Spread Eagle

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You, Come Down Again, Your Own Self

Spread-eagle on the damp earth,,,
Everything disappears!
Except the sound of crickets
… and other crawling critters.

“You ‘come-down again’ your own self!
Re-incarnate, even!”
… was their mantra.

Softly, Steadily, Seductively,
“You come down again… again… again…
Re-incarnate, even… again
… and again…

Bodhisattva of Bodhisattvas, all…
Again, till all are Bodhisattvas,
You come down again, yourSelf.
Re-incarnate, even.

Homage to … the Sutra… Lotus Blossom of the Wonderful Dharma
Devotion to… the Mystic Dharma of… the Lotus Flower Sutra
Adoration to… the Wonderful Law of… the Lotus Sutra”

Nam mu myo ho ren ge kyo
南 無 妙 法 蓮 華 經
남 무 묘 법 연 화 경
Nam mu myo beop yun hwa kyung

Whether a Lotus Blossom or a Lilly Blossom,
The flowering, the consummation is mysteriously
Script-ed into the original design:

“Be Ye Perfect, yourself,
As your Father is in Heaven!” says Matthew-Five (The Beatitudes)

Homage to… Matthew-Five… Lilly Blossom of the Wonderful Beatitudes
Devotion to… the Mystic Beatitudes of… the Lilly Blossom Matthew-Five
Adoration to… the Wonderful Beatitudes of… the Lilly Blossom Scripture

http://la.nichirenshu.org/teachings/daimoku.htm

http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/k/kjv/kjv-idx?type=DIV2&byte=4393272

http://www.geocities.com/minjokhan/NEWS/yourownself.html

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– Nur Abdur Rashid
– Beginning of Second Semester, August/September 2005

Links to other sites on the Web
The Lotus Sutra (Hurvitz)
The Lotus Sutra (Reeves)
Thich Nhat Hanh’s Commentary
Burton Watson’s Translation
The 5th Chapter of Matthew