‘Let go into the clear light’
Bardo Thodol, ‘Tibetan Book of the Dead”, 8th-14th century
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vulture-offering,
the treasured carcass,
take it to the sky, piece
by piece,
cut it, pound it,
release it,
shimmering, raw
set it free, piece
by piece,
to an infinite space,
resplendent,
incandescent,
consumed by rainbows
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