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A haiku by Boryu:

CLOUD ABOVE LOTUS - IT TOO BECOMES A BUDDHA.

I love this haiku particularly for this series. It is dedicated to the clouds. CLOUD ABOVE LOTUS - IT TOO BECOMES A BUDDHA. To be a buddha is everybody's right. If you don't claim it, it is only your fault. Recognize it and live it and you will be suddenly surprised that everything in your life is changing - just from the recognition that your inner being is already a buddha, already awakened.

But you have not taken care.

The English word 'ignorance' is beautiful, but not in the sense that it is usually understood. To me it means ignoring your buddhahood. That is ignorance, the only ignorance. Ignoring your buddhahood - the only ignorance; knowing your buddhahood - the only knowledge.

Saigyo's verse runs:

WHAT IT IS I KNOW NOT; BUT WITH GRATITUDE MY TEARS FALL.

Just today, Leela has sent a question to me: "People who are doing the Mystic Rose meditation in the third stage, the watcher on the hills - many start feeling tears coming for no reason at all. What has to be done about it?"

Leela, nothing has to be done about it. This is simply beautiful. These tears are not of pain. These tears of people in silence are of gratitude. These are just flowers, they are pouring unto the feet of existence itself. Rejoice in their tears. Remember this saying of Saigyo - a great master - WHAT IT IS, I KNOW NOT; BUT WITH GRATITUDE MY TEARS FALL.

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