Poetry

Arriving Again and Again without Noticing

by Linda Gregg

I remember all the different kinds of years.

Angry, or brokenhearted, or afraid.

I remember feeling like that

walking up the mountain along the dirt path

to my broken house on the island.

And long years of waiting in Massachusetts.

The winter walking and hot summer walking.

I finally fell in love with all of it:

dirt, night, rock and far views.

It's strange that my heart is as full

now as my desire was then.

Path to Buddhahood Questions from December 28, 2008

1. If all of creation is interconnected, then can it be said that all of creation (including plants, mountains, clouds) have Buddha Nature?

2. How does a practitioner know which of the five stages of Buddha Nature they belong to and what practical relevance do these stages have for the lay practitioner?

3. How does one know when they are ready to take the Bodhisattva vow and what type of intention should one bring when taking the vow?

4.  How does one discover what daily practices are right for them?