virtue, and honor
a true belief.
Walk the path toward enlitenment
search ever for Nirvana.
A place of inner peace in the world
exterior and interior.
Master thyself and live your life
with true goodliness and respect.
Promote love and be open-minded
to others who will come to you
with love in their hearts and minds.

Respect those of good a nature,
and understand those whose path
seems astray and misguided.
Show by your actions and words
a better example.
Be selfless and loyal to friends
and family. Find the place,
where your problems cease to exist.
When you cease to be, then you
will find that you are really a rock
in the ever streaming river of life.
The water may wear you but you must
first surrender to the fact
that this is beyond your control.

Be ever seeking for meaning
in all things and actions.
Study causes and effects in
the world around you.
Find those you can control
and strive to do so.
Find those you cannot and be prepared
to change yourself to better understand them.
This world is as good as you make it.

01/18/2004

Author's Note: I'm considering becoming a Buddhist...

Posted on 01/18/2004
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