Scattered among Stars
Yutang Lin
In tiny bitsy human mind
So many thoughts and feelings are crowded here
No wonder many are full of sorrows
And few are open and happy
Why not scatter all these thoughts and feelings
to the stars in outer space
Merciful and charitable thoughts, pure thoughts
Deposited on the Moon
In dark nights of human treacherous intentions
We will look up to their clear brightness
Greedy minds, angry minds, ignorant minds, arrogant minds
Suspicious thoughts, envious feelings
Sent to those farthest heavenly bodies
So that they will be lost in the mailing
Or too troublesome to make the long trip for their redemption
Best is to send them into black holes for never return
On each and every star
Think of a Buddha, a Bodhisattva
Or a Guru
When we look up into the sky
Everything in sight would be Bodhi
And our minds would be fulfilled with wisdom and compassion
Written in Chinese and translated on December 27, 2007
El Cerrito, California
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