Shedding our Past

"Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again." - Gautama Buddha

Poetry Reading

Poetry Reading by Anna Swir

 I’m curled into a ball
like a dog
that is cold....

Who will tell me
why I was born,
why this monstrosity
called life.

The telephone rings. I have to give
a poetry reading.

I enter.
A hundred people, a hundred pairs of eyes.
They look, they wait.
I know for what.

I am supposed to tell them
why they were born,
why there is
this monstrosity called life.

Believe

“It's what we believe about ourselves that determines how others see us.”
― Beth Hoffman

Mystic's Quote

Goodwill and good intentions even with the strong foundations of philosophy are no guarantee that the road will take you to contentment or favorable recompense.

I have learnt that whatever you do, whatever road you take - you will suffer in... some inexplicable way.

Then the devil in your head, lurking quietly and waiting for its opportunity does mostly manage to make you lose your way by rationalizing certain possibilities – and before you know it you are trapped and wishing for release which often comes only with death.

If this will lead you to awakening is a matter solely dependent on your attitude to life.
Guru says that under their protection you are safe and the correct path will open up under all circumstances. This is as true as it can be but the painfulness that one has to bear does not get diminished. - The Mystic's Quotes (@ Facebook)