WISDOM TEACHINGS ALWAYS FRESH AND ANEW
Dear Friends
This week finds us with the Full Moon on May, which is celebrated in the Buddhist Calendar as Vesakha Puja – the occasions of the Birth of the Buddha, his Enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree and his Death or Final Passing. Because of the Buddhas great effort to realise complete spiritual freedom with the state of Full Awakening – Enlightenment, then his birth and death become meaningful.
The Buddhas legacy to us all is the Dhamma, a complete set of Teachings and Trainings for realising our complete Spiritual Potential and Full Freedom. Those that have practiced these Teachings and fulfilled the Trainings of mind are the Sangha, and we honour them as an example of what we too can fulfill.
Like a wonderful recipe that can create a most amazing cake; we do need to use the recipe, make the cake and taste it for ourselves. A recipe book with wonderful nourishing and sustaining food needs to be taken off the shelf and made use of to really be helpful.
On this Full Moon in May – Vesakha Puja, I encourage you to take up the recipe for Freedom and Peace and put the wonderful wisdom teachings of the Buddha into practice in our lives; now and onwards.
Please consider my verse below for inspiration.
Kind Regards
John B.
WISDOM TEACHINGS ALWAYS FRESH AND ANEW
The Buddha’s Teachings always fresh and anew;
Helping us develop clarity of insight;
And of ignorance to see through.
The Buddha’s Teaching ancient and old;
The Truth and the Way of things;
He has explained and told.
That all conditioned things do pass;
They arise, stay a while;
Yet change and never last.
Because of change things are a stress and pain;
The uncertainly and conditioned nature of things;
Means there is no certainty of gain.
Where then is any Self that is real or true?
This insight hard to glean;
Is realised by just a few.
Yet there is full final Peace and Joy;
When the Buddha’s Wisdom Teaching;
We engage and earnestly employ.
Don’t sit and think to wait;
Life is surely uncertain;
And it may become too late!
