Tracking a whole lot of suffering tonight. Remaining still in the midst of life/death dramas unfolding thousands of miles away. Not distant in a very real sense though.
Let’s pour spiritual merit into the bottomless bucket of suffering. Somehow there are not individuals involved. Not separate sufferings, while at the same time there are.
Hanging in the hedge a disgarded corn chip packet. With my consciousness recently raised on roadside littering I reached for the bag with the intention of transporting it to a bin. Along with other rubbish I’d picked up. It’s been raining, the bag had filled with water. Emptying the bag, a drowned rodent spilled out! I silently recited a short scripture for its benefit.
The figure kneeling before the Buddha caught my attention as I sat drinking tea yesterday in Yorkshire. (Jason the cat replaced me on the warmed flagstones.) In a certain way, figuratively speaking, life experiences can have us on our knees. Sometimes big events in one’s life are so huge, SO HUGE, the impression never goes away, yet fades in time. Thankfully. Sometimes seemingly small events have us on our knees.
A drowned rodent,
in a chip packet,
hanging in a hedge,
in the English countryside.
So sorry,
So very sorry.
Carried away
making Marmalade
today.
Emails unanswered
phone calls
not made.
Something
about creating
gets under yer skin.
Make manifest
Making manifest
Living life.
This post is for a young lad I heard about recently who is dealing with terminal brain cancer. He’s living the life he has left fund raising for cancer research. He’s making manifest. He’s inspired. Inspiring.
Day’s Done
Gone the sun
From the sea
From the hills
From the sky.
All is well
Safely rest
Buddhas are
Nigh.
With a hat tip to Guiding circa late 1950’s.
Before sleeping, offering spiritual merit, what else is there?
Every breath in
compassion
every breath out
love.
Found in the
micro
pauses?
Wisdom.
Please
PLEASE
Wisdom!
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