Poetry Chaikhana Blog

It is a terrible burden to buttress the petty self
with experiences and acquisitions,
when what we so want
is to yield and open
to our reality.

Don’t resent the work.
It gives you the strength to stand
whole and silent
before the Mystery.

The final key
to the final door
is finally found within yourself.
This is the rule.

Opposites are not opposed,
but joined.

We dance along that seam of connection.

Forget about what should be.
Discover what is.

Absolutism is not an expression of faith,
it is a symptom of a lack of faith.

Sacred texts:

A map doesn’t mean anything
if you don’t make the journey.

How can you settle into yourself
without
self-acceptance?

Ask yourself–
What if reaching enlightenment
was no reach at all?

Everything encountered
is encountered in the heart.

Every nation, every person, every object
is within yourself.
Forgive the whole world
and watch what happens within yourself.

There is a misconception that Eternity
is somewhere in the future.

If you want to touch Eternity,
dive deep into the present.

Whittle yourself down
to the question at your core.
Let that empty ache
lead you to ecstasy!

What is there to do

but to be?

It is only when we deeply engage
with the gentle flow of small events
that we come to know our lives.

Every person: God.
Every animal, every plant: God.
Everything: God, God!
The slightest contact is worship.

Commune with nature.

But don’t go out and do something in nature.
Go out and let nature do something in you!