Poetry Chaikhana Blog

Finally, finally we fall silent.
Finally, we witness ourselves as we are.

See for yourself.

Brick by brick
break down the walls
that divide you
from the open Mystery.

Stillness is
the real praise, and prayer, and presence.

A broken heart is a healing thing.
It makes us whole,
it connects us,
it reveals the larger sense of who we are,
and it highlights the beauty of our love in the world.

Ideas of this and not that
cannot approach the open field of what is.

It is not so much our actions
as our interactions
that resonate in the world.

Remember gratitude.

All exploration
is self-discovery.

The awakened heart
is the true church.

Be just selfish enough
to insist on what is
spiritually important to you.

Opening, seeing, and serving,
these are enough.

The world is pregnant with miracles.
All it takes is for us to approach with quiet and awe,
and the most mundane things open themselves
into infinities.

Take no one for granted.

Every single person
is a universe of being.

The agitations of the mind
are addictive.
Break that addiction
and see what the still mind sees.

It’s not about success.
It’s about character
and presence.

Freedom is not escape,
but deep presence.