The sinking feeling...

That sinking feeling

Ever get that sinking feeling..
like your feet are stuck in the mud you have made in life?
Amida understands the dirt
Amida understands the suffering
Amida understand the mud and muck we create in our minds...
We are foolish beings with big hearts and busy minds.
We get weighed down by the suffering we create through
greed and silliness.
We begin to sink deep into the darkness of our despair.
We get that sinking feeling and then
Amida reminds us that like the lotus flower,
we are rooted in the mud and will bloom
into a beautiful flower.
Why?
Because Other Power is directed
directly towards YOU.
For you alone.
Amida Buddha has turned your "mud"
into the Ocean of Enlightenment.
Have no fear....because that sinking feeling
is Amida's Compassion and Wisdom
working on YOU.
Namo Amida Butsu





thank you,
Jishin

(journal notes 2/23/13)