Buddhists warn me with docile grins
slow
down.
Take things one
by
one.
move on only when
EVERYTHING is complete.
Enjoy the mundane tasks of living.
Drink tea.
Sit, just to sit.
Breathe, just to breathe.
Allow those swirling thoughts to settle
on something greater

Hindus warn me with quiet feet
follow your path.
wherever it leads
will end with God.
We are tightrope walkers
maneuvering a spiderweb.
Rituals and idols
let us know God's fingernail,
brush shoulders with divinity,
run fingers through His hair,
But to know EVERYTHING
Collect the awe of your universe
that flows form life like sap
and form the ultimate
from the sticky goo.
You stick to me, and I to you.
Learn more about the world
to learn more about yourself

Taoists add, with a giggle
that although I'm a
multi-tasking,
procrastinating,
self-centered little being
I still climb trees
and wander in bare feet
I climb mountains in fair weather
and make time to play
I do what feels right at the time
and I'm nice to nature

So I'm not all that bad.

I just need to get rid of Stumble Upon,
Facebook,
email,
and DeviantArt.
And turn off the TV.
And drink more tea.