Enlightened smiles, and motions for Bodhi to stand up and follow her to the shore of the Sea of Synyata. They stand with the waves gently washing their paws and peer out onto the horizon. Enlightened motions to the swirling abyss pulling all things toward silence, existence into non-existence. A raft rests on the shore.
Enlightened says to Bodhi:
take this dharma raft
journey to the sea’s whole
there you will realize
you have no fixed soul
Suddenly, Thou Shalt and his lords come rumbling onto the shore. Behind them, Zarathustra is in close pursuit. Bodhi freezes.
Enlightened says to them:
passengers arrive
absolute and nihilism
find the middle way
to heal reality’s schism
Thou Shalt and Zarathustra stop their pursuit and slowly walk to the raft. Bodhi pleads to Enlightened:
i’m scared to go on
this is too much
let me stay with you
wisdom as my crutch
Enlightened responds:
be a light onto yourself
seek refuge from no creed
emptiness awaits us
when certainty takes seed
emptiness it does awaits
but the void also can mislead
leave the dharma raft behind
or it can become another creed
Thou Shalt responds, angrily:
i protect the people
keep them safe from harm
from freedom’s wild infection
reason we must disarm
Thou Shalt pulls out a sword from behind his wing, pushes the raft into the water, and steps on. Zarathustra turns to Bodhi and says:
i shall go as well
beside you to the deep
together we shall face the beast
where trembling values sleep
Zarathustra wades in the water and steps onto the raft with his lantern. Bodhi looks at the raft and then back to Enlightened, who says:
enter the darkness bodhi
push through to other side
light of understanding awaits
illuminating where doubts hide
to complete your journey
you must face death
most feared of the absolutes
with its chilling breath
A strong wind blows down the Mountain and across the Sea. Bodhi bows to Enlightened and walks through the water to the Dharma Raft where he climbs on to join Thou Shalt and Zarathustra. The wind shoves the raft out to sea.