Complete Poems, 1941-1994The author has dedicated himself to helping people to transform their lives through his work as a Buddhist teacher and the medium of verse. In this collection, spanning more than half a century, he aims to combine the sensitivity of the poet with the vision born of a life of spiritual practice. |
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... beside her Urging upward , to the end , Strode the faithful Elder Brother , The husband , master , friend . With him she climbed , and gathered Rare flowers beside the way - Blossoms of love and beauty That fade not night or day . 247 ...
... beside her Urging upward , to the end , Strode the faithful Elder Brother , The husband , master , friend . With him she climbed , and gathered Rare flowers beside the way - Blossoms of love and beauty That fade not night or day . 247 ...
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... Beside our mountain hermitage plant firm the Bodhi Tree . Oh not with turquoise - hafted trowel , nor yet with spade of gold , We turn the warm and fragrant mould to plant our Bodhi Tree . No streams of milk from silver pots , no ...
... Beside our mountain hermitage plant firm the Bodhi Tree . Oh not with turquoise - hafted trowel , nor yet with spade of gold , We turn the warm and fragrant mould to plant our Bodhi Tree . No streams of milk from silver pots , no ...
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... beside some pond or stream A man hides treasure , thinking in his heart , ' In time of need it will avail me much , Or if perchance the king condemneth me , If robber robs me , or to pay my debts , Or else in time of famine , or when ...
... beside some pond or stream A man hides treasure , thinking in his heart , ' In time of need it will avail me much , Or if perchance the king condemneth me , If robber robs me , or to pay my debts , Or else in time of famine , or when ...
Contents
SHORTER POEMS | 21 |
London in Wartime | 23 |
Systole and Diastole | 24 |
Copyright | |
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