Posts Tagged "infinite possibilities"

Patient Trust in Ourselves and the Slow Work of God

Patient Trust in Ourselves and the Slow Work of God

Reading at Koloa practice 2/6/2012 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...

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A Yogi’s Welcome

A Yogi’s Welcome

Reading at Koloa practice 1/19/2012 Welcome Please allow your stories to be left at the door with your shoes. You may pick them up if you really want them on your way back out. They are not required to enter here. Kiss your ego and allow it to be still. As you achieve your comfortable seated posture and consciously take in your next breath, Also take in this assurance… There is no need to...

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Will I ever learn it all?

Will I ever learn it all?

Reading at Koloa and Anara  practices  12/02/2012 Tell me what you will my blue winged friend Did you hear me from where you drifted on the wind? This autumn wind on a summer day Sure can turn a blue sky grey Oh it’s a lonely day and cold There are secrets you’ve not told And there are parts of me that I have never known And I wonder if you see through the walls inside of...

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Just When I Doubted…

Just When I Doubted…

Reading at Anara Spa -11/17/2011 Passion's Core by Linaji Just when I doubted myself, Just when I ’bout gave up A light shone thru. Scathes my lack of intention Attacks my dullard fears Presses me on And pulls the reigns of attention Back from unconscious years. Un-zips my eyes Sore from looking the other way Unfurls my feelings And they sing out a chorus of Doris Day. Ohhh I...

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God speaks to each of us…

God 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...

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Imagining World

Imagining World

Reading at Waimea practice 09/20/2011 In my dream the angel shrugged and said,  If we fail this time, it will be a failure of imagination. & then she placed the world gently in the palm of my hand — Brian Andreas — Still Mostly...

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What Kind of God?

What 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...

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So Many Gifts

So 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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You’re It!

You’re It!

Reading at Waimea practice 07/23/2011 God Disguised As a myriad things and Playing a game of tag Has kissed you and said, “You’re it! — I mean you’re REALLY IT!” Now It does not matter What you believe or feel For something wonderful Major-league Wonderful Is someday going To Happen. ——...

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I Imagine Now for Ages

I Imagine Now for Ages

It Happened Again last Night: Love Popped the cork on itself- Splattered my brains Across the Sky. I imagine now for ages something of Hafiz Will Appear To Fall like Stars.                               ...

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