Bodhichitta - Awakened Heart

A flickering flame of candle light awareness,
An incandescent bulb, steady and glaring,
An Olympian torch, searing with the promise of eternal illumination



What our imperfect and limited senses convey
Through the rapid succesions of frames,
Untrained mind,
Rambling aimlessly,
Weak and faulty;
Judging and catagorizing events
Displayed on the screen of (un) awareness.

Can we witness what is?
As it is?
When it is?
Where it is?

And dare we ask Why?

The karmic wheel of Samsara
Spun by our desires and actions;
We are responsible.
And through wisdom, we can uncloak ignorance
To act from a place of compassion
And be free from suffering
And help others be free from suffering.



Text © 2005 Mona E. Dunn