There is hope for man only in man
“Pull not the poisoned arrow out of my body medicine to apply
Until a description of the man who shot it, the poison, used you can supply.
Waiting for answers to questions so unwise.
The toxic having acted the victim would have gone to his demise.
First things come first, know then, should you seriously care,
Face a situation, do what has to be done, the matter ending there.
We complicate our lives, not knowing the basic truth that works to good,
Using one’s intelligence, a thing to be understood.
In a Buddhist way of life, the path is crystal clear,
Knowing oneself helps eradicate loss of sanity and fear.
The purpose of life is to awaken to reality to see things right,
Then life is so easy to deal with, a satisfying delight.
From moment to moment everything changes, nothing remains the same,
Change is unsatisfactory, bringing disease, decay, death in its train.
What is changing has no ego, self, soul as permanent to hold,
Man is mind and matter a bundle of feelings, sensations, and perceptions manifold.
In Buddhism, what one has to know and do, is easy to explain,
Hence make a determined effort Nibbana to attain.
Short cuts there aren’t, no secret formulae, no benign gods to appease,
With your will, utmost effort and sustained application, chances of success will increase.
“Refrain from doing evil, cultivate doing good, cleanse your mind,
Of taints that have arisen from greed, hatred and ignorance which bind
One to the wheel of Sansara,” the Buddha’s teaching goes…
One who makes the sublime Dhamma one’s island, one’s refuge, ends one’s affliction one’s woes.
Take for instance a seed, however small it may appear,
Sends out a signal to us, making it abundantly clear,
That with the power packed in it grows to fullness that being its intent,
Taking from the environment moisture, air, sunlight and nutriment
The thought is the thinker, not self, make no mistake, by sustained endeavor and wisdom let the mind awake.
The Eightfold Dhamma offers one Path unfailing as a plan, know then – There is hope for man only in man.
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