open heart to awareness of suffering
open heart to suffering rooted
in extremism and narrow-mindedness
open heart to awareness of suffering
rooted in extremism and narrow-mindedness
commit to non-attachment to views, even my own
see guiding principles as ways to nurture
tolerance, insight, empathy
instead of beliefs to justify engaging in harm
comprehend many facets of fanaticism
result of seeing all in polarity
unwise and prejudicial in attitude
practice myself to see with open-mindedness
view existence holistically
to change intolerance and aggression
in myself and all beings
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Beautiful . . . such solace i feel Buddha breathing over me and reminding me who i really am . . . thank you for bringing us back to “center”
Thank you for your kindness, Darlene. I am grateful that my poem resonates and brings solace to you
Love this: “practice myself to see with open-mindedness” and the mindfullness of the poem
Thank you for your words of kindness, Shaun. Practice is the key word in that line as sometimes I’m more open-minded than others. All a work in progress, just like my writing. Appreciate your thoughtful comments, as always