Buddhism saved my life.
It’s a toolbox for the mind and emotions
It’s diagnostic
You look at the symptoms
Your fears and anxieties
Your rage and anger
Your insecurities and addictions.

Then you use mindfulness
To sustain awareness and concentration
Leading to insight and wisdom
Enabling you to drill down
And find the root cause
Of all those problems.

The magic is
That when you can see the roots
Once you know the name of the devil
He can’t hurt you
Just by observing
What they are
Who you really are
They go away.

Instead of looking at life through a microscope
Given to you by others
You are able to see the entire vista
Of life, death and the universe.

And nothing and no one can ever control you again.