The Path Of Indestructible Love: The Road Less Traveled

The Path Of Indestructible Love

The Road Less Traveled

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Weary of humans

No one did he trust

Of humanity

Himself

Felt weariness

Aversion 

Disgust

Believed others 

Hurt betrayed him

He fought the World

Seeing himself

A victim

Others

We're to blame

For his

Suffering 

He Traveled many roads

Yet he only found strife

In taking the path 

Less traveled 

Questioned his life

There were times 

He wished for death

In pain suffering

Waited 

Praying 

For his last breath

He came to a place 

Alone in the dark

Lost

In stormy seas

Forgotten

Torn tossed

Broken

In the rocks

Endless

Despair 

Yet, he persevered 

On the dark road

Without light

Said many 

Prayers 

Performed 

Sacred rites

It was then 

Met an old man 

On a boat 

In the violent seas 

Of samsara

The old man said

"Don't give up on Love. 

You must trust."

Only the wise old man's love 

Let him continue on

Knowing the darkest night 

Is followed by the dawn

The old man said:

"In life, we walk 

Together yet alone

We must see this earth 

Is a temporary home."

Hearing these words

The Old man disappeared

At that moment

The man 

Came alive 

Without fear

He knew 

He'd deceived 

Himself 

Was never 

Betrayed

His suffering 

Debt of past actions 

That had to be paid

He saw within a light 

Recognized all being's 

True nature was good

Due to ignorance 

For so long

He'd misunderstood

He suddenly saw 

All beings suffering

Lost in pain

Dorrow

Like him

They suffered 

With no true path to follow

He realized all beings 

Wished only for happiness

Most beings felt alone

Adrift in darkness

Their lives meaningless

Instead of self-grasping

The man's heart 

Opened to others

He recognized 

In past lives 

All beings 

Had been his mother 

Recognized humbling truth

He had caused himself 

Others pain

Suffering comes from ignorance

There is no one to blame

Wise old man descended from above

"My final teaching for beings

All that lasts is love

Have compassion for yourself 

Follow indestructible loves light

The Path Less Traveled"

Darkness gave way

Inner sun shone 

Brightly

The man was renewed 

On the path

Fear faded

He felt joy 

The old man 

Helped him

Find his true path

Indestructible

Love

He was older 

Yet felt life 

More powerfully

His life had a feeling 

Of just beginning

The past suffering 

Not in vain

Committed

Loving 

Helping  

Not hurting 

Himself 

Others

He finally 

Recognized 

Fleeting life 

Precious

In this dream

No time 

To waste

All beings 

Interconnected 

In love 

Within 

Ine taste

Bubbles echo in the dream

Which is empty yet appears

For all beings

A unique path 

Journey of the Heart

Awaits that liberates 

All fears and suffering

The man then awoke 

Saw within 

He was no longer alone

He felt no fear

He felt bliss 

Offered it to all beings 

Dedicated the merit 

For all beings 

Awakening slightly from ignorance 

Realized in the smallest way 

Their true nature

Love 

Lasting 

Unceasing 

Happiness

He finally 

Found his true home 

His path

Inner love 

Radiating out love 

To all beings 

Ceaselessly

We all have our true path 

We can walk

Manifests differently

Many

Names

Traditions

Yet it's essence

One taste 

Leading to True Love 

Inconceivable Love 

Indestructible love

Free from destruction

Absolute

Relative

Love

For all beings

Within

Undying Love

Our True Nature 

Awaits

To be discovered 

The man knew 

He would

Often fail

Make endless

Mistakes

Fall short

Loving

Himself

Others

But it was ok

Making mistakes

No mistake

Mistakes are the path

It is the same

For all beings

Simple embarking

On this journey

Of the heart

Committing

True path

One eventually

Arrives

Home

In the distance

The old man smiled 

He realized the man 

Would fall and suffer

Be hopelessly lost

Many times

Believing once again

His life meaningless 

But he would 

Pick himself up

Get back 

On his path 

Keep going 

All the way 

Home

Love for all beings 

Our true home

One small glimmer

Indestructible Love

Equanimity 

Lights up

Darkness

Samsara

Briefly

It is the star

Love light

Leading

All beings

Home

Eventually

All beings

Without exception 

Will arrive 

Abiding 

Within 

Unfixed

Indestructible

Inconceivable

Undying

Love

The old man 

Smiled again

Vanishing 

Without a trace 

Fearlessly 

Into the sea of suffering 

Where much work 

Left to be done 

To bring

All beings 

His lost sheep

Home

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David Arndt October 24th, 2022