Why we Should Embrace Desire even when it Causes Pain
“Craving and desire are the cause of all unhappiness.” – Gautama Buddha The Buddha taught us that desire is one of the root causes of suffering. Yet the universe seems […]
The Universe in a Kiss
If these wings that Love has given me Could lift me to the sky I’d fly into your distant arms To carry you this night To the solitary red sands […]
Alone
A grain of sand In an ocean of light A solitary note In an endless song A reaching hand To infinite black A dimming soul Searching endlessly Fading with failure […]
Tired of the Pain
They can’t all be good days. Know that when you feel like this you are not alone. We all go there sometimes. Tired of the pain Tired of […]
This Practice
This practice Perfected long ago When the Universe was young And our souls had just begun Brings us back together Now As One
In Helping Others, I Help Myself—so Why Don’t I Feel Better?
Forty-two Miles to Nowhere. I watch him walking west all day with more baggage than anyone who is used to walking ever carries. East. West. East. West. Each time I […]
Zen for Breakfast
Morning declares itself with a triumphant blinding glare That fills my room and declares “Rise, fool!” “I wait for no one!” I struggle briefly to untangle myself from the cacoon […]
I Will love You Like the Storm
You say that you love the rain, but you open your umbrella when it rains. You say that you love the sun, but you find a shadow spot when […]
This empty cup
Fill this empty cup Spill free the wine Of consciousness And consume the void In my heart With flames of gratitude Gentle solace and Love
I am
I am stillness Breathless Like sand that drops against a dead wind I leave no trace of direction I am a leaf that falls without interruption Water that flows without […]
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