When I clicked this picture
instant thought occurred,
That it is a contradictory mixture,
On one side is the Buddha
Figure of inner piece as a victory,
On the other hand, samurai
Famous warriors in the history,
But the fact that I didn’t know surprisingly,
That Buddha was born to Kshatriya family,
While samurai practiced Zen Buddhism,
Strengthened on the battlefield as reason,
So my instinct to see just a simple contradiction,
Turns out to be contradiction of contradiction.
The Buddha was true psychologist
who understood self in serenity,
Perception based distorted opinion
about others is merely a stupidity,
Mind can be studied from inside out,
Perceiving externally is just a naught,
Can’t be like him and focus on ownself?
Then dear psychologist in myself,
Don’t, observe, judge & comprehend the myth,
Better ask, argue & understand the truth.
- Buddha & the True Psychologist – Poem by Yogesh Sukal - May 23, 2017