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    Could this be the face of a man processing his own pain? It is not generally appreciated to what extent communities of Buddhist monks in the East may be afflicted by the Occupational Disease of Meditators - Haemorrhoids - especially if they have been meditating twice daily for over forty years as I have. Fortunately this spiritual practise gives you the strength to survive its own pains and rigours, but also adds another dimension to Buddha's smile.

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    Could this be the face of a man processing his own pain? It is not generally appreciated to what extent communities of Buddhist monks in the East may be afflicted by the Occupational Disease of Meditators - Haemorrhoids - especially if they have been meditating twice daily for over forty years as I have. Fortunately this spiritual practise gives you the strength to survive its own pains and rigours, but also adds another dimension to Buddha's smile.

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    The Smile of The Buddha

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    Could this be the face of a man processing his own pain? It is not generally appreciated to what extent communities of Buddhist monks in the East may be afflicted by the Occupational Disease of Meditators - Haemorrhoids - especially if they have been meditating twice daily for over forty years as I have. Fortunately this spiritual practise gives you the strength to survive its own pains and rigours, but also adds another dimension to Buddha's smile.

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    THE SMILE OF THE BUDDHA

    By E. J. Ward
    But I am in pain I cried
    Is there no remedy
    And they said
    Stillness is the remedy

    Morning and evening


    Seated with the back straight
    Allowing the mind to encounter itself
    Going and coming back
    Stillness will overcome pain
    This is the road to Enlightenment

    But how will I know I am Enlightened I cried


    And they said
    There will be a sign

    And for ten years I did this

    But I am so sad I cried


    Is there no remedy
    And they said
    Stillness is the remedy

    Morning and evening


    Sitting with a straight back
    Allowing the mind to encounter itself
    Going and coming back
    Stillness will overcome grief
    This is the road to Enlightenment

    But how will I know I cried


    And they said
    There will be a sign

    And for ten years more I did this

    But I am exhausted I cried


    Overworked and assailed on all sides
    Is there no remedy
    And they said
    Stillness is the remedy

    Morning and evening


    Seated with a straight back
    Allowing the mind to encounter itself
    Going and coming back
    Stillness will overcome weariness
    This is the road to Enlightenment
    And they said
    There will be a sign
    So for ten years more I did this

    But I am so ill I cried


    My body is broken and my legs are weak
    Is there no remedy
    And they said Stillness is the remedy

    Morning and evening


    Sitting with the back straight
    Allowing the mind to encounter itself
    Going and coming back
    Stillness will overcome ill health
    This is the road to Enlightenment
    You will know by the sign

    So for ten years more I did this

    But I am in pain I cried


    Forty years of sitting still with a straight back
    Have given me haemorrhoids and I am done for

    And they said


    This is the sign

    (copyright E. J. Ward 2017)

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