RIGHT WAY OF MEDITATION

Terran from Kerikeri District

RIGHT WAY OF MEDITATION
Amid the world of conflict, Buddha's path is what we seek
To get rid of Pain and Self, meditation truly helps

The first step we need to take, paying absolute homage
To Buddha the Greatest Lord, without worries anymore
Then we learn to love and care, with our best to give and share
Yet keep our heart low as dust, being humble is a must
We sit in a quiet space, lotus form a grounded base
No more stir and no more strain, eyes cast down, we now remain
First of all we recognize, the body will quickly die
Old and ill, our lives will end, it's the truth we comprehend
Our mind is a messy cloud, with thoughts that shout out too loud
Our heart holds to what is wrong, and sins have filled us so long
We have to realize well that ignorance long does dwell
Deep in the soul, still unseen, no matter where we'll have been
We must spend long time to ponder more the fact
That we did much past crime, driven by the ego trap
Even though we could have great achievement somewhere,
don't forget the truth, sin and ego are still there
Lower abdomen lies the root of thoughts
There rests attention, mind can pause
We begin to breathe little, slow and soft
Mind and Breath now meet at one point
Breath and Mind will meet when we breathe little
Breath keeps Mind in peace together
Once we were the one who thought, now we find the thoughts unreal
We won't try to stop the thoughts, we just know and let them go
We keep focus on the point where Breath and Mind stick as one
Thoughts will be fading away, mindfulness grows day by day
Even when the mind finds peace, we must still be clear and stay
Ego and sin never cease to keep all conceit at bay
In daily life even while working and not sitting in meditation
We must remain anchored in ourselves with the clear insight that
This SELF is merely ignorance and defilement
Enlightenment means the absence of Self
Therefore as long as the Self remains, there is no cause for satisfaction
NAMO SAKIYA MUNI BUDDHA