Lead Me Kindly To Nirvana-W

I invite the Triple Jewel from Ten directions
And from the past, present and future.
Namo Bhagavate Amitabhaya Tathagataya.
To the Buddha I take refuge
To the Dharma I take refuge
To the Sangha I take refuge
May all beings form great assembly, all in harmony

I seek the blessings of Arahats for Dharma & Vinaya
Let Transiency (Anicca), Sorrow (Dukkha,
And No-soul (Anatta) enlightened me
And be a raft to escape from birth and death.
What is transient is painful
Let not pleasure be a prelude to pain.

Birth is suffering, old age is suffering,
Disease is suffering, death is suffering,
To be united with the unpleasant and
To be separated from the pleasant,
Not to receive what one craves for.

Lead me kindly to Nirvana.

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Sixth place winner
Contets : Encore in honor of John heck
*Nirvana means salvation

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 10/14/2010 4:42:00 PM
Congratulations on your win..Sara
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Date: 9/22/2010 1:56:00 PM
very touching and sad, my blog today is about Buddha perhaps you'd grace me with a comment?Congrad's! Light & Love
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Date: 9/22/2010 1:29:00 PM
Congrats Dr Ram..Well done. BG
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Date: 9/21/2010 4:12:00 AM
Congratulations Dr. Ram on your win in John Heck's contest "Encore". Love, Carol
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Date: 9/21/2010 2:12:00 AM
Many congratulations on this win Dr. Mehta. The poem is superb.
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Date: 9/20/2010 7:26:00 PM
Congrats Dr. Ram on your winning poem in the Encore contest.. another rare beauty .. another beautiful win to enjoy tonight my friend with luv..
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Date: 9/20/2010 5:41:00 PM
Such heartfelt introspection and emotion in this write,....and the bitter truth of life and pain that we cannot escape, we all seek Nirvana. Congratulations on a fine poem, Dr. Ram.!
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Date: 9/1/2010 11:23:00 AM
Very pleasant mantra.
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Date: 8/28/2010 10:33:00 AM
A great peice of work here. So enjoyed today! Love to learn about Buddhism. Thanks for commenting on my poem "A Tiny Room". Love, Susan
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Date: 8/23/2010 4:52:00 PM
It is definitely something to long for - fine, mystical work here. Peace & Blessings Matthew Anish
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Date: 8/23/2010 3:56:00 PM
sorry i'm going to heaven. not infinant number of lives inbetween. straight there. john
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Date: 8/23/2010 1:23:00 PM
Hello Dr. Ram.. hope u are well today.. just saying 'hi' ..will be leaving on Wednesday.. its already Tuesday here ... going to see my son in Mississippi he is being flown from Iraq to there for recuperation from his surgery last week..so awful... so hope to read more of your dynamic poetry tonight..luv.. ciao..
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Date: 8/23/2010 4:41:00 AM
Namaste ... wonderful poetry ... thanks for the kind comment on bushmans homecoming love Jayne
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Date: 8/22/2010 7:10:00 PM
Outstanding entry, Doc. Excellent write. Good luck. Thanks for your kind words. Ralph
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Date: 8/22/2010 6:33:00 PM
we seek nirvana or meaning to life--enjoyed
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Date: 8/22/2010 6:15:00 PM
An excellent piece.. a treasure Dr. Ram.. much good luck in the contest by John ..thankxxx so much for your many well wishes and blessings. for my wedding... its official ..married one whole day now..its already Monday..luv..ciao..
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Date: 8/22/2010 6:11:00 PM
Beautiful.Reading this enlightened my spirit : ) very up lifting.
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Date: 8/22/2010 4:19:00 PM
In this is a feeling of being lost, and looking for the way out..holding out our hands to who ever we believe in to shelter us and lead us to the right path..simply a lovely write..so moving.Linda
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Date: 8/22/2010 1:48:00 PM
What a beautiful read on a Sunday afternoon for me, don't know what it means but I don't have to "get" it........thanks!
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Date: 8/22/2010 11:10:00 AM
Wow Dr Ram, great uplifting and thought provoking write.. Makes one do introspection as well.. All the best for the "encore" contest.. Enjoy your day further :) Wilma
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Date: 8/22/2010 10:16:00 AM
wow, the path to Nirvana is hard. Maybe I can't get there!! Very informative, Dr. Ram. Best of luck in the contest. LUv, Andrea
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Date: 8/22/2010 10:02:00 AM
"Let not pleasure be a prelude to pain." This should be my mantra, Dr. Ram. What a beautiful, insightful write. Thank you for your prayers. God bless you, my friend. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 8/22/2010 9:59:00 AM
Wonderful write my friend... peace does escape at times always Michael
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Date: 8/22/2010 9:47:00 AM
a beautiful prayer of enlightenment! Doc! one I will hold close to my heart as I enter humanity again after living with the willd ones all week in the forest....I pray I act on your words in my every movement, jimbo
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