Transformation...

I sense so much energy inside of me 

and realize to use it for the higher 

as the machine wants to eat it up. 

If I can put the attention in my truer, 

higher self, then the energies will be transformed.

~M

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The Journey...

'THE JOURNEY"

 One day you finally knew what you had to do, 

and began, 

though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice, 

though the whole house began to tremble 

and you felt the old tug at your ankles.

"Mend my life!" each voice cried. 

But you didn't stop. 

You knew what you had to do, 

though the wind pried with its stiff fingers at the very foundations,

though their melancholy was terrible.

It was already late enough, 

and a wild night, 

and the road full of fallen branches and stones. 

But little by little, as you left their voices behind, 

the stars began to burn through the sheets of clouds,

and there was a new voice 

which you slowly recognized as your own, 

that kept you company as you strode deeper and deeper into the world, 

determined to do the only thing you could do 

determined to save the only life you could save.

~Mary Oliver

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THE PAUSE...

THE PAUSE, 

is not a sign of lack of response, 

but a sign of strength.

This is my verification. 

If others judge that moment of silence as negative, 

I shall not accept that. 

My interior must be a stronghold; 

we can protect ourselves with our shields 

but hold fast to our inner strength.

~M

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Inner Talking...

Inner talking can rob us of the moment, 

and of the energy we need to hold the moment. 

Regardless of our justification for it

it is almost all based on imagination.

~J

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Like Alice...

Like Alice sitting at the table with all the characters 

eventually coming to love each one in a way, 

accepting each crazy character.. as part of our play, 

yet not the real US. 

There is a distinction there, 

not to judge as "observing" could imply 

but to gently take charge and begin to understand in a new level.

~C

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In the Silence of the Surrendering Night ...

In the silence of the surrendering night 

My open heart awaits your command.

When will you make love to me with your presence?

You have shown me your light. 

Every breath I take brings me closer to your love, your grace.

Your gifts of understanding guide me up the ladder

Gently, with kindness and

Infinite patience.

When I walk with you 

There is no time, no where to go.

My rushing life ceases to exist

And all melts away into a pool of presence,

A glow, 

Giving me a glimpse of the mansion that awaits me.

~P

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Presence is a Gift...

Cantinho dos Deuses

Presence is a gift form the divine, a grace ... 
and the receptiveness to this in every moment is the truest aim. 
The mind thinks it can sort it all out, 
but we know that the mysterious has its own pace, 
and we are better served by being more receptive. 
~J

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The World is Full of Magic Things...

"The world is full of magic things ... 
patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper" 
~ William Butler Yeats.

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All the Frictions...

All the frictions as they begin very small 

becoming larger are preparing us for our conscious death.

It seems only right that the escalation in the frictions 

would be the only way to reach that highest point 

that we can in this body. 

Being grateful for those frictions 

is the only way to except 

that our path is guided by the higher.

~M

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The Buddha Found and Taught...

The Buddha found and taught the " middle way " 

and realized you cannot pull too tight 

or the string will break 

or too slack and it will not sound. 

~C

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My Inner World...

My inner world can comfort the machine 

and keep the navigational control towards the higher. 

The constant reminders from students, conscious beings, 

Mervyn and the being of the Academy 

is what allows me to stay awake to my inner world. 

Being with you all consistently 

allows me to stay grounded in the work 

and to keep my aim of awakening to this life. 
~M

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