Green Tract 2 Poem by Rayn Roberts

Buddha before enlightenment: starved, bony
Our world, showing the bones of war, bones of desire-
Look to the moment with hope to survive
Enlightenment is here, yet we think we move toward it.

There is meaning in suffering and joy, a universal law
The great gift, evolution of mind
The will to see creation and destruction
And not move, hold to a center despite the chaos
In and around us: witness history as enlightenment
A struggle of terror, war, famine and disease
Growth and exploration, discovery
Beyond the physical and spiritual limits:
Whether fighting to survive or generating others
All creatures are one in the Will to Enlightenment:

The energy of turtles laying eggs, salmon roiling up river
Seal pups fleeing an orca, and human life
That jewel in the hand of a thief, a barnacle on the back
Of a humpback whale, singing a cosmic song
In time and space: Enlightenment: We are the universe.
Even love pales in comparison: Earth is our Bodhi Tree.