Best Buddha Poems

( This poem is about the ' Killing Fields' of Cambodia, 1975-79,  where as many as 2 million people were murdered by the communist Khmer Rouge. I taught in Phnom-Penh from '73-74, and never met a people I liked more.)



They haunt me still, 
the...

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Long, long ago Thai monks covered up
a golden Buddha in clay to hide it
from marauding armies and their greed.

It had been forgotten until recent years,
overlooked by invaders, ending all fears,
until monks saw through a single dried crack
seeing the shining statue safe and intact.

So the monks...

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Each morning, when I first awake;
a daily vigil, I will take.
I arch my back and I stretch out long; 
this helps my body to grow strong.

To my box, I take a walk; 
release a stench, in lime-like chalk.
I dine in silence, savoring; 
the tasty flavors…mouth-watering.

Upon...

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It is so easy at four o clock
in the morning,
under a starry sky,
surrounded by redwoods
and pines,
centered and breathing
clear air and watching
the sky travelers
make their rounds.
Buddha nature is a piece of cake
until Six PM in the dining hall
with wife and children,
a bloody bore on your right,
who's...

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A decade and a half year ago
Explored Earth to and fro
Begging help and guidance too

Seeking knowledge from without
But to no avail answers were still kept
Keep wandering until Buddha and I met

Uttered words never heard
Radiates wisdom upon my head
Overrated queries were answered....

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You know what I think sometimes?
said Allah to Buddha,
Of course you do
and yet you don't.

I think I gave this gift of language
because you have a uniquely humanurtured gift
of comprehending
and transposing
and translating languages thru-out each and all Earth tribes,
but primally amongst your anthro-Allah loving selves.

Buddha thinks
we...

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touch football
the far goal is 
Buddha

I am not advocating disrespect for anyone's 
religion, just reporting life as I see it...

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I am Buddha

Just a stone but a big one 
With a chisel in hand he sculpted me 
Turned me into Buddha.

Inspired by the monolith statue of Gautam Buddha (founder of Buddhism) that stands amidst a lake in our city(Hyderabad,India)...

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Lord Buddha, the light of Asia.......

Lord Buddha was a son of King Suddhodana of the Gautama in India
He carried his name as Siddhartha during his childhood
He become a Buddha after found enlightenment under the Bodhi tree
where he went in deep contemplation of the Dharma, residing
in...

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I long to be eternally blissful, like the Laughing Buddha...

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youth
play while growing up
play when living toward your dreams
play when you are old

drowning
the trick of swimming
is to know when to stroke it
and when to float it

snuff
when terminating 
some life, plant or animal,
rejoice its being

lessen
serenity prayer
reminds there's little control
you're human, ok?

past 
ancestors taught you
everything they knew...

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On chilly Tuesdays, I write according to a strict ethos.
Evening light is subdued in a room of primary colors,
heat on medium to ensure balance and the notes

of a piano concerto flicker amongst red and white candles 
encircling two cream-colored half moon chairs which
my mass spans...

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rainy day
an old man dries the face
of Buddha

I am not advocating disrespect for anyone's 
religion, just reporting life as I see it...

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stop for chit chat
a pepsi crowns the head 
of Buddha

I am not advocating disrespect for anyone's 
religion, just reporting life as I see it...

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know thyself; is your life on the right track
aligned with, refined by, the principles of dharma
refrain, abstain, be kind and be calmer
meditate, seek meaning: find moral momentum
all actions count on this trip to nirvana...

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