Category: Peter’s Poems
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Not-knowing ~ Not Knowing
Knowing obscures true with truth obscures wonder with facts obscures insight with teachings obscures mystery with objects Not-knowing is the quest of wisdom Not Knowing
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Prayer Wheels
I want to tell you a story about one of the way-points along the path of my gradual awakening. But I recall, that story has already been told. What follows is a prose poem written while visiting Labrangsi monastery, in the town of Xiahe, China. It’s a Yellow Hat sect, but the monastery is…
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Until the Rage Released
She came in darkness and pain To find the light of compassion But with her came the darkness And his rage The light was stronger In time, compassion prevailed She was freed The rage lingered And malingered Until that too found its release
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Strive for Awareness
Be not so concerned with betterment Strive foremost for awareness An unconscious being is limited Consciousness knows no bounds
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Truth Truly Tao
There is but one Truth. Though there are many ways To speak of it truly, None of these Are the Truth. Those who claim the Truth Do not know it. Those who know the Truth Do no speak it. They speak about it, Truly. We call it the Truth. The ancients…
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Peace, compassion and suffering.
To make peace extend compassion. To find compassion detach from suffering. One person at a time. So the whole world follows.
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Tree of Life
The sky is source sun, rain, wind the seasons And I? I spread my branches all grace and reverence basking in magnificence
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Just Dance
You didn’t stop dancing because you’re depressed; You’re depressed because you stopped dancing.
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Within the Teacher Lies the Lesson
Within the broken lies beauty Within the lost lies discovery Within the weary lies resolve Within the abandoned lies self-reliance Within the battered lies strength Within the suffering lies wisdom Within the humiliated lies humility And so it goes, on and on, The teacher and the lesson. When I originally posted this, the image —…