THE BUDDHA SEARCH

THE BUDDHA SEARCH…



Amidst pristine Himalayan pines at 8000 feet

Through placid greenery of summer

And deadly opaque snowy winters

I focus my wavering consciousness

On yak bone Chinese Buddha Head

With dreams of Clear Light

And ambitions of Nirvana



As my mind ascends, energizes, transcends

Higher than Mount Everest could reach…

Thoughts and sounds cloud the periphery

And confusions, memory, slowly recede

Until clarity dawns and peace descends…



I continue to play little spiritual games

Looking into past, present, future

Rising to a crescendo of nothingness

The shunyata of Hindu convention

Like meditating godmen in primeval forests

In search of my real self, true unclouded being



Devoid of the travails of Samsara

In a mystical dance of forest, river, sky



My Bhutanese and Tibetan guru contemplation

Motivated by You Tube lessons, universal religion,

Indian sages, history and gadgetry…

And the search for my essence…