The Glory And The Agony...

The glory and the agony 

of being human rousing us

entreating us to wake up!

To know that we who have no power

can be filled with power.

When we wake up to our transparent nature,

divine forgiveness shines through us.

When we forget our names,

we become part of God's name.

When we learn to act and yield, act and yield,

we smash the contradiction of existence.

~S.P.W.

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I Am Sitting Outside...

 

I am sitting outside 

enjoying the gentle nature of the morning 

and the flow of energy surrounding me. 

The birds' joyful songs. 

Are we like those birds 

in the flow of nature? 

Singing our unique song 

that we students in the school can hear.

~M

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Be Patient ...

George Seurat

“Be patient 

toward all that is unsolved in your heart 

and try to love the questions themselves, 

like locked rooms 

and like books that are now written

in a very foreign tongue. 

Do not now seek the answers, 

which cannot be given you 

because you would not be able to live them. 

And the point is, 

to live everything. 

Live the questions now. 

Perhaps you will then gradually, 

without noticing it, 

live along some distant day into the answer.” 

~ Rainer Maria Rilke

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I Was In A Board Meeting ...

 

I was in a board meeting 

and kept thinking 

"be the soul in the room". 

While I was dividing my attention 

I felt I was being guided 

and had the I 

to see who else was the soul in the room 

and was looking to meet 

the others there on a soul level. 

This was a new experience for me 

outside of an Academy meeting. 

It wasn't just enough 

to be present at the moment 

but with the higher 

I was searching for others to be with. 

~P

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I Am Sitting Here...

 

Tiziano Vecellio, Titian

I am sitting here 

and smiling to myself 

as you all give me the reminder 

that denying force 

will show itself again and again. 

No matter how many ways 

you try to complete the octave 

and over how many years, 

you will meet the same denying force 

in different guises until you can identify it 

as being just so 

and find the right third force 

to overcome it. 

And the right third force, 

at least for me in my play right now, 

is to be present because in doing that, 

I am remembering who we serve. 

We become quiet, 

quiet enough to see 

and after that the doing 

can become easier.

~E

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I Have Recently ...

 

I have recently 

been practicing holding opposites. 

Grief and Beauty. 

Keeping an open heart 

to the intensity of both at the same time. 

It is such a beautiful practice 

because with an open heart 

there can be no boundaries. 

Pure freedom!

~J

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I Have Been Impressed ...

I have been impressed 

with the urgency of doing. 

Knowing is not enough; 

we must apply. 

Being willing is not enough; 

we must do.

Leonardo da Vinci

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I Feel In Order To Be Free...

 

Ghulam Sakhi

I feel in order to be Free 

or to experience freedom, 

acceptance and allowance must be involved. 

Accept whatever situation is present 

and allow whatever emotions arise. 

Resisting nothing. 

Thy Will Be Done.

~C

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We Are So Fortunate...

 

                                                                      

I am so fortunate 

to walk this path 

with remarkable students.

Each one of you 

has touched my heart deeply 

in ways I can't describe in words.

We never know how long we will 

walk in each other's shadow 

but cherishing each precious moment together 

is my aim.

Happy Birthday Naz McSweeney.

~P

 

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