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First Noble Truth (Poem)

Suffering and sorrow is
all this floating world knows.
Yesterday, today and tomorrow,
we have no concept of Now.

In our delusion, we think
we are free, caught up
in strife, ignorant of history.
No one knows what, when,
where, who, why, or how.

Yet there is a Light boundless
from across the Ocean of Peace,
a bright and shining beacon,
where both gods and men confess:
"Boundless Life is He."

With open arms does He beckon,
offering compassion and mercy to all.
Cut through delusion, and become free.
Take a hold of your life, and abandon misery.
For there is a cure to
suffering, and here is how:

All we need to do to join
the land of Bliss is to say:
"Namu Amida Butsu."
Then truly are we assured,
and all our worries cured,
that Nirvana is our path.

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