Living the Question Blog

“There ain’t no answer. There ain’t going to be any answer. There never has been an answer.     That’s the answer.”

– Gertrude Stein

Lost

Lost

Stand still.  the trees ahead and bushes beside you are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here, And you must treat it as a powerful...

read more
You are one thing only….

You are one thing only….

 You are the Sun in drag You are God hiding from yourself. Remove all the "mine"- that is the veil Why ever worry about Anything? Listen...

read more
WOW !

WOW !

Where does the real poetry Come from? From the amorous sighs In this moist dark when making love With form or Spirit. Where does poetry...

read more
Tired of Speaking Sweetly

Tired of Speaking Sweetly

Love wants to reach out and manhandle us, Break all our teacup talk of God. If you had the courage and Could give the Beloved His choice,...

read more
I Imagine Now for Ages

I Imagine Now for Ages

It Happened Again last Night: Love Popped the cork on itself- Splattered my brains Across the Sky. I imagine now for ages something of...

read more
Behold Yourself

Behold Yourself

Like a great film or play everyone should see BEHOLD THYSELF Hints of your beauty the mountains have. The enchanting complexions of the...

read more
A Good Day

A Good Day

Winnie the Pooh: "What day is it?" "It's today," squeaked Piglet. "My favorite day," said Pooh  

read more
You can have everything…

You can have everything…

You can have have everything if you only know how to ask. The essence of the desired object is already within yourself. Be aware that the...

read more
This is a perfect moment.

This is a perfect moment.

This is a perfect moment. It's a perfect moment for many reasons, but especially because you and I are waking up from our sleepwalking,...

read more
Don’t Go Back to Sleep

Don’t Go Back to Sleep

The Breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don't go back to sleep. You must ask for what you really want. Don't go back to sleep. People...

read more
All Paths, No paths

All Paths, No paths

Not Christian or Jew or Muslim, not Hindu, Buddhist, Sufi, or Zen. Not any religion or cultural system. I am not from the east or the...

read more
The Guest House

The Guest House

This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an...

read more
Silk Worm

Silk Worm

I stood before a silk worm one day And that night my heart said to me, "I can do things like that, I can spin skies, I can be woven into...

read more
Ambiguity

Ambiguity

Being desirable means being comfortable with your own ambiguity. The most ambiguous reality is that we are flesh and spirit at the same...

read more
Shadow Blessings

Shadow Blessings

Life is a vast and intricate conspiracy that's guaranteed to keep you well supplied with blessings. What kind of blessings? Ten million...

read more
Instant by Instant

Instant by Instant

Instant by instant, the universe is recreated anew. There is no past,only memories of the past. Blink your eyes, and the world you see...

read more
My teaching is nonsense…

My teaching is nonsense…

Some say that my teaching is nonsense others call it lofty but impractical. But to those who have looked inside themselves, this nonsense...

read more
Selling Yoga

Selling Yoga

A rather intellectual look at the evolution of yoga to the current day.  Very interesting for for those yogis (and we all are yogis in my...

read more
The Deepest Acceptance

The Deepest Acceptance

It seems to me that all our problems, all our suffering and conflicts, both personal and global, stem from one basic problem:  our...

read more
Change

Change

"You know the great thing, though, is that change can be so constant you don't even feel the difference until there is one. It can be so...

read more

SUBSCRIBE