Wesak: Full Moon of the Buddha

On this sacred night, I give thanks for the Dharma gift of each great wisdom tradition.

From Islam, the beauty of modesty. From Hinduism, the playfulness of God. From Buddhism, not grasping any thing, because emptiness itself overflows.

From Judaism, the presence of all history now, redeeming humanity in a family meal. From Sikhism, the synergy of science and the spirit.

From Taoism, the dance of opposites. From Bahai, the unity of faiths. From Christianity, the knowledge that love is a Person.

And from the world's indigenous tribal people: shamanic energy, the most primordial revelation of them all.

For the Goddess, who ecstatically whirls the earth, dwells in my body as this breath. The medicine drum is my heartbeat. The bone rattle, filled with bright seeds, is my own skull. And the fire at the center of our wild songcircle is the light in each others eyes.