A PRAYER for ONE … My dear Father … my dear Mother; essence of everyone & everything, help to free me from my delusions of independence. And let me remember now that I cannot ever come to solitude when I pray, because even when I am alone with You, I am ever intertwined with all […]
“The intellectual quest is exquisite like pearls and coral, But it is not the same as the spiritual quest. The spiritual quest is on another level altogether, Spiritual wine has a subtler taste. The intellect and the senses investigate cause and effect. The spiritual seeker surrenders to the wonder.” ~ Rumi
Vibrating in the sound of silence, Pulsing the Heart of all Hearts Radiating the Light of ALL Light Being the Love of all Love Just being…. ~ Jyoti Agrawal
“The Camino … the Way … the Road … What is the Camino? Are we walking for the spiritual within us? Or are we searching for culture in the villages along the path? Is it for sport that we walk – or as a tourist on vacation? The Camino is not for achievement or sightseeing […]
Like fish in water, You are in air and Thoughts are in the mind. Mind is in the Big Mind. The Big Mind in God is love. Emotions are ripples in love. Love is all knowledge. ~Jyoti Agrawal
season change is a good thing for me clear out the cobwebs of old and spin some new to catch what might fall in sipping tea and watching the shadow of a child grow longer in the afternoon light ~ Jeff Dorer
In Blackwater Woods Look, the trees are turning their own bodies into pillars of light, are giving off the rich fragrance of cinnamon and fulfillment, the long tapers of cattails are bursting and floating away over the blue shoulders of the ponds, and every pond, no matter what its name is, is nameless now. Every […]
“When Love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And when he speaks to you believe in him, though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste […]
“Two Cups” (revisited) Here on the frontier, The wildflowers are in bloom. And though I Am Surrounded by Friends, And You, You Are Quiet in the distance, Still, there are Two cups on my table.
“And then the Wind” I sit and seek anything comparable to You … Weathered faces of wisdom are no match for your calm Truth. The swaying of the trees no match for the way you dance your every move. The clear sky, but a foggy reflection of your eyes’ crystalline depth. The sun, still jealous […]
“Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside you Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here, And you must treat it as a powerful stranger, Must ask permission to know it and be known. The forest breathes. Listen. It answers, I have made this place around you. If you leave it, you may […]
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