A man has back pain. He visits a medical professional of any sort . . . The medical professional says, Take these medications. The medications numb the pain, But the pain returns. He then visits a different practitioner. This practitioner prescribes some exercises. The man does the exercises But the pain continues. He […]
From the Buddha To the Guru’s . . . All proclaim, “I Will Show You The Way.” They say, If you do such and such, You will get What you seek. And when you do not, They tell you, “Just keep doing it.” Can any man Be shown The Way? Yes. […]
Shall it be known, That each man gets What he desires. From the achiever To the sloth. No man becomes a sloth Who does not desire to be. No man becomes an achiever Who does not desire to be. An ear that is directed To the advice of the world Is […]
A child receives a toy set. On the box is a photo of an airplane Soaring through clouds At hundreds of miles per hour. Inside the box Is a plastic airplane That does not fly. From the Buddha To the toy set . . . All is sensationalism. Just once, One single […]
There is but little use To most things. There is no need To stop Or start. The eye is pleased By the shiny And the colorful. The mind is pleased By the conceptual And the self-important. One may meditate. But it is of little use. One may practice this and […]
Making mistakes, And rectifying them. Seeking success For the first time. Achieving success And seeking more. Accumulating wealth And coveting more. Attempting to be good, And moral. Becoming spiritual, And gaining expertise. Round and round A man shall go. All the while In a fight For peace. […]
Student (S) Master (M) S: Master, I can see in your eyes, and in your ways, that you are not afraid. How did you become this way? M: I do not know. S: Why are you not afraid? M: I do not know. S: I am afraid. M: I understand. S: Does it seem […]
Wisdom arises In a sincere heart. He who moves with sincerity, His steps tend to be assured. Seeking not pretense, Or favor, Or well wishes, He is propelled by an unseen force Toward it. It cannot be said What any man should do Or say . . . It cannot be […]
He was once asked, How much he loved his son. He said he did not know, But that it was something other than love. He called it, A Different Kind Of Feeling. He said that if his son Sent him to prison He would write him every day From his prison cell. […]
The clock ticks And ticks. Then at one particular moment The ticking stops. The last tick Was the last tick. Man’s life Is on a timer. Like the timer At a whirlpool The water is swirling, The bubbles are rolling. Then in one tick, The timer stops. The water turns […]
