Poetry Chaikhana Blog

Encounter every instant
entirely as it is,
in pure wonder.

The wisdom we attain with each step
reveals the destination’s true meaning.

The little self is simply
the sum total of all the stories
we tell ourselves.

Ask yourself —

Am I expanding
my circle of compassion?

Every experience
becomes nutrition for the soul.

The smallest thing,
properly gazed upon with the whole self,
unmasks itself as the Beloved.

Not suppression.
Not separation.
Integration.

When we don’t practice gratitude,
the world around us seems alien and unwelcoming,
and we shut down in self-protection.

Gratitude opens us to reality.

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

Action proceeds from stillness.

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

A true seeker is only satisfied
with direct perception.

As long as you have compassion
you can’t be far off course.

Each step
is part of the journey.

May our eyes see, though our hearts break.
May our hearts break, that they may open.
May our hearts bleed, that we know
life flows through them.

Even our masks reveal us.

We spend most of our lives striving so hard
to earn our own permission to be at rest
where we are
— when we could have done it all along.