Having a Buddhist practice can be a challenge for people who have been raised in the dualistic philosophies of Western culture. If I had one wish…
Dualism
The Buddha in the bucket
of my brain knows
the Four Noble Truths
and the Eightfold Path
but
the genie in the lamp
of my body knows
all of my desires.
Sometimes, sickened
by endless craving,
he mutters “Alakazam”
and grants a random wish.
There appears to be
no way out of the lamp.
