Poetry Chaikhana Blog

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!

We become what we love.

Everything else is just movement.

Your value as a person
does not come
from actions or results.

To find its perfection
the soul must reveal
its imperfections.

Consensus reality
is a facade
of words.

Dis-spell it.

Stop asking, How do I get there from here?
Few are fully here.
The question is: How do I get here from there?

The world is so filled with magic
that we’ve become blind to it.

The question isn’t
whether or not you believe.
The real question is whether or not
you’re determined to find out for yourself.

The answer is in front of you.
Find a way to see.

Total Self

acceptance.

Don’t mistake information for knowledge.

Information is important,
but knowledge is the stuff of life.

The purpose of spiritual practice
is to intelligently strain your system
while giving your awareness the courage
to leap into silence.

It’s the questions that awaken the soul.
Certainty is the end of growth.