Anitya / i need ya /
a little mantra that i wanna
teach ya /
one word you can always
repeat, yea,
that i learned at a silent
retreat, yea /
it means Change / constant
flux / it’s true /
whether or not you fucks with
it, it fucks with you /
all things in the Universe are
always changing /
the atoms in your body are
right now rearranging
themselves, & you can
never stop the waves /
in short, shit’s impermanent /
nothing is saved /
mountain ranges & cities are
turned into sand /
bodies & worlds are just
passing through
& that’s Anitya / law of
Nature
that applies to all objects
& creatures /
no exception, no deception /
Mama Time will eventually eat
ya /
all things in the Universe
rise & fall,
so no point in attaching /
just watch it all
come & go, fast or slow,
eyes open or closed /
all the currents of the River
of Life which flows
ever forward, forward / this
moment, this /
Now is the state which you
ride in bliss /
just observing the body &
the mind’s sensations
with the understanding that
you’re made of vibrations /
Anitya / so you never get
stuck /
got an itch? yea, it’ll pass
soon enough
try this exercise out: next
time you wanna scratch,
just don’t / let it rise,
stay awhile & pass
without getting mad or
reacting too much /
then practice doing this with
the bigger stuff /
like tension, pain, or your
mind’s mad reasoning /
heat, cold, or rain, not to
mention the seasons,
the sickness, loneliness, long
plane rides
beside crying babies / stay
sane on the inside /
weather all storms saying
this too will change /
saying this too, this too
will change, change...
