Jack Kornfield on Truthfulness

Okay...so I wrote down notes as I listened to a talk by a Buddhist teacher who is AMAZING! Below you will find his words BUT,I have reorganized and rewritten the talk to match what I heard and what I believe. The piece below is kind of poem but it's more like a message because it lacks imagery...HA! for breaking the rules on poetry...It is my goal to claim ownership of my world. I seek to be free! Below is a statement that is direct--i think---for all you people not into symbolism and poetry.

What You Gonna Do?

If you only had a week to live,
who would you call,
what would you say, and
why are you waiting? We don't know how much time we have left.

We can be saved when someone sees our beauty.
This vision becomes our lifeline.
There is something golden in our spirit that is free and beautiful and present.

No matter how many struggles we face, we can become free.
Beauty and the ocean of suffering take courage.
We need a mirror that reflects clarity and an open heart.

The awakened heart tells us the way things are, which is liberating.
We can see...

You might ask, how can we become free and own our right to joy
without being so committed to pain?
The answer is within each of us. We are all in this together.

So, please ask yourself----"My truth is ____________?
I am ____________?"

This, my friends, is what it means to be current and present.

----If you click on the title of this posting above that reads "Jack Kornfield on Truthfulness" you can here and amazing talk. It is about 45 minutes long but it's worth every second because it may profoundly touch your heart and the rest of your life.------