The Rose Unseen I find it difficult to discard, Plants which are near to death, Failing, whatever the cause may be, For I, too, was once near death, Saved only by the Beloved Gardener. The legalists, the jurists of religion, Would have tossed my Soul aside, Onto the heap of the irredeemable, Deeming further…
Category: Inner Light, Light within
“The spirit is the bouquet of nature” by Joseph Campbell
“The spirit is the bouquet of nature” The divine manifestation is ubiquitous, only our eyes are not open to it. Awe is what moves us forward. Live from your own center. The divine lives within you. The separateness apparent in the world is secondary. Beyond the world of opposites is an unseen, but experienced, unity…
POEMS: “Still Waters”
Still Waters You’ll never think your way out of thought, But you can Feel, ever, ever more deeply, That within which, to which, and as which, thought arises, Until, Feeling ever… ever… ever more deeply, You Become that Formless… Unlocatable… Aliveness, And thought, though ongoing, is simply… no longer… heard, Attention having ceased its outward…
Spirituality from Daily Word: “Healing Life” (Espiritualidad de La Palabra Diaria: “Vida sanadora”)
Healing Life Through the healing energy of God, I am a new creation. I am open to change—exploring new ideas or new ways of doing things. As I reflect on my physical being, I may decide to incorporate different life choices into my daily routine. I may choose to eat better, exercise more, and…
POEMS: “Who you are”
Who you are is so much more than what you do. The essence, shining through the heart, soul, and center, the bare and bold truth of you does not lie in your to-do list.
Learning from nature Haiku poems: “Full moon” (Aprendiendo de la naturaleza poemas Haiku: “Luna llena”)
Full moon Full moon shines at night… Giant mirror of the Sun, Reflecting its light. Teaches: Look up to the great, The masters “Suns” of earth, Reflect their light! …Spreading the light in the dark of the night. Amira Luna llena La luna llena brilla en la…
I asked: “What am I going to do with my life?” – (“Me pregunte: Que voy a hacer con mi vida?”)
When I woke up this morning I asked myself: “What am I going to do with my life?
At that precise moment and in the same room I found the answer…
MYSTICAL POEMS: “The clear days” by Wendell Berry
The dogs of indecision
Cross and cross the field of vision.
A cloud, a buzzing fly
Distract the lover’s eye.
MYSTIC POEMS: “Devotion” by Mystic Meandering
Photo credit: Artist Rassouli @ http://www.Rassouli.com “Devotion”… An unexpected visceral longing arises – again… A primal Love and Longing for what cannot be named; like a lover pining away for their “Beloved.” Its intensity nearly snuffs my heart out and will only be revived by the Silence of “The Presence.” The Heart only wants…
POEMS: “The Dancing Cry Of The Soul” by Rumi
The Dancing Cry Of The Soul Love is the dancing cry of the soul, calling the body to worship Like a shining whirlpool, or a spinning mayfly So is love among the skies. I leap across the mountaintops, madly singing the song of all songs I float through the ether, intoxicated, thrilled I think only…
POEMS: “Light will someday split you open” by Hafiz
“Light will someday split you open” Light will someday split you open even if your life is now a cage. Little by little, you will turn into stars. Little by little, you will turn into the whole sweet, amorous universe. Love will surely burst you wide open into an unfettered, blooming new galaxy. A life-giving…
