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Sentient Being

Sentient Being
If “sentient beings are composed of the five aggregates, or skandhas… matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness” ….
Let us play with this Wikipedia definition and ask these questions:

How aware are we of our physical presence and how does that matter?

How conscious are we of our 5 senses, are we using them and are there more?

How do we perceive things and is it as acknowledgement, acceptance or judgement?

Are our mental formations learned or based on experience, imagination, meditation?

Is our consciousness our ability to be in an awakened state tuned in to all that is?
Our answers will relate to how we practice sentient beingness
gagi     03/26/22
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Precious

Precious
precious
precious is life
is it not a miracle?
all we can do
all we can experience
all with the awareness
of simply being?
an experiential plethora
of beauty and abundance
consider it our duty to appreciate the beauty
and dance with a bun
do a bun dance
celebrating the bounty of life
precious and fun
this life we have done
and can live on so much more
from the awareness of before
into the potential that’s in store
as we move through life
our precious lives
opportunities to love
and to be
our full potential
gagi     03/23/22
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Abundance

Abundance 
abundance
so many words
an abundance of words
given to define
abundance
in our experience of abundance
so much can be taken for granted
the air we breath
the food we eat
the water we drink
the good health we enjoy
the beauty that surrounds us
the safety of our homes and communities
the remuneration we receive in exchange for our work
the presence of family and friends
let us be thankful
in the material sense of abundance
all that we own
all we have saved,  stored
all the gifts that we could give
all we do not use
how much is too much?
what can be shared or gifted
in the spirit of oneness?
in the personal sense of abundance
all that we are
all we have experienced
all we have learned
all the skills we have honed
what can be shared?
what can be offered?
in the spirit of oneness
is it not abundantly clear
we hold the answers
to eliminating suffering
to eliminating poverty
to eliminating loneliness
to helping each other
in the spirit of oneness
with the understanding
simply
i am another you
let us bring balance
into the lives of all
by sharing our abundance
gagi     03/23/22