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John’s refrain (II out of V)

Wonderful…

Lize Bard's avatarHaiku out of Africa

we may imagine

a world without greed or strife

a world that’s at peace


© Lize Bard @ https://wandererhaiku.wordpress.com/

Written in collaboration with Poets for Peace where the full poem is available, here it is released on five consecutive Wednesdays

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A Bodhisattva’s Prayer for Humanity – Rise Like A Lotus

May I be a guard for those who need protection

A guide for those on the path

A boat, a raft, a bridge for those who wish to cross the flood

May I be a lamp in the darkness

A resting place for the weary

A healing medicine for all who are sick

A vase of plenty, a tree of miracles

And for the boundless multitudes of living beings

May I bring sustenance and awakening

Enduring like the earth and sky

Until all beings are freed from sorrow

And all are awakened.

– Shantideva, Indian Buddhist sage 700 A.D. Prayer performed each morning by His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Source: A Bodhisattva’s Prayer for Humanity