Tag Archives: spiritual poetry

no land in sight

Posted on April 22, 2017 by

no land in sight by dominic 724   everyone is looking for a lighthouse, a beacon, a buoy, s o m e t h i n g to tell us we are going the right way …. it helps to … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Experience, Poetry & Free Verse | Tagged , , , , , , , , ,

The Rafting Trip

Posted on March 22, 2017 by

The Rafting Trip by Peter Tjeerdsma Life has been a whitewater rafting trip for the personality I wear at this time. Restful pools of chilling depth . . . relaxing . . . just long enough to dump me over … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry & Free Verse | Tagged , , , , , , , , ,

Ascend in Silence

Posted on December 19, 2014 by

Ascend in silence Ascend in silence rest in spacious sky-like awareness horizon to horizon no time…no lack…no effort. Descend into silence greet the menagerie untamed beasties roaming the wilds of an unowned mind. Stand as silence like the ubiquitous junipers … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Experience, Poetry & Free Verse, Retreat, Simple Living | Tagged , , , , , , ,

What the Buddha Meant to Say

Posted on December 11, 2014 by

WHAT THE BUDDHA MEANT TO SAY You are fake. Your reaction is fake. Your pure awareness of that fake reaction is real.   *  *  **  ***   *****     ********        *************   The entirety of this post was reblogged from: http://buddhainthemud.com/2013/07/06/what-the-buddha-meant-to-say/ … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Post, Human Experience, Poetry & Free Verse | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

if there’s no ‘there’ out there… by miriam louisa

Posted on October 20, 2013 by

if there’s no ‘there’ out there… by miriam louisa I keep on checking but I always fail to find a ‘within’ or ‘out there’ apart from thoughts in mind so how can I ‘go within’ to ‘nurture’ the Immeasurable or ‘cultivate’ it … Continue reading →

Posted in Fascinating People, Guest Post, No self, Poetry & Free Verse | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

the unnameable is the eternally real by miriam louisa

Posted on October 19, 2013 by

the blessing emelle says homeless I found the unassailable rock of refuge penniless I found the treasure that can’t be bought or sold exhausted and ill I found healing in that which is ever whole purposeless I found delight in … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Post, No self, Poetry & Free Verse | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

We’re in an Impossible Situation, You and Me by Thassa Amzwar

Posted on October 17, 2013 by

We’re in an Impossible Situation, You & Me We’re in an impossible situation, You and Me. With no you. With no me. With no place to ‘situate’. With no time to exist IN. There’s nothing I can tell you. With … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Post, No self, Poetry & Free Verse | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Truth is too simple for words by Nirmala

Posted on October 16, 2013 by

Truth is too simple for words by Nirmala Truth is too simple for words before thought gets tangled up in nouns and verbs there is a wordless sound a deep breathless sigh of overwhelming relief to find the end of … Continue reading →

Posted in Advaita, Guest Post, No self, Poetry & Free Verse | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Thoughts Dance their Enticing Moves by Nirmala

Posted on October 15, 2013 by

Thoughts dance their enticing moves before my entranced inner sight but the spell is broken when I wonder who is entranced memories beckon seductively with all the luster they can manage yet their shine is swallowed in the light behind … Continue reading →

Posted in Fascinating People, Guest Post, Poetry & Free Verse | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Poetry Week

Posted on October 12, 2013 by

Spiritual experience can explode like a hydrogen bomb, leveling the old life, leaving behind fertile smoking cinders from which a new way of living is born. Prose  often utterly fails to capture such events; profound glimpses into new worlds, deep … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment