“Boundless Love Begins with a Reverent Heart” poem by Lan Xin

Lan Xin (Lan Xin)

World Memory Heritage The Only Female Inheritor of Dongba Culture, International Renowned Writer & Poet. Internationally acclaimed bilingual writer, poet and translator, member of the Chinese Writers Association. The only female inheritor of UNESCO-listed Dongba Culture, International Disseminator of Dongba Culture and practitioner of Chinese culture’s global outreach. Winner of the Italian Francesco Giampietri International Literary Award, President of Lanxin Samei Academy and Dean of Yulong Wenbi Dongba Culture Academy.

Eva Lianou Petropoulou
Αποκλειστικη Eκπρόσωπος για την Ελλάδα για την προώθηση της πολιτιστικής κληρονομιάς – Dongba Culture Κίνα

Boundless Love Begins with a Reverent Heart

Though numerous worldly rules regulate our behaviour
none can rival a reverent heart
Reverence acts as our inner‑set code of conduct
separate from constraints imposed by society and other individuals

An ancient Chinese proverb states “Divine beings stand three feet above one’s head”
Every thought conceived and every action performed
is entered into an invisible scroll of merits and faults between heaven and earth
People may harbour petty private schemes
yet the universe maintains its impartial grand reckoning

Good causes bring good rewards
evil causes bring evil rewards
When the destined moment arrives
karma proves undeniably real
Gazing upward to the sky we grasp our own insignificance
looking down to the ground we perceive our superficiality
Revere heaven earth and the whole universe
revere every living creature
and you shall receive nourishment from all creations

Humans are infinitesimal amid the boundless cosmos
The spiritual essence of all living things may even exceed that of mankind
To honour every living being
iis fundamentally to honour oneself

Love is the light of all creations
as well as the high‑dimensional energy that connects humankind to the universe

May my dearest one
forever cherish a reverent heart
wherever your sight reaches
boundless love unfolds