The year of poems

Love is but a fiction - em

2011-12-04T22:58:00.000-08:00

Love is but a fiction
A fiction that lovers use
to describe something that doesn't exist
When all that exists is YOU

This place is a dream - rumi

2011-08-10T09:18:00.000-07:00

This place is a dream.
Only a sleeper considers it real.
Then death comes like dawn,
and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief

Sonnet 146 - William Shakespeare

2011-07-18T10:02:00.000-07:00

Poor soul, the centre of my sinful earth,
[...] these rebel powers that thee array;

Why dost thou pine within and suffer dearth,
Painting thy outward walls so costly gay?

Why so large cost, having so short a lease,
Dost thou upon thy fading mansion spend?

Shall worms, inheritors of this excess,
Eat up thy charge? is this thy body's end?

Then soul, live thou upon thy servant's loss,
And let that pine to aggravate thy store;
Buy terms divine in selling hours of dross;
Within be fed, without be rich no more:
So shalt thou feed on Death, that feeds on men,
And Death once dead, there's no more dying then.

The only lasting beauty - rumi

2011-07-07T15:32:00.001-07:00

The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart.

Oh my love - em

2011-07-07T15:20:00.000-07:00

Oh my love
I let you be
Letting go
of words of ancestry
Hard as it may be..
For times I proclaim
my love for another
before I sight my love
for thee

To the apple in me - em

2011-07-07T15:18:00.000-07:00

To the Apple in Me
Forgive me
For I lose sight
and lose sound
of thy shimmering
grace

Dig Deep - em

2011-07-07T15:16:00.001-07:00

Dig deep
And one finds
more to dig

Rest deep
And one finds
Peace within

Nervous not you be - em

2011-07-07T15:12:00.000-07:00

Nervous not you be
For the strength within
is beyond that
which is spoken

O hungry soul - em

2011-07-07T15:09:00.000-07:00

O hungry soul
Let things be
Things are perfect
only if you see

worship - em

2011-07-07T15:06:00.000-07:00

I worship thee
and soon I hear
A taunt for
this worship

a new beginning - em

2011-07-07T15:05:00.000-07:00

Lost in thought
I hid deep I am the same as you
For I once held on to
words that said
you were different...

'Tis difficult Divine
Taunt me not
For I am weak
For all I need is
A World Divine

'Tis difficult Divine
To be the one
And falter
only to realize
there is no one

one more - em

2011-05-27T10:50:00.000-07:00

Amidst this anger and turmoil
A sudden calmth settles in
I cannot but thank the unknown YOU
that bestowed upon me this glorious
blessing

Soul - rumi

2011-05-20T12:55:00.000-07:00

The soul is here for its own joy.

each poem - em

2011-05-10T22:28:00.000-07:00

each poem has its own meaning
into which i soon get lost
getting entangled
in the sorrows it reflects
or seemingly the joys!

my heart is a pen - rumi

2011-04-07T13:12:00.001-07:00

My heart is a pen in your hand.
It is all up to you to write me happy or sad.

Smile at the rose withered - em

2011-04-01T08:50:00.000-07:00

Smile at the rose withered
The next time you pass it by
You'll see it blossomed.

Experiences are like... - em

2011-03-31T10:32:00.000-07:00

Experiences are like petals of a rose
As one falls down
Another unfolds

In silence there is eloquence -rumi

2011-03-18T14:40:00.000-07:00

In Silence there is eloquence.
Stop weaving and see how
the pattern improves

With every crash of every wave -

2011-03-11T10:28:00.001-08:00

With every crash of every wave,
I hear something new.

[Life is a house]

Future looks peaceful - em

2011-02-27T10:33:00.000-08:00

The beginnings of
Future looks peaceful
Yet I don't know
The length of time
it will take me to get there
Nor do I know
the path of this Future
All I know is
to heal myself
and the path I walk

problem - em

2011-02-26T14:43:00.000-08:00

when you recognize the problem
when you see it in all honesty
the solution will come

let go trying to remember
the solution

there are as many solutions
as there are problems

there is one clarity
for every problem

allow the courage
to see both
yourself and the problem
in togetherness

look at the problem
just enough
to see the solution
soon arrive

when in sight..em

2011-02-23T19:54:00.000-08:00

when in sight then in mind

Playful - em

2011-02-16T13:45:00.000-08:00

Playful that i am
I am all that you
wish ME to be

Playful - em

2011-02-15T19:53:00.000-08:00

Playful that I am
I can be anything
you want me to be

Mother and child - em

2011-02-09T11:19:00.001-08:00

Give up trying so hard to understand,
this bond of mother and child
is one of splendor divine.

a prick of thy pin - em

2011-02-06T16:32:00.000-08:00

It takes the prick of thy pin
to burst the blisters on my skin

Patterns - Paul Simon, Poet

2011-02-03T13:51:00.000-08:00

From the moment of my birth
To the instant of my death
There are patterns I must follow
Just as I must breathe each breath.
Like a rat in a maze
The path before me lies
And the pattern never alters
Until the rat dies
And the pattern still remains
On the wall where darkness fell
And it's fitting that it should
For in darkness I must dwell.
Like the color of my skin
Or the day that I grow old
My life is made of patterns
That can scarcely be controlled.

On a stomach full - em

2011-01-28T15:48:00.000-08:00

On a stomach overfull
I delude myself
in forgetting my sorrows

A stomach empty
in sorrow I remember
the happiness I once had

Tis hard to confess the truth - em

2011-01-25T17:08:00.000-08:00

Tis hard to confess the truth
The truth about who I am
All the praises long delude me
To thinking I am who I am

The Solar Universe - unknown

2011-01-11T10:43:00.000-08:00

Surya Mandala Ashtakam

Salutations to the Sun God,
Who is eye that sees the entire universe,
Who is the cause of birth, upkeep and destruction of the universe,
Who is the soul of the Vedas,
And who is Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma.

May I be protected by the solar universe,
Which is the source of the light,
Which is very wide, shines like gems,
Which is very hot and very ancient,
And destroys sorrows and poverty.

May I be protected by the solar universe,
Which is worshipped by all devas,
Which is praised by Brahmins,
And Which is the cause of salvation,
And I also salute the God of Gods, the Sun.

May I be protected by the solar universe,
Which is filled with wisdom,
Which is very difficult to reach,
Which is worshipped in all the three worlds,
Which is the soul of the three states,
And which has the ever shining form in entirety.

May I be protected by the solar universe,
Which blesses people with the secret knowledge,
Of the soul and the concept of Dharma,
And which is the cause of destruction of all sins.

May I be protected by the solar universe,
Which is capable of destroying all diseases,
Which is being praised by Yajur, Rik and Sama Vedas,
And which is the cause of light in earth, bhuvar* and suvar* lokas.
*Among the seven lokas, these are above the earth.

May I be protected by the solar universe,
Which is being praised by experts in Vedas,
Which is being sung and praised by Sidhas* and Charanas*,
And which is meditated upon by Yogis and learners of yoga.
* legendary singers of the heaven.

May I be protected by the solar universe,
Which is worshipped by all people,
Which provides light to the earth of men,
Which is the cause of time, eons and their destruction.

May I be protected by the solar universe,
Which is famous even among progenitors of the universe,
Which is the cause of birth , protection and deluge,
And which is also the cause of destruction of the universe.

May I be protected by the solar universe,
Which is the soul and the holy meaning,
Of Vishnu who pervades everywhere,
And which can be approached by wise men through yoga.

May I be protected by the solar universe,
Which is being sung by all stanzas of Veda,
Which can be realized by yogis by yogic methods,
And which is the Sun which is worshipped by all Vedas.

Phala Sruthi
Mandalashtakam idham punyam yath padeth sathathan nara,
Sarva papa vishudhatma, suya loke maheeyathe.

Benefit of recitation
The man who reads this holy octet of the solar system,
Will get rid of all his sins and will reach the world of the Sun.

[source: Surya Mandala Ashtakam]

I take the form of - em

2011-01-09T12:38:00.000-08:00

I take the form of grief
only to tell you to let go of grief.

Past is done - em

2011-01-06T12:06:00.001-08:00

Past is done
but not yet gone
until I untie this
thread that binds

Magic show - Jane Roberts

2011-01-06T11:47:00.000-08:00

What magicians we all are,
turning darkness into light,
transforming invisible atoms
into the dazzling theater
of the world,
pulling objects,
(people as well
as rabbits)
out of secret
microscopic closets,
turning winter into summer,
making a palmful of moments
disappear through time's trap door.

We learned the methods
so long ago
that they're unconscious,
and we've hypnotized ourselves
into believing
that we're the audience,
so I wonder where we served
our apprenticeship.
Under what master magicians did we learn
to form reality
so smoothly that we forgot to tell ourselves
the secret?

Jane Roberts, 1979 (-- The magical approach: Seth Speaks)

Angels of Thy same energy - em

2011-01-06T10:44:00.000-08:00

Angels of Thy same energy
Come upon me
Guide me through tiring times
Radiate through me your love
Lead us from circle of fear to circle of love
Steer us through Thy Knowledge divine

May I radiate your love
May I radiate your wisdom
May I radiate your joy and generosity
May I radiate your creation
May I radiate your enthusiasm
May I radiate your eye of the mind
May I radiate everything divine.

we are all thorns of roses - em

2011-01-03T19:28:00.000-08:00

we are all thorns of roses
tis in my thornth
the beauty of rose is seen

We are the mirror - rumi

2010-12-27T09:46:00.000-08:00

We are the mirror as well as the face in it.
We are tasting the taste this minute
of eternity. We are pain
and what causes pain, both. We are
the sweet cold water and the jar that pours....!
...

Only from the heart - rumi

2010-12-27T09:44:00.000-08:00

Only from the heart
Can you touch the sky.”

We shall show them our signs - the quran

2010-12-05T22:28:00.001-08:00

'We shall show them Our Signs,
upon the horizons and within themselves ...
until it is clear to them
that it is the Real (the Truth) ...'
- The Quran

i am thankful but - em

2010-11-29T15:19:00.000-08:00

I don't know how you perceive of me
I am thankful but for
goodness you see in me
and my many weakness.

Your task is not to seek for love - rumi

2010-11-23T18:42:00.001-08:00

Your task is not to seek for love,
but merely to seek and find
all the barriers within yourself
that you have built against it.

You are - em

2010-11-21T14:53:00.000-08:00

You are the pipe
I breathe in air
Without you
I lose my will to survive
Pray I do
for you
You manifest
your own air to breathe
and a pipe as your own

Have the courage - Clement stone

2010-11-10T12:32:00.001-08:00

Have the courage to say no.
Have the courage to face the truth.
Do the right thing because it is right.
These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.

--W. Clement Stone

they ask me - em

2010-11-03T16:17:00.000-07:00

they ask me how i am
but how do i know
how i am
when all i know
is what i am?

alas i lose my self - em

2010-11-03T16:05:00.000-07:00

alas i lose my self
in all this glory
time and again
a lone drop of praise
flung at me
in midst of all divine
comes down
like gushing rain
and spins me
round and round
i lose my
stance on earth
and soon fall down

ah,
just a drop of praise
is all it takes
to burn me down
and fling me around

ah,
all i need is a
word from the Divine
to ground me
from this flingin'
from this drop of praise
that seems like a gushing rain.

You alone bring me joy - em

2010-10-23T13:11:00.000-07:00

You alone bring me joy

Don't play with me anymore

I earnestly pray,

Hiding deep within

You come forth

as a friend or a foe

sometimes 'tis hard

to recognize whenst

to give you a hug as a friend

or a firm help as a foe

If only you'd be gentle

on a poor soul as mine

and give me courteous time

to treat you the same

with love

friend or foe

'Tis difficult -em

2010-10-23T12:59:00.000-07:00

'Tis Difficult to express

this joy hidden

that comes forth of your visitin'

If my hands could, I'd reach out and hug

If my eyes would, I'd sparkle a smile

I'd certainly jump up and down,

Alas but my legs go weak from within,

Know this soul, but

for this thus is true,

each moment with you

makes my heart grow

richer and fuller

with love that'd

strengthen me

to eternity,

sailin' me

through life and beyond.

I yearned - em

2010-10-23T12:53:00.000-07:00

I yearned for your visit each moment of my breath

Hoping to catch a glimpse of your sight

That each moment would fill my heart with joy

And take away my worries in life.

Wisdom of truth to the mind - rumi

2010-10-15T11:03:00.001-07:00

Be like the river in generosity & helping.
Be like the sun in compassion & grace.
Be like the night in concealing others faults.
Be like the dead in anger & fury.
Be like earth in modesty & humility.
Be like the sea in tolerance.
However you be, either be as you appear or appear as you be. ......
~ Mawlana Jalal-U-Deen Rumi

Anyway - anonymous

2010-10-11T11:12:00.000-07:00

People are often unreasonable,
illogical, and self-centered
Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind,
People may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives
Be kind anyway.

If you are successful,
You will win some false friends and some true enemies
Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank,
People may cheat you,
Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building,
Someone could destroy overnight,
Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness,
They may be jealous,
Be happy anyway.

The good you do today,
People will often forget tomorrow,
Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have,
And it may never be enough
Give the world the best you've got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis
It is between you and God.
It never was between you and them anyway.

Gratitude is the ship - em

2010-10-09T12:10:00.000-07:00

Gratitude is the ship
that takes us from where we are
to where we intend to be

I have no idea who you are - em

2010-10-08T17:58:00.000-07:00

I have no idea who you are
I can only say what I am

The water surface exists - em

2010-10-08T17:54:00.001-07:00

The water surface exists
because of the water beneath.

The water beneath exists
because of the water surface.

To love is human - rumi

2010-10-08T16:15:00.001-07:00

To Love is human.
To feel Pain is human.
Yet to still Love despite the Pain is pure angel

how can i be pampered - em

2010-10-08T14:10:00.001-07:00

how can I be pampered,
if I fought for my freedom
from pamper?

the present - brian weiss

2010-10-07T12:37:00.000-07:00

the present is so much beyond the present consciousness can comprehend

you made me believe - em

2010-10-04T13:23:00.000-07:00

you made me believe
i was the river
while all the while
i was but a part of the river

you made me believe
i was love
while all the while
i was but a part of love

you made me believe
i was you
while all the while
i was but a part of you

Absolute Joy - rumi

2010-10-01T10:40:00.001-07:00

Absolute joy has no room for sadness,

Nor has the heart that rests beyond the sky.

He whose mind dwells in the hanging stars

Will not sow seeds of sadness on this earth.

He who throws heart's doors - rumi

2010-09-27T15:55:00.000-07:00

He who throws heart's doors wide open,
Can see the sun in every atom.

[from facebook]

In the secret recesses of the heart - Joan Borysenko

2010-09-27T15:10:00.000-07:00

In the secret recesses of the heart,
beyond the teachings of this world
calls a still, small voice
singing a song unchanged
from the foundation of the world.
Speak to me in sunsets and in starlight
Speak to me in the eyes of a child
You who call me from a smile
My cosmic beloved
Tell me who I am
And who I always will be.
Help me to remember.

On children - Khalil Gibran

2010-09-27T14:37:00.000-07:00

And a woman who held a babe against
her bosom said, Speak to us of children.

And he said:
Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughter os Life's
longing for itself.
They come through you but not from
you,
And though they are with you yet they
belong not to you.

You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For ehy have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not
their sould,
For their souls dwell in the house of
tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even
in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them, but seek
not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries
with yesterday.

You are the bows from which your children
as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path
of the infinte, and He bends you with His
might that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let your bending in the archer's hand
be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow that flies,
so He loves also the bow that is stable.

Love is what gives joy to all creation - rumi

2010-09-23T17:12:00.001-07:00

Love is what gives joy to all creation.

Love is what gives joy to giving joy.

I was born of mother love in the beginning.

To that mother, joyous thanks and endless blessing.

Throw greed, jealousy - rumi

2010-09-23T17:12:00.000-07:00

Throw greed, jealousy, hatred out of your heart.

Evil thoughts and temper - let them go.

Deny this and you lose, so cut your losses.

Own this and your profits quickly grow.

my heart - rumi

2010-09-23T17:11:00.001-07:00

My heart, if you can't take the sorrow, go.

The streets are full of homeless lovers; go.

My soul, come now, if you are not afraid.

But if you fear, your work is not here: go.

I asked you for one kiss - rumi

2010-09-23T17:10:00.001-07:00

I asked you for one kiss, you gave me six.

What teacher taught you, that you're such an expert?

You're so deep a source of goodness, so kind

That you've set the world free a thousand times.

Life is surreal - em

2010-09-15T15:03:00.001-07:00

Life is surreal,
walking through a low tide
I find myself
walking through a high tide

my hearts desire - em

2010-09-14T19:35:00.000-07:00

my hearts desire to spread the word
to share the secret
of the magic world

Life is not as serious
as it is made out to be
if only we connect
to the divinity in you and me

I have risen - em

2010-09-14T18:43:00.001-07:00

I have risen from a seed
into a sapling
yet i long my life as a seed

I have risen from a sapling
into a flower
yet I long my life as a sapling

I have risen from a flower
into a tree
yet I long my life as a flower

I have risen from a tree
into the skies
yet I long my life as a tree

how may i - em

2010-09-14T18:36:00.002-07:00

how may i tell a flower
not to give up blooming itself
while, all the while
nourishing other flowers to bloom?

how may i tell a weed
its ok that you grow here
but allow my flower to grow as well?

how may i watch a rose
that finds it hard to speak
of its inner beauty
in the presence of other roses?

how may i tell a flower
to not go after the water
in the other stream
when there is water already in its bed?

in your eyes and mine

2010-09-14T18:36:00.001-07:00

in your eyes
i am the player
hurling the ball
towards you, goalee

in my eyes
i am the gardener
watering you, flower
so you bloom fully

unhappy about something

2010-09-07T17:35:00.000-07:00

Why be unhappy about something
If it can be remedied?
And what is the use of being unhappy about something
If it cannot be remedied?

[Guide Vi:10]

There are indeed many beggars in this world - Shantideva

2010-09-07T17:07:00.001-07:00

There are indeed many beggars in this world,
But scarce are those that inflict harm;
For if I have not injured others
Few beings will cause me harm.

Therefore, just like treasure appearing in my house
Without any effort on my part to obtain it,
I should be happy to have an enemy,
For he assists me in my conduct of Awakening

I came from the misty lake.

2010-09-07T12:41:00.000-07:00

I came from the misty lake.
Into this world I walked the paths
Of the forests and the trees,
To spread this mystery.

I hear the colors of the rain.
It calls me back and back again.

I spoke the words to bear my soul,
And swam into an ocean grove.
And my wisdom never stared
Into the eyes of the only one.

I hear the colors of the rain.
They call me back and back again.

The feeling of flight
From earthly dawn and night,
The whispers of the silent forms,
To see the mystery again.

Turn to see yourself
In the garden of your eternal dream,
To capture each moment in your silver cloud,
To reach the answer above and beyond.

I hear the colors of the rain.
They call me back and back again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_VQIsW46lk&feature=related

It takes courage - em

2010-09-01T17:57:00.000-07:00

It takes courage
To be who you are

It takes courage
To see yourself in another

..To love yourself just as you are
..To enjoy little moments of love and joy

It takes courage
To join hands in harmony

..To heal in peace

It takes courage
To flow down stream

When the rest
seems going upstream

It takes courage
To spread love and peace

Guilt and Love - Joan Borysenko

2010-09-01T17:29:00.001-07:00

Guilt is the Teacher
Love is the Lesson

Nothing is precious except - Pierre Tielhard de Chardin

2010-09-01T17:20:00.001-07:00

Nothing is precious
except that part of you which is in other people
and that part of others which is in you

Up there

On high,

Everything is one

Look at yourself and remember me - rumi

2010-08-31T11:59:00.000-07:00

You've no idea how hard I've looked for a gift to bring You.
Nothing seemed right.

What's the point of bringing gold to the gold mine, or water to the Ocean.
Everything I came up with was like taking spices to the Orient.

It's no good giving my heart and my soul because you already have these.

So- I've brought you a mirror.

Look at yourself and remember me.

- Jalaluddin Rumi

how do i - em

2010-08-28T11:33:00.000-07:00

how do i mourn a friend dear
whom the world lost many years ago

how do i move ahead
when i realize i didn't say a real good bye

how do i bond with the rest
when the only bond i had, i lost

how do i bring myself to talk about
the good times we shared
the silliness in life

how do i tell others
my time to mourn has come
it may take a minute
it may take days
but it's ok
for i know i am ok in my way

how do i tell myself
its ok to look
and feel let down
its ok if its hard to let go
of the mourn
its ok to bond with the rest
and move on

how do i know my friend
has forgiven me
for moving on

how do i accept
my desire and theirs to hold on?

how do i bask in the help
to move on?

how do i thank myself
my friend
for moving on?

Find it in the hearts of men - rumi

2010-08-26T16:47:00.000-07:00

When we are dead, seek not our tomb in the earth, but find it in the hearts of men.

As you depart on to the new lands - em

2010-08-26T15:55:00.000-07:00

As you depart on to the new lands

you may find yourself sailing up and down

you may find your hands trying to hold on to the slipping oars

while the boat you are on rocks forth

just remember during those times

that you ARE the boat,

the carrier of the change

for the world to see

Conflict within me - em

2010-08-24T14:12:00.000-07:00

never deprived
never denied,
always rich
always alive,
accepting things that are in denial
accepting things that are in real,
allowing my heart
to align with the stars of the sky

Thank you for giving me this day - em

2010-08-23T11:54:00.000-07:00

Thank you for giving me this day
To come to Earth and share the joy
Carrying lessons to be unlearnt
Learning lessons that never were learnt

I count my blessings many times today
You remind me that I am on a stage
Using my various senses to communicate

I count my blessings many a time today
For the glorious lessons I learnt yesterday
And the bountiful abundance I radiate always

Just knowing - EM

2010-08-23T09:30:00.000-07:00

Just knowing I am part of a chain...

Just knowing I too create ripples in the ocean...

Just knowing I am same as you and you are as me..

Just knowing the world is truly a better place!

Hugs, hugs, hugs - em

2010-08-19T17:58:00.000-07:00

Hugs! Hugs! Hugs!

Smiles all the way thru!

A Hi-5 here, A hi-5 there!

A drop of coin into another's purse!

Love, Laughter, and Fun!

All the while,

Feeling blessed for the many that are yet to come!

Tibetan Buddhist Mantra

2010-08-18T11:49:00.000-07:00

I listened to this 1.5 times yesterday. At night when I was slowly falling asleep, this voice started chanting this mantra on its own. SO peaceful.

Angel's Breadth - Raymond Berg

2010-08-18T11:40:00.002-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_IPQ62x2g4

sahanAvavatu sahanau bhunaktu

2010-08-18T11:40:00.001-07:00

“sahanAvavatu sahanau bhunaktu
sahavIryam karavAvahai tEjasvi nA vadhItamastu mAvidvishAvahai Om SAntih SAntih SAntih.”

“Let us establish a harmonious partnership and grow together to become brilliant; let there be no
conflict or any form of disharmony between us.”

To the music of dreams - em

2010-08-17T15:44:00.000-07:00

When your whole world seems to be falling apart
Try as you might, your dreams sail away,
Others dreams becoming yours

Know for now...just relax...just let go..
Wisdom will soon dawn from within
Yours that is yours would never go
When aligned with the Soul..

Those near and far may thrust their pains on you..
Take it with a smile and go with the flow...

Love thyself for who you are
Perfect like a ballerina
Swirling like dervishes
To the music of dreams

Celebrating our nest - Dr. Satinder Mohan Bhagat

2010-08-13T13:44:00.000-07:00

In all of Creation
Our Blue Ball is Best
Singers we be
Celebrating our Nest

Bubbling in ocean, river and creek
Water spells Life
In our House unique

We see no use
For Dblue-em-dees*
Love and Non-violence
Make our Dblue-em-pees**

Eschewing Hate,
Embracing compassion
Hurry, hurry come join the procession

Us, Humans
OF Us, the world
Us, one Family
She, our Passion

*Weapons of Mass Destruction
** Weapons of Mass Preservation

Don't look at your form - Rumi

2010-08-12T17:19:00.000-07:00

Don't look at your form, however ugly or beautiful.
Look at love and at the aim of your quest. ...
O you whose lips are parched, keep looking for water.
Those parched lips are proof that eventually you will reach the source."

love and gratitude water crystal image: dr emoto

Hope has two daughters - St. Augustine

2010-08-03T12:43:00.000-07:00

"Hope has two daughters;
their names are Anger and Courage..

Anger at the way things are,
and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are."

– St. Augustine (354-430 A.D.)

Make new friends - anonymous

2010-08-01T19:58:00.001-07:00

Make new friends,
Remember the old,
One is silver,
The other is gold

( courtesy: my school)

in its calmness my arrogance rises - em

2010-07-28T10:57:00.001-07:00

sometimes nature does things
i can't understand
in its calmness my arrogance rises

sometimes occupation does things
i can't understand
in its abundance i lose sight of my humbleness

sometimes people do things
i can't understand
in their love i forget what it feels like to be loved

sometimes i do things
i can't understand
in my undying trust i forget what it means to move ahead

I am and I am not - rumi

2010-07-27T11:05:00.000-07:00

I’m drenched

in the flood

which has yet to come

I’m tied up

in the prison

which has yet to exist

Not having played

the game of chess

I’m already the checkmate

Not having tasted

a single cup of your wine

I’m already drunk

Not having entered

the battlefield

I’m already wounded and slain

I no longer

know the difference

between image and reality

Like the shadow

I am

And

I am not

Gratitude - Melody Beattie

2010-07-19T14:24:00.000-07:00

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.

"Gratitude.... makes sense of our past... brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow."

..... Melody Beattie

I have had a lousy day - em

2010-07-17T21:32:00.000-07:00

I've had a lousy day
And now I know why
The people whom I love dearly
Never bothered to say Hi,
Neither did they say 'How are you'
Nay I didn't hear a 'I love you'
All I kept hearing was a 'Tell me why!'

As I moan and drown in dispair
I throw my hands in the air,
and muster a courage to spare,
"Sometimes the whys are best never understood nor solved"
"Sometimes its best to stand up and say 'hey, where's my love?'"

The Sounds of Silence

2010-07-14T12:44:00.000-07:00

you are coolness - sri sri

2010-07-10T14:26:00.001-07:00

you blow in the wind
you shine in the sun
you are coolness in the ocean
you are kindness in our hearts
you are one

I don't know why - em

2010-07-10T13:58:00.000-07:00

I don't know why the babies cry

I don't know why humans seem to fly

I don't know why nature is silent

I don't know why I try to make things shine

when all I know is I don't know

when all I know is surrender

Everyone sees the unseen - rumi

2010-07-10T13:56:00.001-07:00

“Everyone sees the unseen in proportion to the clarity of his heart, and that depends upon how much he has polished it. Whoever has polished it more sees more - more unseen forms become manifest to him.”

Let the beauty - Rumi

2010-07-10T13:54:00.000-07:00

“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.