Mahayana Poems


Premium MemberRespect for the Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama, who has earned 
great respect and admiration,
has said that, after his death, 
he will achieve reincarnation.
The school of Mahayana, 
a Buddhist doctrine,
teaches social concern 
and universal salvation,
a revered belief system
in his Tibetan nation.

The government of China,
with its history of prevarication,
insists that only it can decide
on the Dalai Lama's next manifestation,
showing complete disrespect
for Buddhist faith and tradition.

This atheistic tendency
shows no understanding 
of trancendency,
and I hope his successor
will continue the struggle 
against the oppressor.

Whatever you do or do not believe,
religion is a powerful force,
and the true Dalai Lama's credibility
will always be a matter of course.
Categories: mahayana, appreciation, religion,
Form: Rhyme

A Way of Bodhisattva

In Mahayana Buddhism, a bodhisattva is an enlightened person who gives up his personal salvation in order to save all living beings through mercy.

To hear, to ignore the consequences,
to give up everything, to sever ties
with common sense, to go along with senses
which choose the bumpy roads to the skies,
to bare yourself, to strip away enigmas
of body, to expose private parts
of soul and, notwithstanding norms and stigmas,
to answer the last call for lonely hearts.

That’s bodhisattva’s way. It's pretty hard
to answer calls of every lonely heart.

31.10.2019
for contest LAST CALL FOR LONELY HEARTS – COLLABORATION 
sponsored by Line Gauthier
Categories: mahayana, heart, lonely,
Form: Rhyme


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