I am not a saint I used to live as a drunk From sip to sip Allowed myself to be absorbed In the daily poisons I sank in descending spirals I once touched the ground Where there is no more Gambling As I lost all of it Pride, desire, aversion… Envy… Even delusion itself Nothing […]
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Love for Vajra Guru
Vajra Guru I present you my love Uncontrived, pure and deathless All that is perceived by my body Is my offering to your Vajra body All that sounds is my song to your heart My breath and my mind is manifested only for your joy I have no desires of my own No memories nor […]
Show me the Truth
This poem on insight and illusion was translated from Portuguese to English by Daniela Boeira. Show me the truth Honey is sweet by nature Offer me the most precious treasure The lamp that dissipates the darkness Within my hesitant mind Small and slow steps Your enlightened compassion does not waver While cutting sharply through illusions I […]
Devotion to the Guru
Padma Drolma And if in all the beads nothing comes up I won’t forget you I’ll give another turn Despite my thousand stumbles For I know that thin are the lines which separate mastery from fear They are tiny and do not define Space is the shelter that does not welcome It afflicts me […]
Destination Unknown
Sherri Maxwell When starting on the path, you have the guardrails up, the training wheels on, you are on track, and everybody is there to support you. How wonderful. We are headed towards “Enlightenment.” Your Sangha is heavenly, your Guru is amazing—you are all set. That is, until life events punch holes in your conviction […]