Contemplation (by Chee Seng)

As this lockdown continues

we begin to see our natural human instinct

for freedom and liberation. From the many beautiful displays

of musical and artistic talents bursting free.....

to the ugly displays

of frustrating breaking of the law. We begin to see what the Buddha saw

as samsaric cycle

of suffering

as we live each day confined.

Imagine

dying every night when we go to sleep

and waking each morning reborn. Is it happiness

to be living each day, each year, each life

if we are tied to the same cycle of repetitions

where we don’t have directions;

where we even lose sense of time and space?

Aha..............

now that we catch a glimpse

of the big picture,

isn’t it good if we would be able

to work towards liberating our “self”

from this dream-like cycle? Let’s start with liberating

our remaining days, remaining years and remaining lives

with love, compassion and wisdom

to set us free. Fly like the Garuda.....