Please Call Me by My True Names
Thich Nhat Hanh is a Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and peace activist. He joined a Zen monastery at the age of 16 where he studied Buddhism as a novice, and was fully ordained as a monk in 1949. His teachings and practices aim to appeal to people from various religious, spiritual, and political backgrounds, intending to offer mindfulness practices for more Western sensibilities.
The Traveler in the Night
Flooded streets
Begin the rebirthing
of a lost society
With silent intensity,
As night skies give
Clear guidance to
The lost traveler.
He laughs at the
thought of deception.
For it reveals more than
it hides.
Do It Anyway
"Do It Anyway" was a spiritual message engraved on Mother Teresa's home for children in Calcutta, India.
Everything is Teaching Us
Shabkar Tsodruk Rangdrol (1781-1851), was a great Tibetan Yogi famous for his affection and concern for animals. His attitude was an expression not only of personal sympathy and aesthetic appreciation but was also rooted in his understanding of Buddhist teaching.
What Have We Become?
A preacher shuns his brother
Cause his bride's a different color
And this is not acceptable
His papa taught him so
It was love that he'd been preaching
But this was overreaching
The boundaries stretchin' further
Than his heart would choose to go
Spirits of the Dead
Thy soul shall find itself alone
'Mid dark thoughts of the grey tomb-stone;
Not one, of all the crowd, to pry
Into thine hour of secrecy.
Be silent in that solitude,
Which is not loneliness- for then
The spirits of the dead, who stood
Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus
This is the poem about Jesus vs. Religion that has received over 11 million views in its first 5 days on YouTube.