I wake from the dust of ancient Minoan civilisation
All marks of past and present lives stored within my ālaya-vijñāna
Across rivers and mountains I journey to an eastern secret land
Dali of China known as the Santorini of the Orient
Cangshan Mountain rises as an emerald screen
Erhai Lake unfolds like a clear pure mirror
Auspicious clouds spread layer upon layer winding around white cliffside eaves
As I lift my gaze visions unfold amid ancient Aegean murals
Mother Earth Rhea crowned with undulating cloud-patterned raiment
Then my spirit drifts into the sky of the Dongba Creation Epic
Mother Earth Chenheng Baobai rests upon boundless soft cloud
Joyful laughter drifts through blue-and-white cliff dwellings
Peace pervades mountain and sea alike
Every traveller who journeys here casts off mortal cares
They linger by the lake capture fleeting scenes
Cherishing each rare moment of bliss
Mountains and waters wash away restlessness
Leaving tranquil beauty in every gaze
My thoughts drift back thirty-six hundred years to volcanic cliffs of the Aegean
I behold the Minoan ancestors who honoured light freedom and perpetual peace for all time
My mind turns again to the timeless verses of the Dongba Creation Epic
The primal ancestor of humankind wed celestial maidens twice
Their intertwined blood birthed humanity mountains rivers plants and all living things
Thus humankind and all nature share one father bound as siblings of different mothers
Lost in the fleeting intersection of ancient and modern civilisations
A beam of divine auspicious light descends to enfold me
It cleanses all vicissitudes and worldly weariness trapped within my ālaya-vijñāna across endless cycles of rebirth
Through every lifetime and all that has come to pass
I vow this moment to become a messenger of light
To guard peace and serenity across the world
To carry forward the eternal flame of ancient Eastern and Western civilisations
I also choose to be a messenger of love
To protect the pure haven every heart yearns for
I pray every wandering soul on earth
May find a sacred land to settle its spirit
May all beings become light become love
Unfolding the soft radiance deep within their souls for the universal harmony of all cosmos
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