November 22, 2024

What do we hope to receive 
from Christianity/Buddhism?
Eternal life?
Nirvana?
Really?

Those two religions have been
(And continue to be)
sold as ways to guarantee 
our eternal-everlasting happiness
for the low low price
of believing what we are told to believe.

Really?

I'm only looking for assistance
with balance and harmony,
serenity, tranquility, equanimity,
integrity, sincerity, spontaneity,
vitality, focus and clarity.

I only want to dispense with wanting,
and know what is called for
in each situation as it arises,
in order to do what needs to be done,
when, where and how it needs to be done,
here, now, all my life long,
and let that be that--
for the joy of doing it
and the satisfaction of having done it.

And being glad to let everything else
fall out around that.

And you?