Fantastic Poem by Wendy Loh
Dear Wendy,
Thank you for sharing your talents and inspirations. I appreciate it very much. I want to share with the world your poem.
Tsem Rinpoche
Dear Rinpoche,
After reading the tweets this morning, I was inspired to write the following poem.
Thank you.
With folded hands,
Wendy
The Light Within
The spark of flame
Your compass of life
When the flame is dark
The compass is lost.
The spark of flame
Your Guru within
When the flame is dark
The Guru is lost.
When bleakness falls
When the demons dance
When the path is blocked
With fear in sight.
When anger calls
When the shadows prance
When the door is locked
With hate you fight.
Remember the light
That rests in you
That awakens the Guru
The beacon of truth
When the student is ready
The Guru appears
To show you greatness
And freedom is near.
But like the morning glory
That forgets to bloom
Blames the Sun for sealing the room
Yet rivers and valleys receive the ray
Can the morning glory remember her way?
~Wendy Loh
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Beautiful poems , giving inspiration and words of wisdom to those who read. Came across this blog, reading the poem with interest. I love poems too. The light is our guru…..
The beacon of truth , When the student is ready, The Guru appears, To show you greatness. Well said….Wendy.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this post.
”Can the morning glory remember her way?”. Love that line. Cute poem with a good message indeed.
Wendy 好厉害喔！！！ 我本人是文学或是艺术白痴， 所以看到克切拉里的人又会画画， 唱歌， 作诗， 都觉得大家都好像是电视机里面走出来的人物一般， 觉得他们很厉害。
虽然如此， 不过我还是不会觉得自卑啦。
我相信每个人都有自己的优缺点， 在佛法工作里面任何人都可以帮上忙的。
谢谢仁波切的分享。
Who knew that Wendy was such a wonderful poet. As an aspiring poet myself, I have to look up to her 😀 She is definitely a wordsmith. Thank you, Rinpoche, for sharing this wonderful poem. The guru is always ready to ignite our flames and pull us out of samsara!
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this beautiful and insightful poem to all of us. Get to know more about Wendy in this post, https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/kechara-13-depts/wendy-joins-kmp-full-time.html
If you would like to read more of her poems, you may like her Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/scribblesbywendy
This reminds me of karmic rains, when the rain pours it blurs the path and stirred up ones mind and emotion. Just like how sometimes we are moody because of the weather. However if we have faith and always remember our kind Guru, the Karmic rains will stop and the sun will shine once again. While waiting for the rain to stop one will have to study up and always again and again have faith in one’s guru genuine kindness and follow through his guideline, else if you can find on your own way why need a guide?
May all be free of suffering and have a peaceful mind.
With folded hands,
Carmen Lin
Wow, Wendy has the talent in writing.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this post.
Wendy, keep up the good wok, using your strength in writing to benefit others.
Thank you Wendy.
Such a wonderful poem, thank you for sharing your talent Wendy Loh, I very much enjoyed reading it. May you find what you are looking for in your spiritual studies.
Wendy is so talented! Such a nice poem. Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this wonderful yet profound poem by Wendy.
Poetry delivers a certain message with beauty and grace that prose can not deliver with such accuracy in meaning, feeling, grace and power. I do some writing as well but I am no poet. Therefore, I am a little jealous of Wendy’s talent. Well, knowing Dharma, that’s a very bad state of mind to be in and so I change that by consciously attempting to rejoice and I think I am fairly successful. I rejoice for her talent, learning and appreciation for the Dharma and the true meaning of a spiritual guide.
Dear Rinpoche,
What a very direct and simple to understand poem written by Wendy Loh, Though many poems are hard to understand the poem written by Wendy Loh’s poem is easy to understand and it is a must to share to other people!
It is great to have such talented people such as Wendy Loh to write great and easy to understand poems!
Definitely something good to blog about and also to remember the kindness of Rinpoche and what it would be like without Rinpoche.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this great poem!
Love
Jutika
Very beautiful and meaningful poem! Our Guru is ever ready to help and guide us out from samsara. We shouldn’t be like the morning glory that forget to bloom and blame the sun. Be appreciative of our Guru for he patiently wait for us to awaken the light that rest in us.
Thank you to the talented Wendy for composing and thank you Rinpoche for sharing:)
A beautiful poem Wendy!!It is exceptionally well expressed .
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this.
I love the poem, it was very beautifully written! The poem is not difficult to understand at all, very direct. Wendy sure has talent in writing poems, the poem above has inspired me…
Thank You for sharing Rinpoche.
I really enjoyed reading this poem. It really shows how important a Guru is and how your Guru will guide you through all the tough times. Our Guru is very important to everyone. I am happy to have such a kind and wonderful Guru. I truly love this poem. Wendy really has talent and i would like to say that she has really proved her skill with this poem.
Thank you Wendy, for this powerful and profound poem. Thank you Rinpoche for sharing it.
Can the morning glory remember her way? Yes, she can. Yes, we can too find our way to ignite the flame within us and allow our Guru- the beacon of truth -to shine forth from within. Only, we mustn’t let the dark forces of anger and hatred shroud us in complete darkness until the flame within cannot be ignited.
Wendy, the words are POWERFUL. So relevant and inspiring. You are truly gifted. One of a kind.
Very nice poem, Wendy. It really reflects how brightly the flame is lit depends on ourselves. We need to prepare ourselves to be ready for Rinpoche’s teachings n guidance to be effective. Thanks Rinpoche for sharing Wendy’s lovely poem which shows her understanding of Rinpoche’s teachings.
What a great poem Wendy. And what fantastic poetic skills you have. What a lovely and innovative way to teach. Thanks for reminding me that the Guru is within and it is up to us to bring that out. Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this with us.
Kechara’s Got Talent! and one of them is Wendy Loh. I can’t even compose a single like of poem and you came out with such a meaningful one to reflect upon the Guru and his qualities and what he meant to you. I am humbled by your talent, skill and understanding.
Such a good poems.. Wendy, this poem is very rhythm and yet full of meaning..
Nice one
Very nice poem from Wendy. Simple yet profound and it is good for contemplate too 😉
Thank you for sharing Rinpoche.
Nice one, Wendy! Thank you for sharing this, Rinpoche.
Dear Rinpoche,
Thank you very much for sharing the poem here with everyone. I am very happy that Rinpoche liked what was written.
Thank to all for the complements. I am humbled.
Sincerely,
Wendy
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this poem by Wendy, simple yet profound.
Thanks Rinpoche for sharing such awesome poem by in house writer Wendy Loh…
Every words really make sense and touch deep in our heart…
Dear Rinpoche u are always our Guru, Yidam and Protector…
Thanks for Rinpoche’s sharing.we should always remember Guru is our light to guide on our path to enlightenment. Thanks for Wendy to create this poem.
Wendy is an amazing poet. Thank you so much Rinpoche for sharing it. We should always remember that the light is within us and we should be the light rather than wait for it. Our guru is always waiting to guide us and whether or not we accept what the guru teaches is the determinant for our leaving of Samsara.
Very nice poem Wendy! Shows her deep understanding of Dharma and reflections of those who may not?
It’s nice to see Dharma in a creative form like pictures, photos, paintings, art, writings and poetry… it is wonderful to see the many different talents of Kecharians.
Thanks Wendy for your lovely sharing… it has profound meaning in many ways. Yes lets not blame the sun when we don’t bloom! x
Very nice poem Wendy! I like what you wrote especially ‘The Guru appears, To show you greatness And freedom is near.’ Wonderful. Thank you for sharing.
Now I know another side of Wendy — never knew she could compose poems.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this beautiful poem. Very inspiring to read I rejoice for Wendy talent she can really write well.
A student is not a vessel to be filled, but a lamp to be lit.
Very nice and meaningful poem. Wendy has a talent for composing poems! She wrote another one that is also very beautiful and posted it on Facebook.
Thank you for sharing this poem with all of us, poems are the reflection of one’s heart, it’s nice to know Dharma is strong and growing in Wendy =)
A lovely poem, Wendy… thank you Rinpoche for sharing it…
Yes we should never forget that the light is always within… and the Guru is always ready waiting to ignite our fire, when we are willing to do whatever it takes to propel us out of samsara!
Wow, that was an amazing poem, it was very true and beautifully written. It is very nice to read about this and nice job aunty Wendy! Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this.