Adyashanti: The Shape of Love

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The Shape of Love

Adyashanti, Adyashanti poetry, Buddhist, Buddhist poetry, Zen / Chan poetry, [TRADITION SUB2] poetry, Yoga / Hindu poetry

by Adyashanti
(1962 - ) Timeline

Original Language
English

Buddhist : Zen / Chan

Yoga / Hindu : Advaita / Non-Dualist

Contemporary

What we see is not the most important.
Could dust rise without the invisible
hand of the wind?
Could a fan turn without any current?
Could lungs breathe without breath?
Tell me
What is the shape of Love?
How much does Joy weigh
when held in the palm of your hand?
Can you catch the Spirit of Life in a jar?

All things seen depend
upon the Unseen.
All sounds depend upon Silence.
All things felt depend
upon what is not felt.

-- from My Secret is Silence: Poetry and Sayings of Adyashanti, by Adyashanti

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Themes

Awakening

Bliss

Lover and Beloved

Silence

Smile

Recommended Books

	My Secret is Silence: Poetry and Sayings of Adyashanti, by Adyashanti

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