Buddha Land

 Walks Far Woman

Plant your bare feet upon the earth

and take one step,

peaceful, smiling,

 your roots sending tentacles

into the earth.

Find stability, and balance,

knowing your every step,

your every breath,

connects you to the All-That-Is,

as above, so below.

Remember the wholeness 

with which you began 

this journey.

Shape your brokenness

into a sturdy vessel

once again,
for all will be well,
   all will be well,
       all will be exceedingly well.

Feel the wind and the warm summer  rain

on your face,

hear the birdsong in your heart.

Earth and sky,

wind and water,

all belong

to you.

Experience the peace of this one step,

this single moment.

Then, take another,

each step a gift received,

each moment an opportunity

to give.

Walk with joy upon the earth,

pilgrims of a planetary miracle.

It is all

a gift from God,

this world we walk through.

It is all Buddha Land.

Buddha Land

This is a photo of Tibetan Lama Gangchen Rinpoche

taken by Ara Tokatyan. I found it on google,

as featured at ngalsohealingart.wordpress.com

He is not the Lama this poem is about,

but his joyous demeanor depicts the spirit of the poem.

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She tosses the rice

to the left, to the right.

There must always be rice

for the blessing.

The Lama walks,

blessing the land.

A rainbow appears on the right.

It is said that this Lama

manifests a rainbow

wherever he goes.

A whale is swimming by, in the bay.

The eagle, watching from the topmost scrag,

gives one piercing cry,

then resettles his feathers.

He does not fly away.

Joy beyond joy,

tears on her face,

a Lama is blessing her homestead.

The whale! The eagle!

The rainbow!

Miracles, all.

When the blessing is over,

the Lama smiles.

"This is Buddha Land,"

he says.