A poem about Spiritual freedom
dedicated to
L. RON HUBBARD
in answer to The Hymn of Asia -
and for the fulfillment of a prophecy
I longed for and never forgot,
and for laying out a path ahead
for you and I to follow.Forever Grateful
Love,
Al GuerreroDedicated also to you,
the Seeker Of Truth.
I. Hymn of Asia is a poem written by L. Ron Hubbard, which concerns the fulfillment of a prophecy made 2,500 years ago by Siddhartha Gautama, better known as Buddha, the founder of the religion known in the West as Buddhism.
This prophecy can best be understood in context of Buddha’s life and work.
The two key concepts of Buddhism are contained in the words Buddha and Bodhi, each derived from the root Budh, meaning both to wake up and to know.
Thus, a Buddha is one who is Enlightened or Awakened. Bodhi means enlightenment or,alternately, one who has attained intellectual and ethical perfection by human means.
But Siddhartha Gautama did not regard himself as an end point. He looked upon his work as incomplete and prophesised that at a later time a successor would arise to complete his work.
The most specific wording of this prediction in Buddhist literature states that 2,500 years after Buddha a red-haired or golden-haired man would arise in the West to complete the job Buddha began.
In Buddhist literature his name is known as Metteya (or Metteyya with two y’s) in Pali1., or Maitreya in Sanskrit.2.
Metta is the Pali word for love. Thus the name could mean “One whose name is kindness”. A more fluent translation of Metteya in English would be “friend”.
The legend of Metteya forms an important part of the Buddhist literature.
1 Pali - the language of Buddha and Pali Canon (the earliest written scriptures of Buddhism).
2 Sanskrit - the classical language of Indian literature.
The above information was taken from Hymn of Asia An Eastern Poem by L. Ron Hubbard - 1965.
The Hymn of Asia is a wonderful poem which should be read by those who are in search of spiritual enlightenment and spiritual freedom.
“Listen To The Sound Of Silence” is Al Guerrero’s very special way of saying thank you Ron for materializing the prophecy Gautama Siddartha made 2,500 years ago. It is as well an announcement to others that Metteya came back to complete Buddha’s work.
Thus when you read the poem “Listen To The Sound Of Silence” keep in mind what you’ve just read.