Buddhist Poems and Poetry about Buddhism
#Buddhist
Buddhist poems, religious poetry written by those in the Buddhist faith. Also poems about Buddhism, offering different perspectives on the religion. Poetry incorporating symbolism, ideas, practices and beliefs from the Buddhist faith.
Zenman
Mo Edwards
Mo Edwards
Poem Published
2nd Sep 2023 7:10am
2nd Sep 2023 7:10am
Tanka 19
so much dust
gathers in our mind
each passing day
wipe the mirror clean
and sit...just sit...
gathers in our mind
each passing day
wipe the mirror clean
and sit...just sit...
#Buddhist
218 reads
prometheus5290
Poem Published
29th Jul 2023 1:53pm
29th Jul 2023 1:53pm
Eternal
The universe did not begin...
It has always been.
It has always been.
#Buddhist
#Taoism
250 reads
3 Comments
prometheus5290
Poem Published
28th Jul 2023 1:27pm
28th Jul 2023 1:27pm
nihilism, pessimism and buddhism
The nihilists are correct,
the universe is too big to care about you, individually,
and might become an anaconda that will eat you and your entire family,
or a world-killer meteor that could destroy the whole of the earth and all of its gods.
The pessimists are correct,
society is a cycle of less and more harsh oppression,
and authority will use any reason, reasoning, non-reasoning and sophistry to maintain itself.
However, after all this,
we are here anyway,
so working together to alleviate suffering and promote joy is...
the universe is too big to care about you, individually,
and might become an anaconda that will eat you and your entire family,
or a world-killer meteor that could destroy the whole of the earth and all of its gods.
The pessimists are correct,
society is a cycle of less and more harsh oppression,
and authority will use any reason, reasoning, non-reasoning and sophistry to maintain itself.
However, after all this,
we are here anyway,
so working together to alleviate suffering and promote joy is...
#Buddhist
#Taoism
257 reads
4 Comments
prometheus5290
Poem Published
1st Jul 2023 1:33pm
1st Jul 2023 1:33pm
To Zen and back
I came back to tell you
life is much easier without words,
without the impulse to turn everything into language,
limiting what things can be
and what you can feel.
life is much easier without words,
without the impulse to turn everything into language,
limiting what things can be
and what you can feel.
#Buddhist
#Taoism
228 reads
2 Comments
prometheus5290
Poem Published
28th Jun 2023 5:35pm
28th Jun 2023 5:35pm
The absolute value of material wealth
Your accumulated wealth
is the greatest sign of your karma...
the karma that got you that wealth,
and the karma you get to distribute through others.
is the greatest sign of your karma...
the karma that got you that wealth,
and the karma you get to distribute through others.
#Buddhist
#Taoism
#responsibility #Hindu
#responsibility #Hindu
196 reads
2 Comments
prometheus5290
Poem Published
14th Jun 2023 1:06pm
14th Jun 2023 1:06pm
The Past Imperfect, 2
What you were doing does not have to be who you are.
The past Imperfect is how you were acting,
but that karma does not have to endure.
Changing ourselves is harder than a diamond,
which is what you become when you accept
that all pasts are imperfect.
The aim of this change is the present perfect,
which we might never achieve,
but through our wholesome transitions,
we can learn to alleviate avoidable suffering
for others and ourselves.
The past Imperfect is how you were acting,
but that karma does not have to endure.
Changing ourselves is harder than a diamond,
which is what you become when you accept
that all pasts are imperfect.
The aim of this change is the present perfect,
which we might never achieve,
but through our wholesome transitions,
we can learn to alleviate avoidable suffering
for others and ourselves.
#Buddhist
#Taoism
#PersonalGrowth
189 reads
0 Comments
prometheus5290
Poem Published
14th Jun 2023 12:57pm
14th Jun 2023 12:57pm
The Past Imperfect
We do not have to be what we were being.
We do not have to do what we were doing.
We all have the past imperfect,
in which our actions were interrupted,
changed from corrupted and detrimental
back to wholesome and beneficial for everyone.
We do not have to do what we were doing.
We all have the past imperfect,
in which our actions were interrupted,
changed from corrupted and detrimental
back to wholesome and beneficial for everyone.
#happiness
#hope
#Buddhist
#SelfReflection
#Taoism
190 reads
2 Comments
PoetSpeak
Poem Published
7th Jun 2023 2:16am
7th Jun 2023 2:16am
New Order
#relationships
#BDSM
#Buddhist
#spiritual
#lover
475 reads
13 Comments
prometheus5290
Poem Published
1st Jun 2023 11:31pm
1st Jun 2023 11:31pm
Psychodelical
If you are running from something,
that thing will chase you.
If you are approaching something,
that thing will embrace you.
that thing will chase you.
If you are approaching something,
that thing will embrace you.
#Buddhist
#Taoism
207 reads
0 Comments
prometheus5290
Poem Published
25th May 2023 2:15am
25th May 2023 2:15am
Too drooly for schooly
What do you call it when
your artificial intelligence
is smarter than your
above average human ones?
your artificial intelligence
is smarter than your
above average human ones?
#school
#Buddhist
#Taoism #PersonalGrowth
#Taoism #PersonalGrowth
207 reads
0 Comments
prometheus5290
Poem Published
24th May 2023 4:40pm
24th May 2023 4:40pm
Gentle Elephants
I could not extinguish my ego,
so I attached it to altruism,
and if you abuse kindness,
I will trample you like a herd of stampeding elephants.
so I attached it to altruism,
and if you abuse kindness,
I will trample you like a herd of stampeding elephants.
#kindness
#Buddhist
#Taoism #gratitude
#Taoism #gratitude
318 reads
3 Comments
prometheus5290
Poem Published
9th May 2023 5:18pm
9th May 2023 5:18pm
Did AI Write This Poem
No,
it did not,
but how would you know?
AI can do all the things
we wish it could not,
such as write poetry,
academic essays,
and computer languages.
it did not,
but how would you know?
AI can do all the things
we wish it could not,
such as write poetry,
academic essays,
and computer languages.
#technology
#Buddhist
#Taoism
260 reads
8 Comments
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