In times of trouble
Or anxiety
I reach for Earth
From which I came
And which sustains me
Where resides peace
Tag: Sukhothai
Enlightening Moments
Every now and again
Quite often, to be honest
It’s important to just stop
Interrupt the flow
Of negativity
And touch Earth
Literally and figuratively
Grounding
Being grounded
Is of itself no map for the lost
But if my feet aren’t on the ground
Then no map can guide me
Nor can I find my way
Nature’s Sutra
rain falls
pittering the leaves
pattering the earth
nature’s sutra
gently chanted
outside my window
inside
warm
and calm
quiet mind
full heart
present in the moment
Awakening
In the blurry fog
Of Western Christianity
In which there seemed
Oh so much hypocrisy
The gentle touch
Of Eastern thought
Guided me
Along a different path
Straight to the core
Of Christ’s own heart
Of Western Christianity
In which there seemed
Oh so much hypocrisy
The gentle touch
Of Eastern thought
Guided me
Along a different path
Straight to the core
Of Christ’s own heart
This Golden Touch
This golden touch
I reach for Earth
Connect to it
And all that is
With quiet mind
Become as one
With everything
I reach for Earth
Connect to it
And all that is
With quiet mind
Become as one
With everything
Transient Space
Transient space between
Fingertip and presence
Fingertip and presence
Connection
Transition
Evil subdued
Peaceful detachment
Lotus Petals
Petals fallen
To dimpled pond
Where raindrops gather
On lotus pads
A thousand diamonds glittering
Under slate grey skies
To dimpled pond
Where raindrops gather
On lotus pads
A thousand diamonds glittering
Under slate grey skies
Rain quells nature’s sounds
No songbirds sing
No children shout
Ours are the only ears
To hear
The gentle white-noise patter
Of rainfall
Coming back to Earth
Feng Shui Calm
Rain on lotus pad
Pitter-patter droplets caught
Little waterfall
Pitter-patter droplets caught
Little waterfall
Gods and Bodhisattvas
The love and reverence
Of gods and bodhisattvas
Elevates art and architecture
Creating glorious beauty
Magnificent engineering
Of gods and bodhisattvas
Elevates art and architecture
Creating glorious beauty
Magnificent engineering
I remind myself
To love and revere every being
Every living thing as if
Each were a god or bodhisattva
Bigger Than I
I lay bricks
Upon a foundation
Build them up
Upon a foundation
Build them up
Until they are taller
Than I
Until they are taller
Than trees
Until they are taller
Than mountains
Not to prove
That I am bigger
But in homage
To what is bigger
Than I
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