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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Sangharakshita (Bhikshu), Sangharakshita. complete poems PEACE Turn away from the world , weary pilgrim , There is no ... turns with delight to the Things That Are From the things that merely seem . 66 THE WORD OF THE BUDDHA If thirst for ...
Sangharakshita (Bhikshu), Sangharakshita. complete poems PEACE Turn away from the world , weary pilgrim , There is no ... turns with delight to the Things That Are From the things that merely seem . 66 THE WORD OF THE BUDDHA If thirst for ...
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... turning of the road . The West one golden glory burned And all the treetops glowed . With such a flood of beauty came The setting sun that day That him who walked as though in flame Before me on the way I quite forgot . The stars of ...
... turning of the road . The West one golden glory burned And all the treetops glowed . With such a flood of beauty came The setting sun that day That him who walked as though in flame Before me on the way I quite forgot . The stars of ...
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... turn or two ( I see him Solitary in the moonlight ! ) ; Took a turn or two , considering , Making firm his resolution , Weighing all things in the balance ; Saw the scale of life plunge downward And the scale of death fly upward . Yes ...
... turn or two ( I see him Solitary in the moonlight ! ) ; Took a turn or two , considering , Making firm his resolution , Weighing all things in the balance ; Saw the scale of life plunge downward And the scale of death fly upward . Yes ...
Contents
SHORTER POEMS | 21 |
London in Wartime | 23 |
Systole and Diastole | 24 |
Copyright | |
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