Devadūtas —
messengers
like angels
not all light
or beautiful
but all colors
of every kind
also suffering
opportunities
help wake up
from delusion
a human form
of self ‘nd mine
to however it is
no more nor less
entirely what it is
to totally let all be
in boundless space
and consciousness
embracing freedom
as the divine realizes
the present moment
for what’s here now
with all the angels
one to each other
divine messengers
with a big welcome
to accept and learn
wake up and open!
“देवदूत Devadūtas, angels here and now” — where are you?
Also suffering can be welcomed
“Knowing the world as the world is not a resignation in a negative way — ‘Oh, you know how the world is’– as if it is bad, that there’s something wrong with it. That’s not knowing the world as the world. ‘Knowing ‘ is a matter of studying, and taking an interest, investigating, examining experience, and really being willing to look at and feel [also] its negative side. It’s not [only] about seeking sensory pleasures, pleasurable experiences, but about seeing even your most disappointing ones, your worst failures, as opportunities to learn, as a chance to awaken: one can say that they’re devadūtas or ‘heavenly messengers’ that tap us on the shoulder and say, ‘Wake up!’
That’s why in Buddhism, aging, sickness, disabilities, and loss are seen not as things to fear and despise but as devadūtas. This word devadūta is a Pāli word; dūta means a ‘messenger’ of some sort, deva is ‘angelic’ or ‘heavenly’; so they’re heavenly messengers sent to … us.”
— The Sound of Silence, Ajahn Sumedho, p. 149
Devadūtas like angels or ancient trees
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