Anitya ("Impermanence")

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...