I return from the Realm of Death. They killed me Because of fear and confusion.
I fell upon the burning desert Where sands of hatred scorched the tender greens.
Yet I remain an immortal shoot.
Spring rains return, And life arises once more. A thousand colors Make the desert sing As flowers of compassion Rise up from the burning sand.
I’ve died, And yet I live! How many times have I fallen, Only to rise again?
You slay me With envy and resentment— Yet I live And breathe through the endless years.
You threaten me. You send watchers after me. What is it you fear?
I have only two hands. No weapons, No swords, no guns. Only faith in your basic goodness Despite it all And it never falters.
You harmed my teacher, You sent assassins after him. Yet he is still here— The breath within my breath, The heart within my heart. The stream that flows on forever From a source beyond time.
I am flowing water, The fragrant soul of the ocean. A drop returning Again and again, As the waves pound against the shore.
Storms Cannot trouble the sea. The vast ocean dwells In unshakeable kindness.
Slay again if you must— Slay every trace of pride. Slay your delusion. Slay every doubt And fear So that joy may blossom again. Slay on, and on So that life may resurrect again.
We live in eternity And the current of life flows forward. Through the current of time We walk forever, hand in hand.
We have suffered, And through it all Love remains unaltered.