The Prophet on Love
When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you yield to him, Though the sword...
Some gems……
Accept, then act. Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it… This will transform your whole life —Eckhart...
Radical Amazement
"Our goal should be to live life in radical amazement — get up in the morning and look at the world in a way that takes nothing for...
When I Want to Kiss God
When No one is looking I swallow deserts and clouds And chew on mountains knowing They are sweet Bones! When no one is looking and I want...
His Choir
Sing, my tongue,sing, my hand; sing my feet, my knee, my loins, my whole body. Indeed I am His choir. ---St. Thomas Aquinas
Let Yourself Become Truth
With every breath the Beloved pours pure potentiality into my heart's already overflowing cup, & each night I find my soul slow...
Inspiration
Inspiration is disturbing. She does not believe in guarantees or insurance or strict schedules. She is not interested in how well you...
When I am among the trees
When I am among the trees, especially the willows and the honey locust, equally the beech, the oaks and the pines, they give off such...
And then there is this thing called Fear…
From an article written in Commusings by Jeff Krasno .....Fear is as ancient as sentient life on earth. It is a fundamental, deeply wired...
Looking In
I am a flute And someone is blowing, I don't know who. You, whose lips are pressed against me, Your breath is cool and sweet. Play...
The Tao of Pooh
“You can't stay in your corner of the forest, waiting for others to come to you; you have to go to them sometimes.”...
If You Treat a Man…
If you treat a man as he appears to be, you make him worse than he is. But if you treat a man as if he already were what he potentially...
The poet of my Soul
I am the poet of the body, And I am the poet of the soul. The pleasures of heaven are with me, and the pains of hell are with me, The...
Your Other Names
Containers break. Eras end. thingness only a stopping ground, a pause on the train station, followed by moving on. ... You were never...
MISSION STATEMENT
A brief summary of the principles that inspire my personal mission. * To be an aspiring Master of Curiosity. * To know that playing is a...
Just what is a ‘friend’ anyway?
In Arabic, there are 12 levels of friendship. 1. Zameel — someone you have a nodding acquaintance with 2. Jalees — someone you’re...
To Become Concious…
To become conscious of ourselves as a body is to become conscious of mankind as one. Love is not something to be attained; it is the...
What part of your life do you need to shed?
Here's a letter we wrote to America's richest woman, Oprah Winfrey. "Dear Oprah," we began. "Please buy up all the Pizza Huts and convert...
The Bankruptcy of Security
To be truly challenging, a voyage, like a life, must rest on a firm foundation of financial unrest. Otherwise you are doomed to a routine...
Ordinary is the Divine
[Transformative practice] helps us begin to tell the story of our life...As we grow more intimate with things as they are, we begin to...
This Lost and Found Life
As you get older, it’s easy to become preoccupied with all the things you’re losing: time, mobility, options, friends, hair. The attrition...
Questions – Inspiration
Well loyal "Living the Question" readers some salient questions to get the gray matter churning..... 1. What inspires you? 2. Who has...
Making a Spiritual Effort – – – Now
Thank You William Sebrans for this find
WE ARE DISSIDENT BODHISATTVAS
We are dissident bodhisattvas rebelling against those forces that feed fear and ignore love. We are spiritual freedom fighters rising up...