Nirvana Is Right Perception by Julian Colgan

Nirvana is right perception when perception

is all that counts in the tug and pull

of well rounded out pains and pleasures.

Nirvana is right perception when perception

is what decides whether one will be

happy or sad in each and every

exchange of karmically timed actions.

Nirvana is right perception when perception

is the crucial propeller of growth

in situations that are less than welcoming

to the beatitude of the no self.

Nirvana is right perception when perception

is a handy tool for manifesting what

is nirvanic and for slowing down

the concept of ageing, growth, decay

and perpetual turbulence.

Nirvana is right perception when perception

is the be all and end all of enlightenment

and is the cure to a sour life

that smells no roses

and feels no movements of eternity.

Nirvana is right perception when perception

kindly discriminates between

samsaric thoughts and deeds

and nirvanic thoughts and deeds

for the kindling of motivating healing power.

Nirvana is right perception when perception

is the infinite aspect of the mind

when the mind turns inside and outside,

seeing everything as the lightning bolt of an empty reality.

Nirvana is right perception when perception

is the bread which sustains the arhat

during his monthly vigils

which features the mind fasting from irreality.

Nirvana is right perception when perception

is the brilliance of emptiness

that is as a lotus petal when undisturbed

and is as a dharma lion when provoked.

Nirvana is right perception when perception

is as crisp and electrifying as the rain

and is as refreshing as the rising sun

which is as of yet unobscured 

by the madness of material civilization.

Nirvana is right perception when perception

flows as fluidly as the rushing 

of the cosmic waves of eternal mindfulness.

Nirvana is right perception when perception

and perceiving is as a friend to the distressed

and is as a friend to the relieved.

Comfortable as emptiness is comfortable

in you, perception and perceiving

is what gives life to the life of a Buddha. 

by Julian Colgan (Copyright)

Awake to Buddhahood

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