Posts Tagged "Truth"

A crack in everything….

A crack in everything….

Reading at Koloa practice 05/24/2010 Unconscious Wisdom by Linaji The birds they sang at the break of day Start again, I heard them say Don’t dwell on what has passed away or what is yet to be. The wars they will be fought again The holy dove, be caught again bought and sold and bought again the dove is never free. Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There...

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Smells of Good Food

Smells of Good Food

Reading at Waimea practice 09/26/09 Truth never frightens. I remember once walking out in the winter to greet my father as he returned from work. He was a little late that night and I waited by a street corner near our house. The cold can enliven thanks, my wool coat became a sacred robe, how happy I felt to be alive. I waited in a world of magic, smells of good food, the street lamps, the smoke...

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The Taste of Truth

The Taste of Truth

Reading at Bodhi Tree 08/05/09 For the moment/ I’ve stopped struggling. The undertow tugs at my clothes/ and the current takes me where it will. Surrender sounds like defeat/ but this tastes like victory/ the sweet release into something open/ empty/ yet complete. My heart speaks/ instructing me to relinquish all control, I close my eyes/ and see myself dissolving while remaining...

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You are an artist

You are an artist

You are an artist---by Paul...

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The Taste of Truth

The Taste of Truth

For the moment, I’ve stopped struggling. The undertow tugs at my clothes/ and the current takes me where it will. Surrender sounds like defeat, but this tastes like victory, the sweet release into something open, empty, yet complete. My heartspeaks, instructing me to relinquish all control. I close my eyes, and see myself dissolving while remaining whole. When, at last, I am delivered...

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Nowhere to Hide

“Help me stay awake to every moment of this day……the events I like and those I don’t-equally welcomed in my sight, or at least not pushed away. Help me celebrate the simple truths, the march of clouds across blue sky, the scent of purple hyacinths, the small green pea shoots pushing up from seeds.  If I am made in your image and likeness, may my heart grow wider and wider...

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Snippets of Inspiration 1

Snippets of Inspiration 1

Anara Spa  Readings 5/08/09 Linaji's India “Irregularity and unpredictability are important features of health. On the other hand, decreased variability and accentuated periodicities are associated with disease. Healthy systems don’t want homeostasis. They want chaos.” —John R. Van Eenwyk, “The Chaotic Dynamic* of Everyday Life,” Quest magazine “One must...

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What is Truth?

“The Truth is like the bear.  Is it a gentle beast, a model for the stuffed animal children love?  Or is it a vicious carnivore that will rip you to shreds if you turn your back on it?  The answer is that it’s both – Robert Morning Sky

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