Zen

zɛn

noun – a Japanese school of Mahayana Buddhism emphasizing the value of meditation and intuition rather than ritual worship or study of scriptures.

my buddha nature

my buddha nature 
stands in opposition to 
my buddha nature

i can't hear silence 
but i can listen to it 
in pregnant darkness

at my happiest
i do not break my back to
strive for happiness

what word would they speak
if i could hear ten thousand
voices all at once

pay close attention
and listen to the river
with a quiet heart

this raw turbulence
i match with the calmness i
cultivate within

i am dispossessed
in order to make room for
the gift of myself

kick down from the light
and all i hear is silence
as the world recedes

enlightenment lives
in the space between my thoughts
mere infinity