Posts Tagged "God"
Are You looking for me?
Reading at Koloa and Anara practice 1/30/2012 Are you looking for me? I am in the next seat. My shoulder is against yours. You will not find me in the stupas, not in Indian shrine rooms, nor in synagogues, nor in cathedrals: Not in masses, nor kirtans, not in legs winding around your own neck, nor in eating nothing but vegetables. When you really look for me you will see me Instantly— You...
Read MoreThe Seed Cracked Open
Reading at Waimea practice 01/08/2012 It used to be That when I would wake in the morning I could with confidence say, “What am ‘I’ going to Do?” That was before the seed Cracked open. Now Hafiz is certain: There are two of us housed In this body, Doing the shopping together in the market and Tickling each other While fixing the evening’s food. Now when I awake All...
Read MoreWhen I Was the Forest
Reading at Koloa and Anara practices 1/26/2012 When I was the stream, when I was the forest, when I was still the field, when I was every hoof, foot, fin and wing, when I was the sky itself, no one ever asked me did I have a purpose, no one ever wondered was there anything I might need, for there was nothing I could not love. It was when I left all we once were that the agony began, the fear and...
Read MoreTired of Speaking Sweetly
Reading at Waimea practice 12/03/2011 Love wants to reach out and manhandle us, Break all our teacup talk of God. If you had the courage and Could give the Beloved His choice, some nights, He would just drag you around the room By your hair, Ripping from your grip all those toys in the world That bring you no joy. Love sometimes gets tired of speaking sweetly And wants to rip to shreds All your...
Read MoreBe Your Own Saviour
Reading at Anara practice 11/14/2011 Morpho 2 by Bill Brouard Some Christians believe Jesus will come back to fix this corrupt world. Certain Jewish sects propose that the messiah will soon appear on Earth for the first time. Among Muslims, many predict the legendary Twelfth Imam will return and bring salvation to humanity. In India, devotees of Vishnu expect the avatar Kalki to arrive on the...
Read MoreGod speaks to each of us…
Reading at Ambrosia Dome Practice 10/24/2011 God speaks to each of us as he makes us, Then walks with us silently out of the night. These are the words we dimly hear: “You , sent out beyond your recall, go to the limits of your longing Embody me Flare up like a flame and make shadows I can move in Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror Just keep going. No feeling is...
Read MoreFirst he looked confused….
click on image to purchase this greeting card Reading at Koloa Practice 10/24/2011 I could not lie anymore So I starting calling my dog- “God” First he looked confused Then he started smiling Then he even Danced I kept at it Now he doesn’t even bite I’m wondering if this might work On People - Tukaram...
Read MorePatient Trust in Ourselves and the Slow Work of God
Above all, trust in the slow work of God, We are, quite naturally, impatient in everything to reach the end without delay. We should like to skip the intermediate stages. We are impatient of being on the way to something unknown, something new, And yet it is the law of ail progress that it is made by passing through some stages of instability- And that it may take a very long time. And so I think...
Read MoreWhat Kind of God?
Reading at Waimea practice 8/30/2011 Coastal Daisy by Earth Gypsy What kind of God would He be if He did not hear the bangles ring on an ant’s wrist as they move the earth in their sweet dance? And what kind of God would He be if a leaf’s prayer was not as precious to Creation as the prayer His own son sang from the glorious depth of his soul—for us. And what kind of God would He...
Read MoreSo Many Gifts
Reading at Anara Spa practice 8/8/2011 There are so many gifts Still unopened from your birthday, There are so many hand-crafted presents that have been sent to you by God. The Beloved does not mind repeating, “Everything I have is also yours.” Please forgive Hafiz and the Friend If we break into a sweet laughter When your heart complains of being thirsty When ages ago Every cell in...
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