As Each Moment Arises

Both past and future moments
Are distractions,
Illusions of life.
Reliving past events
Anticipating future results
Are the design and intention
Of the egoic mind.
Directing energy in illusion.
Fall into the flow of
Each moment as it arises
Be present,
Absent of ego and personality
Conscious in the now
Past and future will disappear
You will discover
The magical mystery
The quiet stillness
The kingdom of heaven
That is within you.
This is your destiny
To find the forgiveness
To find the joy
To find the love
To find the peacefulnessIn each and every day

The Search

It was Plotinus who found
The search is
“A matter of stillness,
Rather than movement.
Of silence,
Rather than speech.
Of being,
Rather than becoming.
Of inner essence,
Rather than outer substance.” 1
1800 years ago.
Has anything changed?
Still a matter of awareness,
With great determination,
But without effort.
With loving direction,
But no material act.
A personal decision,
Beyond faith and belief.
To merge the many
To become the one.
Coming together in
Silence and stillness
The search for completeness
A return to reunification.
Allowing the illusion to depart
Creating an emptiness
So that the truth can return
Free at last, home once again.

1Quotes from Brian Hines in “Return to the One” , page 301.

Yearning

There is a voice I often hear
Purposeful, crystal clear
A yearning,
Not in words, but in emotions
I have tried to ignore it
But it only becomes
More strident in its call
When I release the mind’s
Resistance
All is quiet, peace ensues
The yearning strengthened,
Perhaps. And so, I wonder
From whence, whither
Does this come?
A mystery to me
A product of my generation?
A product of my upbringing?
Maybe.
A sign of my discontent?
But, I am not discontented.
I remember, it doesn’t matter
What I have in this world
Only, that I am in this world
And yet still, the voice returns.
Do you hear it too?

Destiny

Some say preordained
Others say not
Both more right? Than not?
So, actions taken
Create the potential
That destiny becomes.
But only in this moment.
Energy applied determines
Destiny, in this moment, now.
This moment is the only one
That can lead us
To our destiny.
Preordained and not.
At the same time.
Determined by actions
In this moment.
Now.

Life’s True Adventure

A trip to a far away place?
A mountain climb?
A profession fulfilled?
Or a search for the fountain of
Absolute truth?
A choice to be made,
To look deep within
Right here, right now
To drink from the well of
Inner knowing.
To be more real
To live a life in wisdom.
A philosopher on a
Search for grace,
A journey for truth.

The Witness

If we could just listen
To the simple truth
That resides within us
And avoid all the rest.
How often are we awake
But not aware?
Listen for the next thought
Actively wait for the next idea
Patiently wait, and in so doing
The egoic mind stops
And then suddenly
An awakening, an awareness
A quieting of the racing mind
Peacefulness reigns
And all is right once again.
The witness has reappeared
You as you once were.
Without malice
Without jealousy,
Without intent,
Other than to be
Just to be. And witness
The magnificence of being.

The Body

It is your temple
A place of great hope,
Harmony, love and joy
A magical kingdom
Of great mystery
A mind of its own
Breathing, beating
Constantly in repair
A miracle entrusted
To only you.
You choose its nourishment
Its fluids and air
Choose carefully
As this is a temple
Of vigorous health or despair.