A Reflection Of Me: ( Not a poem more a insight to me )

Do not believe in anything because you have heard it.
Do not believe in anything because it is spoken by many.
Do not believe in anything because it is written in religious books.
Do not believe in anything on the authority of your teachers.
Do not believe in traditions just because they have been handed down.
But after observation and analysis,  when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.

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I have been a Buddhist for three years now

in that time I have become peaceful and rested

more then I have ever been

my torment my pain

I allowed to rule me

I turned to Buddhism due to my illness

an my life how I was living

in the long process of it all

I have come to understand myself

my actions and words

though I realise I am still human

my heart does still beat with emotion

I do often make mistakes

Being a Buddhist allows me to look back

to accept what it is I have done

or said or even thought

and then allowed me to change myself 

in the given situation

though my heart my rule

and my thoughts may become clouded

even jaded at times

I know that if I step back

make my peace

I can make myself a better person

for me and those around me

I have come to find the things

I once dearly loved and appreciated

The wonder of the world

and the beauty in it

from a flower to a tree

to the bird song in the sky

from a running river

to a trickling stream

from child's laughter

to a lovers touch

I know inside I am part of all this

and so so much more

I am not a pure Buddhist 

for I live a life that cannot be given totally

though in my heart and my mind

I am a Buddhist to the best of my abilitys

and everyday I am still learning

developing becoming

all that I surely wish to be one day

at peace with myself

an the world outside

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