A vision of beauty is like the sun.
Before seeing it, my world was dark.
Now it is alight with passion.
With the world alight with passion,
the dark of night no longer blinds me
to the true beauty of love.
Showing posts with label passion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label passion. Show all posts
20130428
The Basic Goodness of the Unborn (poem)
My heart once aflame with evil passions
is cooled by the calmness of my mind —
all that is left is refined as compassion
by the single-minded focus on No-thought.
Though red embers still glow, its heat
has melted all evil away, leaving behind
the basic goodness of the Unborn.
is cooled by the calmness of my mind —
all that is left is refined as compassion
by the single-minded focus on No-thought.
Though red embers still glow, its heat
has melted all evil away, leaving behind
the basic goodness of the Unborn.
20121030
Love What You're Doing
Love what you are doing!
Be passionate
about what you're doing
when it becomes hard work.
With passion, any rational person would keep working.
If fun describes what you're doing,
and if you absolute love it,
then you work that much harder.
Love what you are doing!
20100121
Reflection on the Tao (poem)
With the right training
the mind is a precious tool.
Ego forgotten, feelings yielding
to the tamed mind leads
the way to the heart of Tao.
Yet when common sense fails us,
neither ego nor the untamed mind are of use.
All that is left then is the heart.
Fed by desire and passion,
emotions and feelings seem wonderful,
yet are worthless clothing the ego.
Indeed, the humble power of the heart
helps us to forget ourselves,
and to wield Mind softly with love.
Gently desires paint
the soul with the melody of passion,
until the sunrise of compassion
awakens our hearts to the Tao.
Letting go of desire,
grasping only straw,
let the heart lead.
the mind is a precious tool.
Ego forgotten, feelings yielding
to the tamed mind leads
the way to the heart of Tao.
Yet when common sense fails us,
neither ego nor the untamed mind are of use.
All that is left then is the heart.
Fed by desire and passion,
emotions and feelings seem wonderful,
yet are worthless clothing the ego.
Indeed, the humble power of the heart
helps us to forget ourselves,
and to wield Mind softly with love.
Gently desires paint
the soul with the melody of passion,
until the sunrise of compassion
awakens our hearts to the Tao.
Letting go of desire,
grasping only straw,
let the heart lead.
20051220
True Dharma, Buddha Nature, True Mind, Self Nature
For a person of unsteady mind,
Not knowing true Dhamma,
Serenity
Set adrift:
Discernment doesn't grow full.
For a person of unsoddened mind,
Unassaulted awareness,
Abandoning merit & evil,
Wakeful,
There is no danger
No fear.
-Dhammapada, 3, translation by Thanissaro Bhikku.
Commentary: this quote is from verses 38 and 39 in Chapter 3 of the Dhammapada.
Chapter 3 is entitled The Mind, and gives the disciple instructions about the mind.
The footnote for verse 39 reveals that a soddened mind is soaked by the rain of passion.
For, just as our clothes are soaked in the rain, so too is the mind by passion.
Of course, a light rainfall will barely soak me; but a rainstorm would drench me.
Likewise, a storm of passion would harm me greatly, disturbing my mind, leaving me distracted, lost, confused, motivated by fear and prone to anger.
Thus, passion itself is harmless in moderation. Too much of it or too little of it will lead to
psychic illness.
As well, "true Dharma" is subtly realized as Buddha Nature where the realm of truth, being that of phenomenon and noumenon, is also known as Dharmakaya.
When the disciple always views Self Nature as Buddha Nature, the True Mind is bathed in the realization of the true Dharma path, the Middle Way.
Reference:
Footnote to Dhammapada Verse 39: http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/khuddaka/dhp/tb0/index.html#n39
Not knowing true Dhamma,
Serenity
Set adrift:
Discernment doesn't grow full.
For a person of unsoddened mind,
Unassaulted awareness,
Abandoning merit & evil,
Wakeful,
There is no danger
No fear.
-Dhammapada, 3, translation by Thanissaro Bhikku.
Commentary: this quote is from verses 38 and 39 in Chapter 3 of the Dhammapada.
Chapter 3 is entitled The Mind, and gives the disciple instructions about the mind.
The footnote for verse 39 reveals that a soddened mind is soaked by the rain of passion.
For, just as our clothes are soaked in the rain, so too is the mind by passion.
Of course, a light rainfall will barely soak me; but a rainstorm would drench me.
Likewise, a storm of passion would harm me greatly, disturbing my mind, leaving me distracted, lost, confused, motivated by fear and prone to anger.
Thus, passion itself is harmless in moderation. Too much of it or too little of it will lead to
psychic illness.
As well, "true Dharma" is subtly realized as Buddha Nature where the realm of truth, being that of phenomenon and noumenon, is also known as Dharmakaya.
When the disciple always views Self Nature as Buddha Nature, the True Mind is bathed in the realization of the true Dharma path, the Middle Way.
Reference:
Footnote to Dhammapada Verse 39: http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/khuddaka/dhp/tb0/index.html#n39
20050630
Conquering passion (poem)
Think of passion (kama)
as the source of the dust
on the mirror or the fog
on the window of the soul.
By just sitting,
wake the rational mind
from its slumber
and control the heart.
By just sitting,
blow away the dust
on the mirror,
and wipe away the fog
on the window.
When passion is quenched,
all that is left is bliss.
as the source of the dust
on the mirror or the fog
on the window of the soul.
By just sitting,
wake the rational mind
from its slumber
and control the heart.
By just sitting,
blow away the dust
on the mirror,
and wipe away the fog
on the window.
When passion is quenched,
all that is left is bliss.
20050509
Rise Above Passion: a Second Look (poem)
Chasing passion,
my desire has ended,
now to be fulfilled.
I chased the girl of my dreams.
Who can do better than that?
Time and time again
crawling after mirages,
I had fooled myself.
Now I rise above passion,
and start to know what love is.
Indeed, love makes clear
the heart shrouded in passion.
It controls the mind
with the music of the heart,
until passion goes away.
For love is greater
than the conditions we place
on the ones we love.
Though passion has brought me here,
it is love that holds me close.
my desire has ended,
now to be fulfilled.
I chased the girl of my dreams.
Who can do better than that?
Time and time again
crawling after mirages,
I had fooled myself.
Now I rise above passion,
and start to know what love is.
Indeed, love makes clear
the heart shrouded in passion.
It controls the mind
with the music of the heart,
until passion goes away.
For love is greater
than the conditions we place
on the ones we love.
Though passion has brought me here,
it is love that holds me close.
20050226
Rise above passion (poem)
Chasing passion,
my desire is endless,
always unfulfilled.
Why chase the girl of my dreams?
I can do better than that!
Time and time again
crawling after mirages,
I have fooled myself.
When I rise above passion,
I start to know what love is.
Indeed, love makes clear
the heart clouded by passion.
It controls the mind
with the music of the heart,
until passion fades away.
For love is greater
than the conditions we place
on the ones we love.
Though passion has brought me here,
it is love that holds me close.
my desire is endless,
always unfulfilled.
Why chase the girl of my dreams?
I can do better than that!
Time and time again
crawling after mirages,
I have fooled myself.
When I rise above passion,
I start to know what love is.
Indeed, love makes clear
the heart clouded by passion.
It controls the mind
with the music of the heart,
until passion fades away.
For love is greater
than the conditions we place
on the ones we love.
Though passion has brought me here,
it is love that holds me close.
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