“We Inter-are” means that we are very deeply connected to each other, to our planet and to all things. We cannot just be by ourselves, we can only inter-be / inter-are ... with all people and all things. This is also known as interbeing.
WE INTER-ARE
The Poetry of Interbeing
Words and images for your contemplation
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Welcome to my website!
The words shared on this website started as a desire I had to share something that may benefit the world. I hope this website will now bring you enjoyment and benefit.
2026/2027 I will be sharing my collection of short and longer poems on this website. There are many poems that will be shared every month so please check in to see if there is anything you like.
There are contemplation couplets to explore here (although my main website for these are sunfacemoon.com where they are refreshed more frequently)
Thanks for visiting my website. I hope you have enjoyed and benefited from the words and imagery in these pages.
Best wishes, Luan
(Luan V Dinh — interbeing)
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About We Inter-Are —
I created these poems for sharing,
I crafted these words for exploring.
I wanted to affirm our good nature,
And share a world most amazing…
Some reflections on interbeing,
On compassion and suffering,
Reflections on various topics,
As well as spontaneous feelings.
To dabble in some awakening,
To discover our discriminations,
To recognise our world of labelling,
Observe our world of impermanence.
It is a chance to reflect on kindness,
On compassion and life’s struggles.
On how we are all deeply connected…
To absolutely everything.
To explore the walls of the mind,
And the barriers of our heart.
How we are not so different after all -
This amazing world of interbeing.
Come explore the nature of words,
And the nature of their meaning.
How the mind runs on endlessly,
Forever swinging , forever moving.
Come and reconnect to nature,
Open our eyes to what is happening.
To hear silent cries of suffering,
From our planet and all beings.
Let us also discover real treasures…
Like our amazing nature of kindness.
Places of love and understanding,
And the joy of mindful breathing.
It is to share with you some gentle steps,
Along flowered paths of awakening.
To take you to dark places of war,
To the place where bombs are falling.
To a land where light is shining,
To many people who are smiling.
To the peace residing within,
To our home of gentle calming.
In these words that are strung together,
Let us go on a fascinating journey.
To a realm that includes all the stars,
To our heart of love and understanding.
Luan V. Dinh — interbeing
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If we can see that all things inter-are with each other —
Then we will not be fooled by the labels of the mind.
Because all things depend upon all others —
There cannot be or will ever be a separate I.
Without a separate I, then all things are inconceivable —
All things are transient labels of the mind.
All people are wondrous trails of smoke —
An endless chain of great mysteries.
Although we are not exactly the same —
We are also not totally different.
We are more than our passing thoughts —
More than a string of names and labels.
When we realize our deep connections —
We understand our non-separation.
We are an endless river flowing —
Intermixing with everything.
With this understanding, we can see —
All the things that we quarrel about —
They are like ants on an oak tree,
A little pebble swirling in the sea.
Words and descriptions are provisional —
They can never describe our whole being.
It is like this with all thoughts and things —
Intangible and quite magical!
When we touch our inter-being —
We realize our great dependence,
We see that we are not separate,
We go beyond old illusions.
Mist and fog will disperse —
With the rising of the sun.
Calm lakes and green forests,
Dark clouds with bright flowers.
❧ Luan V Dinh — interbeing
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Email: weallinterare@gmail.com
+ Please email me using the address above. Please also note that I only check emails once every one to two weeks so thanks for your patience.
+ Please be aware I won’t be expanding on the content/aspects of my poems - everyone will see my words in certain personal ways which may be more beautiful and deeper than my original intentions.
🙏 Luan Viet Dinh
❧ SHORT & LONG POEMS
UNDER CONSTRUCTION: I am currently adding my short and long contemplative Poem collections to this website. I will share a themed section (5 poems) and one poem in the Reflection section every month until my set is complete. Please only share weblinks of these short and long poems with your family and friends. Sharing will start in October 2026.
1) Inspiration
2) Mindfulness
3) Nature
4) Interbeing
5) Mindfulness Practice
6) Labels
7) Buddhism
8) Impermanence & Letting Go
9) Words
10) Sorrow & Suffering
11) War & Anger
12) Reflections
❧ COUPLETS & GATHA GALLERIES
The contemplation couplets here will be updated once per month. For more frequent sharing please visit my dedicated website for these called www.sunfacemoon.com
The visual gallery with the photography has been kindly created by my friend Bach Dan Nguyen. These will also refresh once per month. I plan to create my own visual gallery but it is a long-term project. For now, please enjoy my friend’s artistic presentation of my contemplation couplets.
If you would like to share these contemplation couplets please read the section below
❧ Sharing Permission for Contemplation Couplets:
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Permission for sharing all images from the galleries:
(1) Images from the current galleries may be shared on a personal, non-commercial basis with friends and family in a respectful and beneficial way.
(2) Individual gathas or small selections may be shared privately by email, messaging apps, private Facebook pages or as printed copies.
(3) Please do not repost, archive, compile, collect or redistribute, reproduce or maintain public collections of these couplets, gathas or images on Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram, Youtube, TikTok, public social media accounts, websites, forums, archive services or similar platforms.
I will also be sharing selected images via my official Instagram account sunfacemoon. Please feel free to share or forward posts directly from that account to family and friends.
(4) Please credit "Luan V Dinh – interbeing" and either www.sunfacemoon.com or #sunfacemoon whenever sharing.
❧ SHORT POEMS WITH MY PHOTOS
I am updating some of these short poems with photos at the moment.
❧ SLIDESHOW (HD)
- Below is a 2 minute slide-show. My text with has been combined with images from photographers (who have shared their images freely). I am working on these types of visual gathas but it will take up to 2 more years. Once completed, I will share them on my sunfacemoon.com website as well as a small selection on this website. The wording of the couplets and gathas in the sunfacemoon.com website is the more accurate final version.