Being Beyond the ways of The World
BEING BEYOND THE WAYS OF THE WORLD
Dear Friends, the Ways of the World are all around us and within us; however, the Way of Wisdom is to Find and fulfill the ultimate Freedom that is the teaching and legacy of all the Buddha’s wisdom.
Our Place and Path of Practice is not beyond the world but by seeing and knowing the Ways of the World and not being identified with or as these. The verse below is my offering of inspiration and motivation towards this end!
John B.
BEING BEYOND THE WAYS OF THE WORLD
Our life in the world is made from Gain and Loss;
The seeming result of just a flick or a toss.
This brings about our Joy and Woe;
A continuous cycle around which we go.
From this there is either Praise or Blame;
Both these affect the worth of our name!
This leads to either Honour or Disgrace;
Resulting in how we hold our head or show our face.
These Worldly Ways declared by the Buddha are Eight;
They hold our Mind back from Freedom’s Gate.
Our Mindfulness and Meditation provide
A path of Calm and Insight as our guide.
To be in the world but our mind not lost;
In wasting precious time and energy at great cost.
Make Freedom, Peace and Joy our aim;
This is the most worthwhile life for us to live and gain.
