Walt Whitman had a spontaneous mystical experience in the 1850s and he soon composed Song of Myself. He edited and added to the poem for 40 years, but the original 1855 edition is the most spontaneous outpouring of his vision. I see many aspects of Buddha-Dharma in the poem: vast awareness, sympathy and compassion, kindness, joy, equanimity, and more. https://americanliterature.com/author/walt-whitman/poem/song-of-myself
