doing of the "I"

Fame, wealth, eating and
drinking, sleep and sensual delight --
Once you’ve leaned the Five Desires
They become
Your guide in life

Notions of what one should do
Never existed from the start
Fighting about what’s right, what’s wrong
That’s the doing of the "I"

When your study
Of Buddhism is through
You find
You haven’t anything new

-Bankei

Shambhala Karmapa Rumtek Karma Kagyu Tibetan Buddhism Theravada Buddhism in Chicago