There’s an empty space inside you that no one else can steal There’s an empty space inside you and, I assure you, it is real Curl up with tea and blankets open up a book or two And relish the sweet nothingness each empty page brings you Nature has its pleasures;Continue reading “An Empty Space”
Category Archives: Buddhism
A moment of realisation, by Diana St Ruth
Originally posted on Buddhism now:
Part of the Buddhist path may be to come to terms with our own immaturity, having to realise that maybe we’re not always right and we’re not always kind. Sometimes in fact we’re downright foolish and unkind. Maybe we don’t mean to be, but we are. In the past we…
Be
the stars light up my sky every day, every night– even when I cannot see them, I can hold them in my hand. for I have been hurt, but my light still shines. suffering is a cycle. let us observe it; let us end it… you’re allowed to stop fighting. NovemberContinue reading “Be”
Flow
A simple life a solo life is not a life off-course, . We must teach our sails to turn to a new wind . I want to learn what it is like to be accepted by my own skin, . I want to feel what it is like to pull the oars and steer .Continue reading “Flow”
while reading Buddha
you must go straight to the punchline: is there a problem to solve to begin with? Search your mind for causation, organization you’ll often be left dumfounded “I solved that problem four years ago.” Okay– so now we’re here now time for a quote about, “thinking too hard will only hurt your head,” Buddha wasContinue reading “while reading Buddha”
Interconnectedness
Me: I was tired of me being alone with a whole world to carry you were here are here, too– so when I see the clouds I see faces in the sky compassionate beings sprinkled like powdered sugar. We are all more than all equal we are all needed every last drop of the ocean must beContinue reading “Interconnectedness”
Cure
The outside collective soul of this world will forever cure our self-doubts, anxieties and fears. The spirit lives on in all united soil to stand strong-footed, sure of our smallness in humanity, in love.
Thought Flow
I think I want to be a Buddhist. My doctor called, said it would be good for my health; My shrink thinks I’ve got nothing to lose. My friends are all looking like hippies now anyway, so no harm done; My yoga mat calls me more than my crush across the street. It’s true– whatContinue reading “Thought Flow”
Reaching Joy 