walking, wondering, praying, hoping
thinking, worrying, quaintly joking
twenty roses buried against my chest
seeking only a smile to ease my unrest
sweaty palms, glistening through the frost
I'd give it all away, no matter the cost--
to see her again, what a magnificent notion
my life, I'd give to her, with every devotion
places I've been, sights I have seen
humble to her, my beautiful queen
walking, wondering, praying, hoping
thinking, worrying, quaintly joking
7 comments:
This was beautiful! I'm glad you've returned to your blog. I'm glad I'VE returned to your blog. Keep writing!
Piper, thanks for sharing your thoughts. I like your blog and am your newest subscriber.
I'm interested in learning about how Buddah would have been the "greatest and most devout of Christians." It seems to me there are many core differences between Buddhism and Christianity besides chronology, which I'm having a hard time understanding as being a core difference in itself.
The direction or focus in which one obtains peace, love, and fulfillment in Christianity is a direction toward a personal God in relationship (a union) with us, his valued creation. This seems to be diametrically opposed to Buddhism’s emphasis of a movement away from creation, which is considered evil, and toward nirvana, a state of perfect indifference to the world.
There seems to be other core differences, but this one comes to mind.
I think your notion of simplicity is essential to living in the moment. I do fill my days with cares that are truly inconsequential in light of the greater whole of life. A recollection of those things truly important is a constant challenge for me, a daily struggle for this husband and father.
Thanks for sharing your heart.
I found this comparison to be helpful.
In light of your message, I think this part is apropos:
For the "desire" Buddha speaks of is only selfish desire. He does not distinguish unselfish love (agape) from selfish love (eros); he simply does not know agape at all. He profoundly knows and condemns the desire to possess something less than ourselves, like money, sex or power, but he does not know the desire to be possessed by something more than ourselves. Buddha knows greed, but not God. And surely we Westerners, whose very lives and economic systems are based on greed, need to hear Buddha when he speaks about what he knows and what we have forgotten.
But Buddhists even more desperately need to hear what they do not know: the news about God and His love.
Here's Dr. Anthony Clark on the differences between Buddhism and Christianity. Let me know what you think.
God bless.
Great point Peter. I will love to read the articles you have sent. I personally think some can appreciate Buddhism, or what they interpet as Buddhism, because they are Christians first. So we look at Buddhism from a Christian mind set. When we Christians think of Buddhism as being peaceful and caring for all creatures we subconsiously (sp?) relate it to Jesus. Which is not Buddhism at all. Does that make sense?
Funny you should say that Kiki. Sarah and I were just talking about that last night.
While, I'm no authority on Buddhism, I would say we Americans try to wrap our western minds around eastern philosophies unreservedly, quickly adopting, adapting, and applying ancient thought without taking its full implications into consideration.
A prime example is Yoga…Indian professors of Hinduism just laugh at our rendition. Did you know that every Yoga posture is a posture of worship correlating to a specific Hindu god?
Piper? Are you there, buddy?
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