Inherent

The great light of awakening

Is inherent in all from the

First moment of existence

Yet as we grow it is covered over

And obscured by our own faults

And the bad teaching we accept

Yet like the lotus flower

Rooted in the slime and mud of the lake bottom

It struggles to the surface

There it waits silently proclaiming its truth

“I am joy, I am, beauty, I am freedom, I am love

Accept me because I am the real you”

Some recognize the truth, many do not

And so the sad world rolls on

Age upon age upon age

11/2/2009 8:00 PM

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Georgiana S. Nov 2, 2009, 8:38pm EST

sins of the fathers...

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Barbara H. Nov 2, 2009, 8:43pm EST

Well you've hit upon the core, the heart of man and one hopes that that inherent good overcomes all that might overshadow throughout life. Ones hopes for that which makes for a better world.

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MrsRoad Runner Nov 3, 2009, 9:14am EST

Very good!!
AND sad, oh so sad!!
Struggle for that purity through out life,
There is something to be said for the "naive",
Is it really all that bad?

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Ann M. (Site Scryer) Nov 3, 2009, 10:59am EST

A lovely ode to "beginner's mind." Now featured at Gather's Best.

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Ann M. (Site Scryer) Nov 3, 2009, 12:02pm EST

And thank you for sharing with The Surreal Circus.

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