greeting the sun
in the snow at dawn
in the snow at dawn
a blackbird sings
first light of morning
illuminating valleys
- a new day is born
illuminating valleys
- a new day is born
infinite stars
a cloudless autumn night
a cloudless autumn night
- the universe
in the park
an iridescent bubble -
reflects the world
an iridescent bubble -
reflects the world
(c) G.s.k. '14
Om purifies bliss and pride (realm of the gods); Ma purifies jealousy and need for entertainment (realm of the jealous gods); Ni purifies passion and desire (human realm); Pad purifies ignorance and prejudice (animal realm); Me purifies greed and possessiveness (realm of the hungry ghosts); Hum purifies aggression and hatred (hell realm).
This is the third of the series for the Shuukan haiku prompt for OM-MA-NI-PAD-ME-HUM
Ni in the mantra is to help establish patience in order to overcome human passions and desires such as anger, hate, envy, acquisition etc. In itself desire is neutral but in a society where desire has become the be all of existence, where only having and earning money seems to be the virtue of the age, where everyone is pushed to believe one can only be happy if he/she is rich, that money is the answer to everything, it becomes important that we over-come those passions inspired by our age. We can do this through meditation and realizing that being in a constant state of "desire" only brings us to live in constant fear pushing us into a state of vague unhappiness, depression, dissatisfaction. The Buddha's goal was to find a way to overcome desire ... to seek happiness in this life and not live in a constant state of want.
Linked to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai - Shuukan
Very nice Georgia -- very nice!
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you for including this video. Would you mind if I included it in next week's prompt, "pad"?
Not at all ... I'm happy you enjoyed the post and video!
DeleteThese are all lovely! I like the way you expanded from the ordinary every day to the universe.
ReplyDeleteThanks ... I'd just listened to a talk by the Dalai Lama on meditation ... and tried his technique out .. Wow! What a fantastic sensation of wonderment I had!
DeleteWell done, Georgia...so many examples of purity, beautifully penned;)
ReplyDeleteThanks Cheryl-Lynn it was a great moment! Glad you enjoyed the post!
DeleteSo very beautiful are your creative words. Also have familiarity and closeness with the remainder of your piece here, Georgia. Well presented and spoken, all! Penny
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Penny, I'm happy you enjoyed this post and that we have something in common! Georgia (Bastet)
DeleteA nice series on "Ni" Georgia and what a gorgeous video of the Dalai Lama explaining this mantra. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThere is another (much longer) video where he explains meditation and talks about desire ... it was very helpful to focus on your great meme! Thanks for dropping in!
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