To be alive – is Power –
Existence – in itself –
Without a further function –
Omnipotence – Enough –
To be alive – and Will!
‘Tis able as a God –
The Maker – of Ourselves – be what –
Such being Finitude!
Description
The
essence of all religions is summed up in this poem. This poem explains
what it is to be enlightened. Thich Nhat Hanh said, “The capacity to
wake up, to understand, and to love is called Buddha nature.” The bible
verse Psalm 46:10 also relates, “Be still, and know that I am God!”
“To be alive – is Power-” Just simply BEING alive is a most powerful
function.
essence of all religions is summed up in this poem. This poem explains
what it is to be enlightened. Thich Nhat Hanh said, “The capacity to
wake up, to understand, and to love is called Buddha nature.” The bible
verse Psalm 46:10 also relates, “Be still, and know that I am God!”
“To be alive – is Power-” Just simply BEING alive is a most powerful
function.
My Mother–In–Law
and Father who both had near death experiences this year, have proved
the importance of the power of life. With an oxygen mask over her nose,
my Mother-In-Law, became the Ganesha, an elephant headed Hindu God who
removes obstacles, and paves the way for new beginnings. Because not
only is it most powerful to be alive, but to be alive and “Will” is
being “God”. We are, “The Maker – of Ourselves.” Whether you are
Hindu, Buddha, Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Gay, Straight, Cat, or Dog,
make love and compassion your “Finitude”.
and Father who both had near death experiences this year, have proved
the importance of the power of life. With an oxygen mask over her nose,
my Mother-In-Law, became the Ganesha, an elephant headed Hindu God who
removes obstacles, and paves the way for new beginnings. Because not
only is it most powerful to be alive, but to be alive and “Will” is
being “God”. We are, “The Maker – of Ourselves.” Whether you are
Hindu, Buddha, Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Gay, Straight, Cat, or Dog,
make love and compassion your “Finitude”.
I
want to thank my parents for their gift of sending my family and I to
The Chautauqua Institute. It is there that I had the pleasure of
meditating with, and listening to a Tibetan Buddha, Khenpo Monlam, and
attending an I opening lecture on Hinduism by Vasudha Narayanan.
want to thank my parents for their gift of sending my family and I to
The Chautauqua Institute. It is there that I had the pleasure of
meditating with, and listening to a Tibetan Buddha, Khenpo Monlam, and
attending an I opening lecture on Hinduism by Vasudha Narayanan.
