The Sound of the Forest Back in the third century A.D., the King Ts’ao sent his son, Prince T’ai, to the temple to study under the great master Pan Ku. Because Prince T’ai was to succeed his father as king, Pan Ku was to teach the boy the basics of being a good ruler. When…
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MYSTICAL POEMS: “A summons” by Rumi
Listen. In the silence between your heartbeats bides a summons. Do you hear it? Name it if you must, or leave it forever nameless, but why pretend it is not there? Leave that which is not, but appears to be. Seek that which is, but is not apparent. —Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī
Spirituality from Daily Word: “Listen” (Espiritualidad de la Palabra Diaria: “Escuchar”)
Listen In the stillness, I listen. When the world is rife with clamorous noise and chatter, I may become distracted from purposeful activity. My energies may be dissipated as I listen to gossip, dissect the news of the day, worry about the stock market, or fret over trivial matters. In my inner sanctuary, I find…
Short Poems: “Listen” by Kabir
Listen Listen Hiding in this cage of visible matter is the invisible lifebird pay attention she is singing your song Kabir Sushil Rao version
A quote from Franz Kafka on learning to be quiet and still…
You need not do anything. Remain sitting at your table and listen. You need not even listen, just wait. You need not even wait, just learn to be quiet, still and solitary, and the world will freely offer itself to you unmasked. It has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet. —Franz…
Spirituality from Daily Word: “Listen” (Espiritualidad de La Palabra Diaria: “Escuchar”)
Listen I listen to the still, small voice within me. Today I take time to close my eyes and listen to God’s world all around me. I hear birds sing and the breeze moving through the trees. It is wonderful to reconnect with sounds I have taken for granted. As I continue to sit…
Spirituality from Daily Word: “Listen” (Espiritualidad de La Palabra Diaria: “Escuchar”)
Listen I listen and recognize the voice of Spirit. If I still my thoughts, I may hear sounds I had previously ignored—the hum of a refrigerator, a car passing by, the ticking of a clock, or laughter from a child. My awareness grows as I pay attention to the present moment. Hearing and listening…
POEMS: “Listen to This Stillness Moving”
Listen to This Stillness Moving Listen, Listen to this Stillness moving as the Silent Wind through Mind -the Mind of all creation – blowing as the glistening brook, the salamander struggling up a wet incline of leaves, a tiny purple flower offered to the Buddha, joyful wind chimes jingling, scampering squirrels and squawking jays, preening…
POEMS: “You Only Hear What You Are Ready To Hear” by Trina Graves
Even though we are all one
We’re also individuals too
Which means we are each unique, Looking at life with our perceptional view
POEMS: “How do I listen?” by Hafiz
How Do I Listen? How Do I Listen to others? As if everyone were my Master Speaking to me His Cherished Last Words. An Old Musician How Should Those who know of God Meet and Part? The way An old musician Greets his beloved Instrument And will take special care, As a great artist…
SPIRITUAL POEMS: “The Word of The Silence”
A bare impersonal hush is now my mind,
A world of sight clear and inimitable,
A volume of silence
