Gautama Poems

The buddha meets christmas

...Iam Gautama buddha,                                                               an enlightened despot of East Asia,                                   Who met the mass of Christ or christmas,       ...

Right Living

..."I have been a stranger in a strange land."  Bible, Exodus 2:22

Siddhartha 
Wanderer, ascetic, teacher, awakened
Son of Suddhodana and Maya
Lover of right action, right thought and right speech...

Be Where You Are

...“As you walk and eat and travel, be where you are.
Otherwise you will miss most of your life.”
– Siddhartha Gautama

Be where you are in present time
no matter what your circums...

Helplessness

...the king travelled incognito
mixing among the commoners
both delighted and also envious
of how they find joy in simple things
content even in poverty and shortages 
and then the king discovered ...

Woman In the Flower

...In his silent 'Flower Sermon',
Siddhartha Gautama held up a flower;
he said nothing.
Time passed, the gathering began to fidget.
Some thought to look wise,
some lowered their eyes in confusion,
...

Which Whispers Love

...Her eagerness to be successful
bought her to him to be alone
Her need and. desire to copulate
Made loving her less a chore
The wines and bread to began
The evenings scored in song
Might this ni...

Thoughtful Experiments

...Einstein had his mathematical
Thought Experiments,
as did Bucky Fuller.

Eisenstin has our cooperative economics
feeling sacred Win/Win CoInvestments,
as did Jesus of multicultural New Nazareth...

God- the Name of Belief

...God is God- the name of belief, strong faith
the creator of the entire universe
and what we imagine or can't imagine
everything and every one is created by God

Yes, no need Him
to live the hou...

Rajaram Ramachandran, You Will Be Missed Forever

...RAJARAM RAMACHANDRAN, YOU WILL BE MISSED FOREVER

You’ve left a legacy, a treasure to cherish,
The words of wisdom, the priceless pearls,
Each letter embedded with love and care,
For all the fel...

In Zen Mode

...He meditates under the Bodhi tree 
like Gautama Buddha; his mind so free.



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My Favorite Legend

...A prince born in the cradle of royal opulence
in the picturesque vale of the Nepal Himalaya, 
Siddhartha Gautama renounced worldly life,
turned a mendicant, embarked on spiritual quest.

...

The Bodhi Tree

...The Bodhi Tree

I am a Bodhi Tree with branches reaching for the sky.
My cooling shade entreats a song, a lovely lullaby.
My roots run deep above and below the blessed ground
Where prayerful ...

The Woman In the Flower

...In the flower, a woman,
in the bloom a woman waving something.

In his silent 'Flower Sermon',
Siddhartha Gautama held up a flower;
he said nothing.
Time passed, the gathering began to fidget.
...

The Prisoner

...“I” is just a concept made by mind. Siddhartha Gautama

Mind has to dwell in a coerced seclusion: 
mind is a prisoner of the conclusion
that mind is mine. I share your letdown,
my mind....

Betrayals

...What is this word, betrayals?
		How did it come to be?
	Is it simply something less		
		Than you expected?
	Did your hopes and your desires
		Fall short of your aspires?
	Perhaps others failed ...

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