The frenzy takes center stage,
where it feeds on urges
that reflect its animal nature.
Hurried, it further imprisons itself
within doubt and uncertainty.
Restless yet hopeful, it begins
the process of investigation.
Shedding light on activity,
it plays behavior on loop.
Moving further away from yearning,
it begins to immerse in quietude.
Disengaged and energy preserving,
it sets on the path to
the Ultimate Reality- a space
where impulses prove fruitless,
and the self is relinquished.
The stages of jhana are fulfilled and
Nibbana is quickly approaching.
Here, the mind relishes in equanimity.
Categories:
nibbana, change, confidence, conflict, corruption,
Form: Blank verse
In the time or
in and out of the space or
elsewhere I wandered,
I clasp myself alone,
but no perception of bliss of joy.
Many rebirths I conceded
Many samsara I roamed
I clasp myself alone,
but no perception of bliss of joy.
In the day or the light
In the night or the gloom
In and out of the universe
I explored with earnest
everywhere in the earth
but no perception of bliss of joy.
Can I retrieve it elsewhere?
While it’s as the brightest
as the gleaming star
in the chaste gloominess
inside the spirit of my own mind.
Attha devo bhava*
The brilliance lies indeed
in me and mine for ever
Illuminating all the world.
My body, speech and mind
Attain the mindfulness of Nibbana
Within me and mine.
*
Samsara – the material world in which the beings live.
Attha devo bhava (pali) – I’m the master of my own.
Nibbana (pali) – Nirvana (Sanskrit) .The literal meaning of "blowing out" or "quenching". Nirvana is the ultimate spiritual goal in Buddhism and marks the soteriological release from rebirths in sa?sara.
Categories:
nibbana, allegory, allusion, feelings, freedom,
Form: Free verse
Cooling the fire--
The fire of desire:
That is Nibbana.
Categories:
nibbana, allegory,
Form: Haiku
In the shade of a Cali wat Lao I debate with Ajahn Anan
What the secret Rakshasa Sutra must really look like.
In Lao we call them Nyak or Yuk or Yak. It depends.
When they’re hungry, what do names matter?
I ask: “Does a zombie have Buddha nature?”
He informs me the mindless craving for brains
Complicates things.
He suspects Frankenstein’s Monster is closer to Nibbana
But don’t quote him on that.
An American werewolf in Luang Prabang
Would stand no chance against a real Lao weretiger.
Both should still try to observe the five precepts as best they can.
If he was going to make a special wat for robots
He might name it Wat Lao Robobuddharam
But they would surely have to learn
To get beyond artificial binary worldviews.
“You aren’t going to turn this into a poem, are you?”
He asks.
“That’s nothing to be afraid of,” I assure him.
“Usually.”
Categories:
nibbana, fear, horror, myth, mythology,
Form: Free verse