Saturday, June 23, 2012

Dharma - The Eight Fold Path


A Call and Response

Let Us Move Forward in a Rebirth of Wonder 

With right intention based on faith, knowledge and reason
     Let us move forward in a rebirth of wonder
With right speech and abstaining from speaking ill of others
     Let us move forward in a rebirth of wonder
With right action, acting for the benefit of all creatures
     Let us move forward in a rebirth of wonder
With right view, not being jealous of others’ achievements
     Let us move forward in a rebirth of wonder
With right livelihood, unattached to the fruits of our labor
     Let us move forward in a rebirth of wonder
With right mindfulness, being grateful for each moment
     Let us move forward in a rebirth of wonder
With right effort, but knowing that ultimately we are not the doers
     Let us move forward in a rebirth of wonder
With right concentration, not lingering on happiness and distress, past and future
     Let us move forward in a rebirth of wonder
And knowing that this Wonder is always manifesting within us and all around us
     Let us move forward in a perpetual rebirth of wonder*

*Refrain is inspired by the refrain in I Am Waiting, a poem by Lawrence Ferlinghetti which appears in  his collection A Coney Island Of The Mind