Poetry Chaikhana Blog

Joy is an art.

All the world
is an altar.

Remember, you are
supremely complete
in every circumstance.

When things feel chaotic or in collapse,
find the underlying currents
and flow with them.
We must learn to surf the apocalypse.

Seeking sunlight the sapling
reaches out for that golden touch.
In time the tree
becomes the pathway of its own seeking.

Deep awakening
requires a tremendous journey,
but nothing much
needs to happen.

Liberation is already brought about. It is already here.
What is truly essential is to fully engage yourself.

We all feel it, a gentle prodding
to let the heart open,
to know ourselves truly, to be present
and radiate ourselves into the world.

The deepest mystery
is in the mirror.

Theory and debate can never satisfy
the seeking heart.

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

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

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

We don’t actually have histories.
We make up stories about ourselves
to connect our memories and discover meaning.
We can change those stories at any time.

Problems cannot be solved
at the same psychic level
that created them.

bliss heals

Come to that confrontation
with yourself on all sides.
Come unarmed.
The secret: Embrace everything you find.