Friday, November 03, 2006
daily enlightenment [3] & [4]

CHAINS

Don't think you can just shake it off like that -
that tail of habit trailing behind you, stuck on you.

Though it trails along behind,
not seen too obviously by others, or even yourself,
has it not already grown to be part of you already?
Each day, it holds onto you tighter and tighter unknowingly.

Quit it now!
Rid that bad habit of yours.

Don't say you know you know it should be shed
or that you can quit it any time.
Because you are doing nothing to prove you can let it go.
Prove it to yourself if you dare.
Be honest.

Can you let it go for good?
If you should, you should.

Your tail is your chain of addictions and attachment -
your excess fondness for cigarettes, coffee, wine, sex -

An attachment is a weakness.
No matter how small it is,
it is one of the chains that shackle you to Samsara.

Remember -
you have a thousand other chains to free yourself from.
You had better start freeing yourself now.
Out of compassion,
I dare you!

[this is specially for a dear friend who has a habit because of her friend who has a habit.]


PARADOX

It's not too late.
It's too late.
Paradox.

Sometimes you should take your time?
But time is precious - don't take your time.
Paradox.

Rebirth is a curse - it is torment of an eternal returning of sorrow?
Rebirth is a blessing - it is eternal hope of a better tomorrow?
Paradox.

One thing I know for sure -
It sure tires me out,
even though I do not remember my unimaginable sufferings in countless past lives.
This one single life is pain enough.
Enough to urge me to transcend all future lives to come.

Nothing paradoxical for me.
I want to break free.