Dharma Poetry
Poems about working with afflictions and transforming the mind.
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Luis - Jul 17, 2018
The great illusion of duality
The extremes of reward and terror are but illusions. In a poem, a student examines…
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Luis
- Jun 18, 2018
Kurushimi
Kurushimi means suffering or hardship. By recognizing the suffering of others, we understand their truths…
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Luis
- May 9, 2018
Earth and Water
A student writes about the value of acknowledging our emotions.
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Luis
- Apr 7, 2018
Fire and ice
Our lives, beset by chaos, can still give form to love. A student considers the…
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Luis
- Jan 3, 2018
Bonds
A young student of the Dharma considers the nature of our relationships to one another.
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Luis
- Nov 26, 2017
The meaning of heart
A student reflects on the meaning of our heart connection to one another.
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Venerable Thubten Lamsel Hold me close
A student's poem analyzes how our personal attachments hold us back from developing compassion for…
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To reach potential
A meditation on the folly of self-absorption and the constant striving for attainment.
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Venerable Thubten Ngawang Figure-ground
Just as voids in the urban fabric give rise to plazas, so too the conventions…
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Bhikshu Dharmamitra
- Jun 18, 2011
Falling in love with everyone
A poem on loving all sentient beings.
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Blue Mitra
- Dec 12, 2010
On the backdrop of time
A student summarizes his Dharma insights in a poem on the Buddha's beginningless love.
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Eddie Williams
- Jul 3, 2010
Walking in your footsteps
A student's poetic appreciation of the Buddha.
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