I Am.

Shaivites: “It is the Hindu tradition that most accepts ascetic life and emphasizes yoga, and like other Hindu traditions encourages an individual to discover and be one with Shiva within. The followers of Shaivism are called "Shaivites" or "Saivas".”

“DELIGHT IN MEDITATION 

AND IN SOLITUDE,

COMPOSE YOURSELF, BE HAPPY.

YOU ARE A SEEKER.”

Greatness

“I will never abandon my belief in my greatness and the greatness of others.” ~Wayne Dyer~

“Everyone wants to change the world; most people can’t even change themselves.” ~Albert Einstein~

Cocoon becomes home,

As my home has become my cocoon.

Protective space, for transformation.

When emerged, unrecognizable.

Newness. Greatness.

The whole world contained, inside. 

Inside,

The Whole World.

“Nature may seem to have little regard for individuals; it may let them die in millions as if it mattered nothing. But value is in quality, not quantity. A pea maybe as round as the world, but as far as roundness is concerned, neither is better than the other. A person is in themselves a little universe; the ordering of their mind and body is as complex as the ordering of the stars.”  ~Alan Watts~

Cultivate Life

You cannot coax a flower to bloom.

You cannot rush.

Too much water,

or too much sun.

Neither will speed nature.

Wait, slow down.

And simply Watch life unfold.

All of the mysteries will be revealed,

All of the beauty will be shared.

Sit. In quiet contemplation.

Just watch the earth.

You will see.

The Dance of Shiva

Simplicity is Truth.

Life is a Dance,

Why do we Complicate it?

Why do we make it Messy, Hard?

Human Nature is not, 

To make Mountains out of Molehills.

Social influences, 

Ancestral demons handed down,

Again and Again.

Until we have all forgotten how,

Not to hurry.

Not to rush.

If you rush this moment, 

You will rush this day.

If you rush this day, 

You will rush this year.

If you rush this year,

You will rush this life.

Why?

Why Rush Life?

Slow down, enjoy.

You only get one life.

You only get this moment.

Sip,

Savor,

Dance!

The Foam of a Wave

“Letting go of resentments does not mean we allow the other person to do anything to us that he or she wants. It means we accept what happened in the past, and we set boundaries for the future. We can let go of resentments and still have boundaries! Resentments do not punish the other person; they punish us. ~Melody Beattie~

“Thus, to know humanity, understand earth.

To know earth, understand heaven.

To know heaven, understand the Way.

To know the Way, understand the great within yourself.”

~Tao Te Ching~

Just Get Over It.

I Am.

And,

I’m making sure it doesn’t happen again.

Can I know myself,

Within the drop of water.

Can I see myself,

In the ray of a sunbeam.

Looking inside myself,

I see the earth’s creation.

Looking to the earth,

I see my own soul.

I am electricity,

My switch is on.

When my Beloved calls me home,

He will flip my switch off.

Nothing more - Nothing less.

But Everything all at once.

“Understand that the body,

Is merely the foam of a wave.”

~Buddha~

Unhurried Life

What is it that you truly desire?

I desire my own Land.

In the Desert.

I desire my own Space,

A meditation hut, yoga studio, sun room.

Far away from city noise.

Far away from human lights.

Far away from modern conveniences.

Wood Heat. 

No electricity.

Please give me Water, and Air.

Please give me Hope, and Contentment.

 

I would also like a cup of tea, outdoors, in a comfy chair, on a warm sunny day in the shade of of tree. 

And perhaps You sitting next to me.

“LOVE IN THE HEART OF MAN IS A SHRINE TO GOD ON EARTH. 

JAI GURU DEV!”

"I often lie awake at night from happiness, and all the time I think of our future life together. I have lived through much, and now I think I have found what is needed for happiness. A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good, and who are not accustomed to have it done to them; then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one’s neighbor — such is my idea of happiness. And then, on the top of all that, you for a mate."  

“If you want to be happy, Be”  ~Tolstoy~

Do It!

"There is no comparison between someone who has their own real experience and someone who just reads about the experiences of others.” 

“Focus on this life. Live this actual day. Pay attention to just this very moment. This is where it’s all happening, not in some future life time, not in your next birth or your middle existence between incarnations. Just here. Just now.” ~Brad Warner~

Sunset

I observe the beauty, daily

Watching the sunrise, soft silver pink

Watching the sunset, fiery purple orange

Listening to the whispers of the creek

Listening to the crunch of hooves in snow.

Do you know what a Blue Spruce smells like?

Can you recall the scent in your mind?

I can.

When this day begins, I begin anew with it

When this day ends, I end with it.

Can I keep the mind that I had,

Before I was born?

Can I remember myself, before I was defined?

When I return to the place of my origination,

Will You know Me, My Beloved?

Om Namah Shivaya

Oh My Beloved Lord Shiva.

Om is not your name, 

The sound is You.

Do you know what the Infinite looks like?

Can you recall the Cosmic when you close your eyes?

I can.

St John of the Cross

 

“My Beloved is the mountains,

And lonely wooded valleys,

Strange islands,

And resounding rivers,

The whistling of love-stirring breezes,

The tranquil night

At the time of rising dawn,

Silent music,

Sounding solitude,

The supper that refreshes and deepens love.”

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