Although I must live
In the world as it is
I work to create
The world as I dream
In the world as it is
I work to create
The world as I dream
Tag: compassion
The Entangled Path
I seek the path to awareness
Reminding myself
The way through
Entanglement and attachment
Is not easily cleared
Reminding myself
The way through
Entanglement and attachment
Is not easily cleared
I carry compassion
A torch to light my way
Through the darkness of unseeing
I wield mindfulness
A blade to cut my way
Through the brambles of being
Teardrops
It was a time
When the tears fell so hard
They flowed together in torrents
All emptying into
A vast ocean of sorrows
When the tears fell so hard
They flowed together in torrents
All emptying into
A vast ocean of sorrows
While I tried to be brave
Standing on sorrow’s shore
Adding my own tears
To the deluge
Buddhas
Sometimes
I bring up this image
Just so the line of Buddhas
Can remind me of compassion
And the vibrant colours
Embolden my will for passion
I bring up this image
Just so the line of Buddhas
Can remind me of compassion
And the vibrant colours
Embolden my will for passion
Resistance ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #47
Resistance is necessary
Violence is not
Violence is not
I will be the willow
And not the hammer
I will be the water
And not the rock
Where there is hate
I will love
Where there is greed
I will give
I dream of a city pure
I dream of a city pure
Where justice is a synonym for compassion
Where success is a synonym for altruism
Where wealth is a synonym for generosity
Where ambition is a synonym for benevolence
Where justice is a synonym for compassion
Where success is a synonym for altruism
Where wealth is a synonym for generosity
Where ambition is a synonym for benevolence
From dark to grey to light
I fought for justice
In a world which seemed
Villains and victims
Righteous rage and punishment
In a world which seemed
Villains and victims
Righteous rage and punishment
I strive for healing
And the world becomes
Healers and the healing
Compassion, grace and service
Compassion ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #33
Here have I resided
For a hundred generations
Constructed for Gautama
In honour of compassion
And the light of self-reflection
For a hundred generations
Constructed for Gautama
In honour of compassion
And the light of self-reflection
Gather here in peace
Quieting your mind
Listen for my voice
The wisdom of the ancients
But the energy that is me will not be lost
But the energy that is me will not be lost
~ Dr. Peter
Vancouver Aids Memorial
Sunset Beach
Vancouver
British Columbia, Canada, 2013
Sunset Beach
Vancouver
British Columbia, Canada, 2013
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