we exist only for a moment

we exist only for a moment
in the vast unfolding
of the cosmic realm,
yet we cling so tightly
to our ideas about life
and love and happiness.
it is these
that causes us to suffer
for incalculable kalpas
living out a cycle
over and over again.
why is it so hard to just see
we are only this
that we have now,
there is no other…..
time
place
or
me.
know that
you are perfect
just now
and need
no fixing
or improvement,
we just
grab so strongly
to the idea of
a separate ‘I’
that we lose
our true self
in the process
of the loss.







Source: "Ramblings From the Center" an upcoming collection of new poetry from Dochong, JDPSN