Letting Go

Equanimity

equanimity
enters the heart when the mind
forgoes sense of self

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Easily Overlooked

Equanimity

suffering, our friend,
shows how to experience
equanimity

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Lessons Learned

Equanimity

our deeds can teach us
suffering is a stern friend
but a truthful one

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Haven On Earth

Equanimity

we find refuge from
the hard blows of destiny
by doing good deeds

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Love Insurance

Equanimity

practicing good deeds
such as being kind, bestows
protecting power

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Looking Glass

Equanimity

if in what appears
it is we who are revealed
what is it we fear

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Karma

Equanimity

our deeds are our own
wherever life might lead us
we confront ourselves

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Go Forth

Sympathetic Joy

show the world the way

taught  and realized by Him

The Exalted One

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Sharing

Sympathetic Joy

sympathetic joy
one that is strong and gives strength
this, the highest joy

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Reap

Sympathetic Joy

cultivate the good
in all…for yourself, harvest
sympathetic joy

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Care For All

Compassion

pity the happy
while laughing, too blind to see
future of distress

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Empathy

Compassion

see those who suffer
burdened with sorrow and pain
pray open your heart

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Take Flight

Compassion

it is compassion
that gives wings to those who till
the lowlands of self

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Q&A

Compassion

so I asked the sage,
“From what shall I become free?”
Suffering,” said he

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Exalted Names

Love

The Buddha called love
“liberation of the heart”
“most sublime beauty”

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Be Refreshed

Love

constant unchanged love
unconcerned with recompense
comforting coolness

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Fickle Passion

Love

sensuous love burns
now flaring up, quickly dead
ashes left behind

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Nourish The Seed

Love

in cold loveless ground
deprived of warm gentle care
goodness will not grow

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Come Every One

Love

love all… good and bad
the good are loved easily
the bad most in need

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Inclusivity

Love

embrace all being
both noble minded and low
and no mind at all
 
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