
NEWSLETTERB u d d h i s t C o r r e s p o n d e n c e C o u r s e
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Course. This is your
newsleerby you, about you, and
for you. You are the major contribu-
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Who am I to judge someone else? By my own hand, Ive taken four human
lives during three events in my life. What right do I have to say, I may be a
murderer, but at least Im not a child molester?
When I feel these things, my whole body ghtens up. I get so tense and
stressed because not only have I wrongly judged another personits not my
placebut I also have dredged up my own personal dukkha. What does thefact I have robbed four human beings of their lives mean to my karma? What
will happen when I leave this life? I meditate on it but its sll right here star-
ing back at me in the mirror. Can I cleanse my karma in this life or will I have
to keep returning and die at the hands of another killer or escape the circle of
birth and death and move on eventually? This is what gives me tension.
I try to be helpful to others in any way I can. I am tolerant of my comrades and
try not to harbor any ill will, anger, or animosity. It is not easy.
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Find a comfortable posture. Lying
in bed, sitting up straight in your
chair, take a few cleansing breaths.
Keep your eyes open, but not ixedupon anything.
Be aware of your body, lying or
sitting there. Just feel it as it is and
let it relax.
Now pay attention to sounds in
your body. Maybe you hear a gurgle
or a faint sigh.
Do not create or imagine any
sounds, Just listen to the silence if
you cannot hear anything.
Now expand your awareness tothe sounds around you, inside the
room.
Do not grasp or rejectany sounds.
Just listen.
Now expand your awareness to
include all sounds, the birds, the
wind, the trafic, singing, speakers,
all the sounds you hear.
Do not name the sounds. Do not
make up a story around the sounds,
Just open your ears to the sounds of
the world.
If you become distracted, remem-
ber your intention to be present, to
be aware, to meditate. Come back
again and again to just listening.
Now look deeply into listening:
where does sound stop and hearing
start? Experience this seamless
experience.
Notice how ephemeral sounds
are. They come and go. They do not
remain exactly the same for verylong.
Open yourselfto the music of the
world without any grasping.
Rest in the quietness and clarity
of this experience.
Stretch your body, move your
limbs. Gently get up, trying to main-
tain this quality of attention and
non-grasping throughout the day.
Guided Meditation: SoundsJames Halbirt (San Louis Obispo, CA)
What right do I have to say, I may be a murderer,
but at least Im not a child molester?
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Fear of a Buddhist BookZ. L. King (Galesburg, IL)
For more than four months
I was blessed with a copy of a
great and noble book
Guide to a Bodhisavas Way
of Life by Shandeva
I kept pung o the reading of
this book
Because of my fear
For twelve years I have been
reading excerpts
From Guide to a Bodhisavas
Way of Life
So I knew this book held gems
for me
Yet I did not read it because of
my fear
Fear that the book would
cause me to change
And begin to love people
Today I nally nished reading
Guide to a Bodhisavas Wayof Life
Yes, this book has caused me
to change
And become more like the
Buddhas and Bodhisavas
HandsMujin (Travis L. Adams) (Sarasota, FL)Sing in my cave on this rainy day once again, I ponder this newsleer.
Again and again, I cannot nd the Tao. I - ME - MINE: these words I see.
Talk of the Way! Talk of the Path! And at the same me grasping, even
for the pracce. Lost are the ones who talk of empness within these
pages. Not yet do they have the view. Grasping at the words of the prac-
ce, they miss the mark with eyes of duality. Not yet have they found
the sll point nor understood the Nectar of Death. Seeking the inner re
thruway of the chakras, seek the pure teachings of the 16 drops, and
arouse the kundalini. The thoughts within these pages are not yet of the
Tao, for without empness, the last of the three principals, you are
not of the Way. For without these threerenunciaon, bodhicia, and
empnessyou cannot enter upon the Great Mahayana Path. Without
the Great Compassion of true bodhicia, you can never be a Bodhisa-
va, nor conduct the deeds. Without the armor of Great Compassion, you
will be forever in samsara, the realms of the lower six.
Have you ever stopped to look at your hands? Put your hand in front of
your face! What do you see? You may speak of so many condions that
arise from these
hands. Tell me, how
can this be? What do
you see, my Dharma
friend? Close your
eyes. Now you see,
nothing is before you!
You are looking
through the eyes of
duality, lost in the illu-
sions of the mind. Thehands as you call
them, the label you
prefer, I cannot see.
Therefore, they have
never hindered nor served me. In this way one can see there is no reali-
ty. Everything is empty, exisng solely upon condions that give rise to
the thing you see.
The king of empness dwells within the Great Palace of karma and the
Four Truths guard the palace gates from the Five Horsemen. Stand guard
over your mind, for the Five Horsemen ride seeking those of duality,
placing upon them the magic spell of the Black Pig. Lost in the illusionary
world, those beings we must save. Hold ght to the Three Jewels forthey have your ank. Never forsake them.
May the great deies manifest within you for the me is short, and the
Dharma is slipping away. Beware my Dharma friends of the magical
Black Pig, for he alone has sent the Five Horsemen to the great Dharma
king. Dwelling in the abode of the great karmic Palace of the Universe,
this is the place of pracce. You must make it your abode.
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Shandeva
(James Halbirt, San Luis Obispo, CA)
In this way one can see
there is no reality.
Everything is empty,
existing solely upon
conditions that give rise
to the thing you see.
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The Great ComplainerTenshin Hyon Sek (Jeremy Jones) (Bunker Hill, IN)There is this guy in my cell house
who seems to cry and complain
about everything. Anyone familiar
with my past arcles will know that
my people skills are somewhat
lacking when it comes to compas-
sion and empathy towards others.
Not good or very Buddhist, I know,
but it is what it is.
In my spiritual philosophy, God, the
Universe, whatever label you want
to aach to it, brings around
chance aer chance for growth and
development in a consistent and
progressive manner. I have been
geng the opportunity to change
my worldview in regard to under-
standing other peoples pain.
The gentleman I dubbed the great
complainer has for months now
been trying to share with me the
pain his leg has been giving him. At
mes I can be a jerk. I did not care
about his suering, and listening to
him was causing me to suer.
Why am I like this? Who knows.Maybe I learned it as a kid when
my mom would say things like,
Stop crying, you lile baby, or
Its too far from your heart to kill
you.
Last week I slipped a disc in my
lower back. I have been in constant
pain and cannot pracce my kung
fu. Maral arts is my passion my
soul, and I may not be able to train
again. I began to cry about it. What
a turn of events.
Aer a few days, I recognized my
own complaining and realized that
I was acng just like the guy who
bothered me so much over the
past few months. The fruits of kar-
ma. It smiled its black-tooth grin,
yet within that menacing grin lies
the spiritual light of opportunity.
Now I am asking myself things likeAm I and the pain the same or
dierent? Who is it that feels the
pain? What does pain look like?
Koans take a while so I will be back
to this in a future arcle.
For now I want to impart to you
what I have learned from this.
When someone is suering physi-
cally or mentally, imagine that you
are the one who is suering. Truly
feel the pain. Once you understand
this type of misery, dedicate a
pracce to the healing of him or
her, or me, if you dont mind. Then,
thank God, Buddha, whomever,
that you have your health.
If you are suering, try to under-
stand your pain and your reacon
to it. Do not run away from it be-
cause that will only increase its
intensity. Like a living beast it will
stalk you.
I am leng the pain run its course.
I am opening up to it and learning
what it has to teach me. This isdicult, but all things will come to
an end. My pain is not eternal. Nor
are you and I.
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SITJAMES M. DAVIS
(BOISE, ID)
Sit, no thoughtThe truth comes fromLessons taughtEmptinessAnd the appearance of
thingsThree times, the singing
bowl rings
Offerings made andThen a bow; bare
attentionThe mind is presentHere and nowAttachment and aver-
sionThoughts deludedA path begunEight steps included
In my spiritual philosophy, God,
the Universe, whatever label you
want to attach to it, brings
around chance after chance for
growth and development in a
consistent and progressive
manner.
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To receive copies of any of the re-
sources listed below, please write to
Rev. Richard Baksa at the address on
p. 2.
A lisng by state of Buddhist
groups that may be able to sendvolunteers to your prison to
conduct Buddhist acvies.
The Religious Land Use and
Instuonalized Persons Act of
2000: This guarantees equal
access to all religions to prison
facilies for the purpose of
religious meengs.
What is the Religious Land Use
and Instuonalized Persons
Act?: This explains the act and
how it is to be applied.
Two PoemsGregory Howard (Pittsburgh, PA)Men yell out in the middle Bow, to the world in peace
Of the night, haunted by Uplift, the poor in the world
The nightmares of their Develop, true kindness in others
Mind, seeking relief Deliver, truth to the people
From the pain and Help, the old and little children
Suffering of the world . Accomplish, love to the world.
I give you four coins
That are priceless, and
Eight bottles of water to drink .
Look into my treasure chest
And take any three gems you
Want. Believe, understand,
Dig deep, hear, apply .
I guess its a direct reecon on how old I am. The other day I was talking
with someone, and menoned The Emperors New Clothes. He didnt have
a clue what I was talking about.
The subject was science and how science (a lot of science) is believed because
everyone else believes it, not because it produces any facts. If a book were
wrien, entled The Facts of Science, you would have the front and back
covers and a lot of blank pages. There are no facts of science. (Ill bet I get
some aenon with that statement.)
Everything is in constant change. Interdependent originaon. Facts would
be considered non-changing. Eternal. There can be a lot of confusion in using
the wrong word. Words are only symbols and may or may not clearly and
fully express the meaning intended and, moreover, words may be understood
quite dierently from what was intended by the speaker.
Fact is only one of the many words that we use without fully understanding
the meaning. Truth is another word that I have problems with. Truth
doesnt change. If it does change, call it something else. People say, My truth
might be dierent from your truth. Impossible if we are talking about
(Connued on page 8)
The Emperors New Clothes?Paul Stavenjord (Seward, AK)
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Pages of Sacred Sages
Brian Alberer (Smyrna, DE)Turn the pages of great sages in holy booksOnly to nd that your best friends can be lying crooks
Stories of lives that have suered bloodshed
Is the way it begins
I keep on turning pages of this book full of strife
Only to nd that kindness and compassion
Are never brought to life
I read on and tears wet the ancient pages
I cry for the sacrice of these wise sages
Please someone stop me from turning pages
As I pray for the sacrice of the sages
As spiteful feelings build into rage,
Dear Creator dont let me turn the next page,
Dont make me the next sacrice on these pages
Time to close the sacred book of sages.
Please, dear Creator, no more pages.
A Wonderful ThingPaul Pickens (San Diego, CA)
Buddhism is a wonderful thing. It gives you peace of mind, insight, mindfulness, and
compassion. You can look at life for what it is. We are born. We live. We die. A lot of people get
stuck on dying. Me not so much. Even in prison I dont really think about it. I have learned tolive for the moment. Prison is a strange place to ind Buddhism with all the madness, violence,
and chaos. I can still ind refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, which by the way I am
still getting used to but I know it is there. I once never thought about anything that Buddhism
teaches us, but now I think about these things all the time. It is a daily practice but a good one.
I just wish more people knew and understood what we know. I know the world would be a lot
more peaceful. I used to think it was all about me. Nobody else mattered. Doing drugs, stealing,
robbery. Stupid stuff. But now I see things in a whole new light. My attitude, my way of
thinking, even doing my time has changed. They say inside every fat person there is a skinny
person trying to get out. Thats the way I felt. I needed to step aside and let my Buddha nature
come through, and it felt great. I read all the BCCNs of all my Buddhist brothers and sisters and
I cannot only hear the change but I can feel it too. I have eight years left and I will continue my
Buddhist practice. I would like to become a Buddhist chaplain, so I can continue to learn and
teach this awesome thing called Buddhism.
To Rev. Richard Baksa and everyone in your organization, thank you for all that you do. You
have changed a lot of minds and hearts. I know today I am a better person because of the
Buddhas teaching and all of your support. To all Buddhist programs throughout the country,
from all of us inside, thank you.
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Fear is Almost
EverywhereZ. L. King (Galesburg, IL)
Today is the birthday of mybeloved grandmother.
She was a great and noble
woman that has died.
In life she was a farmer, teach-
er, and washerwoman, too.
Today is also the day that my
mother died.
She died on her mothers birth-
day.
Mother was voted Mother of
the Year
Two or three mes,
And worked as nurse for 35
years.
The last sixteen years of her
life
She was a nursing supervisor.
My fear is that prison will block
My desire to give back
Something of value
I am trying to live to be 87,
But many teach we do not
know
The hour of death.
Death comes as a thief in the
night.
Twinkle, TwinkleMyron Stebbins (French Camp, CA)I think of, and dream of,
All the lile stars in the universe oan free
Creang empty yet full pictures on the biggest canvas called the galaxy
Look how each and every star shines so bright
Even at night, yeah, I mean it shines so bright
Me? Oh, I sit like right over there
Right next to him and her
Yeah, like right over there
I stand amongst greatness;
I see through the sea
My enlightenment is so bright somemes it blinds even me
Full blast head-on,
I dig deep from within
No me wasn I gots to push to the end
What you mean I might not win?
Well, regardless of the outcome Ill give it my all
110% of what is or may be
I see in dimensions above the 33rd and the third degree
What, you want a challenge?
Nah I submit, yes, you win
cuz its beer to be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt
and secrets cant be passed to just anybody
So I bole up what I know
And give it to those who show
True compassion amongst all mankind
I dont think that was you, so let me speak to whos next in line
Thank you for your me,
Nah man, Im serious, I mean it,
Thank you for your me
And please connue to shine
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Wood CarvingJames Davie (Brent, AL)
I carved this wood picture of the Bud-
dha and donated it to the Saraha Bud-
dhist Center in San Francisco. Aer
studying wood carving with a profes-
sional wood carver here in prison a
few years ago, I recently began wood
relief carving. Everything I have carved
so far is Buddhist related. I send my
carvings to various monks and monas-
teries in the country.
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You are you, a unique individual. Only by walking, only by living your life, will
you nd the Way. This is something of great value.From The Spiritual Path: Buddha, Zen, Tao, Tantra, by Osho
There are animals trained to serve humans. Dogs, certain breeds of pri-
mates, cats, birdsand it is a most unique relaonship at that. Figure that:
these creatures are sorta tuned in to your (human) mental and emoonal
energiesour atudes and personalies. So much so that they are able to,
by insnct, grasp our most subtle ways of conduct, be it our tones of voice,
bodily gestures. Amazingly, they can pick up when certain elements about
our nature are about to changebefore the change occurs. Intriguing phe-
nomenon this is.
Humans, too, are able to intuit things about other humans. Unfortunately,
we dont oen take advantage of these natural gis. Worst of all, we mys-
fy them and treat them as something apart from our natural way of being,
calling these natural aspects of our character ESP. Then breaking ESP
down into its smallest parts, separang the parts into smaller parts, treang
them all as if they are
something outside of our
natural makeup. The fact is
that clairvoyance, clairau-
dience, telekinesis, and
other gis are as natural
to us as is blinking our
eyes, or breathing.
One would think that since
these are natural for our
construct as human be-
ings, then we should have
lile trouble being much
more in tune with one
another, to the point that
we are fully capable of pung forth a much more focused eort in recogniz-
ing when our fellow human beings are not receiving our compassionate
best.
Do our atudes aect non-human beings (viz: plants and animals)? Whatabout inanimate objects like stones, soil, water air, houses, vehicles, etc.?
Simple answer: YES! to all of the above. Yes. And since we know that our
atudes aect inanimate objects, how much so do our atudes have an
impact on our fellow human brothers and sisters. Think of it: something is
seriously wrong with us when we are kinder, gentler, and more thoughul
of plants and animals than we are toward our fellow manminding how we
conduct ourselves in the presence of animals, but caring less about our con-
(Connued on page 9)
Truth in the ulmate sense. In
the convenonal sense, howev-
er, your truth might be dierent
than mine.
Modern science is built upon
the atude of objecvity. First,
we observe what our senses
detect. Then we make assump-
ons about reality based upon
these observaons. Next, we
build logical systems upon these
assumpons. Every scienc
conclusion, no maer how sim-
ple or complex, has come about
in this fashion. These logical
systems are connuously grow-
ing, being changed, and becom-
ing more realisc as man strives
to make his theories t the ob-
servable universe.
Buddhas teachings on emp-
ness say that, All dharmas are
marked with empness. ALL
dharmas, not most or some. So
if we understand Interdepend-
ent Originaon, there are no
facts of science. Science is
very helpful and very, very in-
teresng, but when we look at
science as facts, we are looking
at the Emperors New Clothes.
The Emperor was walking
around naked!
Nobody likes to be lied to, and
Im sure that my parents didnt
do it intenonally. It took me
almost 60 years to realize that
what I was taught wasnt the
truth. Oh! Look at the Emper-
ors beauful new clothes!
Beer to realize it at 60 than
not realize it at all.
Ive only found one fact that
doesnt change, and thats the
truth.
(Connued from page 5)
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Willie E. Campbell, III (St. Gabriel, LA)Our Attitudes
There is always that
something inside of
us that tells us when we
are conducting
ourselves less than our
human best toward
others and ourselves.
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duct in the presence of other human beings. Not dis-
playing any negave atudes so as not to provide
dogs, cats, bears, moose, and snakes, yet quick are we
to nd the most hurul, insulng, and dehumanizing
things to say, do, and feel toward other humans
feeling jused in doing sounder the false noon
that such muck is for their own good.
Humanity connues to grow in our understanding of
compassion. One of the areas we are kinda-sorta uc-
tuang in is our understanding of the interconnected-
ness of all beings. This is not an easy thing to realize
with the depth of a Buddha, Guru, Christ, or an Ava-
tar. And, unlike the bears, the alligators, tortoises, and
cockroaches, even though we are born with every
insnct necessary for basic survival, as our caretakers,
friends, and life coaches get hold of our minds, we
change into something we later need to learn that we
are not and are not born to be.
The struggle to truly awaken to the god-sparks we are
is a long and arduous adventure that somehow has a
way of introducing us to what we look like when we
are not at our human bestmainly when that less-
than-the-best part of us has digressed into some-
thing horrendous and unpleasing to look upon with
our own eyes. Insncvely we just know we are much
beer than the way we choose to mistreat others.
Like the bears, the poodles, billygoats, and pigeons,
were born just as we are made to be. Human nature
doesnt change, We change and twist in our minds
what nature unashamedly is.
Another (and most honorable) gi we are born with is
compassion. We are born blessed with love and trust
for others. With care and concern for the feelings of
others. With consideraon for the eects our
thoughts, words, and deeds can have on one another.
There is always that something inside of us that tells
us when we are conducng ourselves less than our
human best toward others and ourselves. There are
no magical incantaons, spells, and no amount of
prayer necessary. Just STOP, LOOK, LISTEN, and FEEL
before we think speak and act toward others.
A genuine love for fellow man is encoded in the uni-
verse abroad and the universe within our beings.
Were growing, and geng beer. I think were grow-
ing closer, and geng closer to there. Our original
nature. Brotherhood. Universal Brotherhoodnot just
as a concept but a fact of life, living, and being. Peace,
Love, and Blessings.
(Connued from page 8)
Passing away is not hard
Like a dandelion
Its a beauful ower
Then goes to seedBut the seeds blow on
More dandelions appear
As beauful as the rst
Passing away is never the end
Just the beginning of a new life
Passing AwayJames Bettis (Clarinda, IA)
No past
no future
only now.
NowChad Frank (Butner, NC)
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It would not be correct to say that a young man in
prison bears the whole responsibility for his crime. He
is the product of his family, his schooling and his socie-
ty. If we look deeply we may ind that when he was
younger, his parents often fought and caused each oth-
er and their child to suffer. Perhaps he was abused.
Lacking love, lacking education, he tried to forget him-
self in drugs. With drugs, his ability to make good
choices diminished even further. Committing a crime
was the result.
Looking deeply, we see that the conditions for this
young man's actions did not arise only from his own
mind and experiences. All of us bear some responsibil-
ity for creating the conditions that led him into the
cycle of crime and addiction. If we only condemn and
punish him, it will not help. People use drugs because
they are in pain and want to run away from life. Put-
ting someone who is suffering like this in prison is not
the way to solve the problem. There has to be love and
understanding, some means of bringing him back intolife, offering him joy, clarity, and purpose.
Thich Nhat Hanh,
from Understanding Our Mind
Back to the OriginMujin (Travis L. Adams) (Sarasota, FL)Sing on a cli
Looking down upon The Rivers of Time
Deep are the Valleys of Red Flowers
The water drop falls between Heaven
and Earth
Wind blows upon the clis sharp edge
As the sword of Manjushri
Feel the Thunder!
Smell the Earth,
Time,
Movement - Impermanence - Life
Shuuuu....
Close your eyes, now you see
Be sll!!
Feel the ancient Earth within you
See the impermanence of Life
Flash of lightening!!
The sword of Manjushri lances yourmind!
Sing on the clis of Time
Back to the origin
The Rivers ow, and the owers are red
Nothing else can be said.
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