“They Too have Climbed Mountains” As you climb a high hill and look back to the valley from whence you came, which of your footsteps along the way would you hold in a measure of judgment above the others?… Would you say the steps that carried you forth at your beginning were of lesser importance […]
“May you sip contentedly on the fragrant wine of your life. May you stretch eagerly into the opening light of each new day. May you re-discover kernels of wisdom hidden in all unwanted experiences. May you find the consolation of gratitude when you are hurting, May you hear the tender voice of the Beloved calling […]
“If one’s thoughts towards spirituality were of the same intensity as those towards Love, one would become a Buddha in this very body, in this very moment.” ~ the 6th Dalai Lama
“The Son’s loving Light that illuminates the day … The power of my Soul’s spirit that lends strength to my limbs … In the shine & sparkle of sunlight I honor, oh God, the human powers that You, in my Soul, have planted so firmly … that I might be courageously diligent in labor and […]
“Hand in Hand” On one hand, my wants are simply that – wants; selfish things better left to dry out, crumble into dust and blow away on the gentle winds of our Love. On the other Heart, my desires come from a deep place of Love. They were born in the amazing re-Union that is […]
“I am Love” Though I fear her never coming to me, and though I fear her leaving me once she arrives, I am not that fear. Though I yearn to be by her side, and though I yearn to see Love for me dance in her eyes, I am not that desire. I am Love […]
“Identity” Who is she who has captured my Heart? So much further than a Friend does she walk in my dreams, so much more than a Mere muse does she summon from within. Like the sun, she is the star around which I spin, … the warmth that brings me solace. Like the moon, she […]
I hereby reaffirm my status as a holy pilgrim; a pilgrim just as Jesus of Nazareth was a pilgrim – a pilgrim of Love & Peace … We searched our minds for solace and searched the external world for harmony, and both searches have ended in vain … And yet now we search no longer for […]
The River “All water Flows beneath a Bridge That then Flows to the Sea, And each of us adds one more drop Sometimes no one will See … Yet altogether there’s a River Where apart, our drops would dry … And so a tide moves through the Sea And so – through You and I […]
WHAT IT IS TO BE HUMAN by Hal Boyle To be Human is to have an angel in your mouth, turning your prose to poetry. It is to have the gift of tongues, to know the language of all living things. Does a Human pause and turn an ear to a tree? It is because […]
Apology Sandra Reum – 1997 (translated by Scott A. Hilbers) Ich Liebe die Sonne … … und doch schmerzt ihr Licht in meinen Augen, wenn sie mich blendet. I Love the Sun … … and still I avert my gaze when its Light blinds my eyes. Ich Liebe den Regen … … und doch spanne […]
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