Thursday, August 8, 2013

Everything unowned, unclaimed and free

In order to seize that precious mind
I offer now to the Tathagatas,
To the sacred dharma, the stainless jewel,
And to the Disciplies of Buddha, the Oceans of Excellence,

Whatever flowers and fruits there are,
And whatever kinds of medicine,
Whatever jewels exist in this world,
And whatever clean, refreshing waters; ...

Lakes and pools adorned with lotuses,
And the beautiful cry of wild geese,
Everything unowned*
Within the limitless spheres of space

(A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life, ch. 2, v. 1-5, trans.  Stephen Batchelor)



Dahlia, Salisbury, CT.  August 2013


*In another translation this lines reads: "Everything unclaimed and free". 


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