Short Bodhi Poems

Among jade grass blades
Even mighty Bodhi trees
Must share the same earth...

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Change our minds
Value nothingness,study
Emptiness with joy
The bodhi tree is your friend
Death is in the past...

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Mired in a quagmire
Of quicksand and sin
Why not forsake rayless
Dusk for the eternal
Dawn of blissful Bodhi?


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The Bodhi Tree

“Buddha is the teacher
Who loves every creature 
He sat under a tree 
So that he could see
The true solution 
To the great pollution
That creates great pain
Within our brain 
”...

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



Couplet- any theme, any length Poetry Contest (Winner: 3rd Place)
Sponsored by: Dear Heart 
Date written: 04/25/2020...

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In Amida’s Pure Land
There is a sea of blue,
And upon its tranquil hue
Adorn millions of lotuses,
Each gleaming with a
Growing dream,
A dream for Bodhi,
And blooming Samadhi!

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The branches here leave 

no shadows where doubt can creep 

infiltrating your conciousness; reicinirating your grief

Here, your inner consiousness makes up its mind

Your soul less curious, your mind is at ease 

Remember what you came here for

Beneath the Bodhi tree...

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Global montra chant
Imperial bodhi count
five poison death punch













(In the Buddhist realm, the five poisons are similar to the Seven Deadly sins that lead us to or keep us in suffering mode. They are; Desire, Anger, Aversion, Delusion and Envy. Others include, Ignorance, Pride, Jealously and Hate....

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What is brighter than the Sun,
More luminous than the Moon,
And more glorious than the Mani Jewel?
The Golden Aura of Amitabha!
For His Light pervades across the
Ten quarters and extricates
The afflicted from darkness
And suffering! Bestowing the
Glory of Bodhi to all!

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spreading yellow sand
assimilating the heat
of the moment
absolutely
cosmic consciousness
rudderless boats
in the distant dreams
across the seventh sea
transmuting sexual energy
epitome of spirituality?
enlightened bodhi
sacred scriptures
toilet paper for now
millionth manifestation
explicit hidden truths revealed
inner voice breaking
covenant of primal love

dedicated to bonnie jenkins...

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See these tired eyes
A poor mask for what lies inside
Or, perhaps, a window to my mind

See these eyes searching, searching to find
A palace, a sanctuary, a place to unwind
A bodhi tree to sit behind
With a lover, a pen, a bottle of wine
And an empty book to write lines

These eyes of mine, they are kind
They are tired, they are open, they are wise
But until I meet you, my love, they are blind....

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If your heart harbors Bodhi,
You can become a Buddha,
If your heart harbors purity,
You shall soar o'er wicked Mara,
If your heart abides by Sila,
You may master the Dharma,
And if you are met with dilemma,
Crave not and turn it into Prajna!

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Also, please view my new Epic long poem at my blog:

https://purelandsutras.wordpress.com/2016/11/22/epic-poem-the-odyssey-of-dharmakara/...

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Yearn for Bodhi for life’s a dream,
A dark fleeting phantom, and a
Shadowy hollow illusion,
Filled with nightmares of greed and fear,
Of Love and loss and scorching
Fires of burning ire and desire, 
Of hard times that haunt and linger.
All dharmas are but dew and mist,
Ready to fade when the Sun of 
Inner Wisdom shines and pours forth,
Revealing the blooming lotus 
And the Seven Jeweled Lagoon 
Of the Land of Ultimate Bliss.

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