Poetry Chaikhana Blog

Remember, real magic
is hidden,
hidden in the quiet moments.

It’s not that we have to find the right place to look.
It’s that we have to find the right way to look.

Gratitude opens us daily.

Discover how big the life is
hidden in the small places
that populate each day.

Don’t fence in the heart
or hold back the will to help.

Spiritual practice is a sling shot.
You tug and strain,
but when you have enough tension
– just let go and soar!

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

The Divine is experienced by the heart.

The intellect, at best, can only trail behind
and take notes.

Sift your life
until it becomes simply
what it is
and you become a thing unnamed.

All of mysticism comes down to this:

to recognize
what is already
and always here.

Forget the rest.
What’s important is that you love
and that you act upon that love.

The adventure of life
takes place in the space
between the fantasy
and the reality.

Innocence is not naiveté.
Naiveté must be carefully removed.
Innocence is your true nature.

You can’t think your way to heaven.

The solution
is in the present.

Use everything:
Joy, fear, success, suffering.
A seeker hasn’t the luxury
to waste life in pursuit
of easy, grand experiences.

Even through intense suffering
the Divine reveals Herself
– exquisitely!