THE BUDDHA SEARCH…

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Amidst pristine Himalayan pines at 8000 feet Through placid greenery of summer And deadly opaque snowy winters I focus my wavering consciousness On yak bone Chinese Buddha Head With dreams of Clear Light And ambitions of Nirvana As my mind ascends, energizes, transcends Higher than Mount Everest could reach… Thoughts and sounds cloud the periphery And confusions, memory, slowly recede Until clarity dawns and peace descends… I continue to play little spiritual games Looking into past, present, future Rising to a crescendo of nothingness The shunyata of Hindu convention Like meditating godmen in primeval forests In search of my real self, true unclouded being Devoid of the travails of Samsara In a mystical dance of forest, river, sky My Bhutanese and Tibetan guru contemplation Motivated by You Tube lessons, universal religion, Indian sages, history and gadgetry… And the search for my essence…