Behold Buddha Buds Being
Interesting at first when seeing
Behold Buddha Buds being,
Knock all miracle stories away
All savour thoughts are hearsay;
Witness instead the Dhamma
Upholds an even hammer,
Wise and foolish succumb
Even fields in consortium;
But it's not just condition arise
Nor is it a view to compromise,
A practice not in defeat
But returning to the calm seat;
Birth, aging, sickness and death
The bodies inhabitants bereft,
Soul or not has no worries
We're left here sharing stories;
There it is, a bud,
Of human power could,
Beyond the traps of advert
Encourage practice, reduce hurt;
Now they do like mocking buds
Branches civilized shrouded shoulds,
Still there flowing and directing
Wise approaching or avoiding;
But this is a practice inside
Not one that is outside,
Nothing to show anyone else
The proof is an internal bell;
Ring it rings or vision
Another proof with indecision,
Letting go to even part
Oxen man leaves his cart.
