Good thoughts, bad thoughts - A Poem

By Kyaw Myaing

Date: 1 August 2002

How difficult it is to be born a human

How good it is to be alive and healthy

How wonderful it is to be among good friends of the dhamma

How joyful it is to be acting in harmony.

Now we have heard from some one who knows

Not only the words of the dharma

But the spirit and practice of the dharma.

So let us remember, to note ...

Good thoughts,

Bad thoughts,

Big thoughts, small thoughts.

Small little green jealous thoughts,

Big bad lusty thoughts.

Thoughts of joy.

Thoughts of love.

Thoughts of harmony

and thoughts of tragedy.

In the end, after careful analysis,

We are indeed programming our destinies,

Evey day, every hour, every minute, every second.

Just like a computer programmer writes computer programmes.

So take care of your thoughts,

And you will have a joyous future.