Morning bell rings early
it is time to sit.

Facing the wall
sitting for all beings
third eye opens wide.

Bright energy of knowing presence enters the body.

Clarity, insight and wisdom flow naturally
as the rain falls on the sloped roofs of this Zen mountain sanctuary.

Floating across the shimmering pond
Buoyant in her being
She is a Swan

Rising above the cool wetness of what is
Lifted up on a feathery cushion of light
An unseen force appears to propel her effortlessly across the water
Pushing along the underneath with nimble feet kicked by lean legs

Neck tall, proud tranquil gaze filled with passionate purpose
Her presence is gentle and kind

A mysterious, sensual force shines from her eyes
I feel it inside my heart and I long to her hold close again
Feeling the silent joy inside

I see how you see me
Crystal clear
Through the looking glass
Details, thoughts, words, feelings
Life simply flows
Here
In this place
Where we meet
Without judgment
Without walls
A coming together in awareness
A communion of beautiful souls
Igniting powerful presence
Realizing incredible goals

I let myself dissolve into a morning dew
A drop on a leaf welling up growing bigger and heavier
The leaf droops down further nearly touching the ground
Awareness, expanding, growing, breathing, forming new limits
Expanding, contracting, moving inward and outward
Pulsating droplet ready to fall, ready to be swallowed by the ground
Falling, falling, deeper, deeper,
The bubble drops, explodes and goes back to the life energy from where it came
Disappearing into the microcosmic void, a mere droplet
Dew, how I love you!
Shining bright, reflecting light, glistening in the sun
A jewel radiant and transparent filled with space and light
There are an endless number of these
Yet none are the same
What magnificence to behold!
To witness just one, of the one, as one
No matter the number it still comes back to one and only one
There is still time to see the droplet fall
Hanging onto the texture of the leaf by the pressure of atmosphere
The very molecules of its presence
This tiny bead is made up of all existence
Inside and outside it makes on difference to see which one
This drop is, there is nothing to know about it
To identify with a droplet may seem absurd
Though no more absurd then to be attached to any inanimate or animate object
These “things” we value are a trick we play on each other
Making it more difficult to see that there is no value that we do not create
How liberating to see the bondage to Thingism
To look toward a single drop of water on a tender green leaf
To see the glory and grace of all this that there is
As it is, as life, before, below and above, meeting as one
In this golden misty morning

Your presence
Your eyes
Where did you come from?
Appearing magically on this moonlit solstice night

Standing here we find ourselves in wholeness
Right here
Right now
We have always been here
We have always known each other

You are a woman in the form of a poised dancer
In dignity, intelligence and with grace
You simply know
In a way beyond words
Seeing all the way to the heart
Connecting to the core
Impulses, move, begin and suspend
Every cell of your being
Is ready for this precious moment

Feeling creative spiritual life energy flow upward
Ecstatic light spiraling around the body universe
Passionate energy fountains in an endless wellspring
Overflowing with a magnificent iridescent loving glow

Sweet softness in your eyes
Soft silence between your words
The stars must have lined up in unison
To make a path for our souls to merge

In meeting you
I fall upside down
Floating all the way up
To the summer solstice moon
Your presence
Your eyes
Where did you come from?
Appearing magically on this moonlit solstice night

Standing here we find ourselves in wholeness
Right here
Right now
We have always been here
We have always known each other

You are a woman in the form of a poised dancer
In dignity, intelligence and with grace
You simply know
In a way beyond words
Seeing all the way to the heart
Connecting to the core
Impulses, move, begin and suspend
Every cell of your being
Is ready for this precious moment

Feeling creative spiritual life energy flow upward
Ecstatic light spiraling around the body universe
Passionate energy fountains in an endless wellspring
Overflowing with a magnificent iridescent loving glow

Sweet softness in your eyes
Soft silence between your words
The stars must have lined up in unison
To make a path for our souls to merge

In meeting you
I fall upside down
Floating all the way up
To the summer solstice moon

It is the place of dreams
Where the light gives way to night
Treading softly on moist ground
All sounds are amplified
The imagination works wondrous wild
Manifesting visions of all kinds
Creating illusions of fear to nip at the heels
Animals, men and spirits all clamor to grab hold
But none grasp tighter than the mind

Dante Alighieri stepped into the woods
Not knowing what he would find

In the midway of this our mortal life,
I found me in a gloomy wood, astray
Gone from the path direct: and e’en to tell,
It were no easy task, how savage wild
That forest, how robust and rough its growth,
Which to remember only, my dismay
Renews, in bitterness not far from death.

He was met by Virgil and was guided through hell, purgatory and paradise.
They stopped along the way to witness all kinds of suffering and joy.

This is the journey we take every time we risk the unknowable
It takes us through the shadows of the mind
To the salvation of our own presence
The willingness to go through that which we fear most
Will bring us closer to the source of our own truth
The truth of who we are

Tonight I stepped in the woods
Not knowing
Allowing my feet to carry me
Letting my mind wander along the path
Until I could barely see
Relaxing into the unknowable, un-seeable
Trusting my senses, allowing my mind to run wild
Observing fear and relinquishing its grip on my heart
Breathing and walking through what is

Your presence is a sacred blossom

Floating on an infinite pool

You are consciousness reflected

There are more moments….
There are more moments….
There are more moments….
There is this moment……
There is this moment……
There is this moment……
There are a few more moments……
There are a few more moments……
There are a few more moments……
There are no more moments……
There are no more moments……
There are no more moments……

Preparing yourself for what already happened
Trying to undo what already occurred
Finding yourself in the midst of a moment that is robbed of presence.
I can only tolerate so much of my mind stealing my breath.
There is plenty of room now
I just need to keep forgetting over and over
I breathe again and again and again until it feels natural, just in and out.
Until I remember that this moment feels fan-fuckin-tastic…..

I can’t afford the cost of denial
It’s just way too expensive
The interest rate is too much to pay.
It isn’t worth it anymore.

I tried to get away with it for a long time,
But how is stealing from myself achieving anything?

Giving away my integrity for a mere pittance,
What was I thinking?
The only person I was ripping off was me.
Well, that’s not true
I ripped off everybody
Selling myself short means I was affecting everyone
Since we’re all in this together
As one.

The Illusion of the I
Separate from the source
The universe slapped me in the face
and I gotta clue

My hapless tender little arrogance
Hindered a world of possibility and prosperity

We are in this life together
working together

I say this as the I
That is speaking to it’s own listening

To the I’s that are witnessing
The greater I of all that there is.

And when I say that I am here to pay whatever needs to be paid
I mean it.
Everything is all out on the table now
Paid up front with presence, awareness and truth
Backed by the Universal Credit Corporation of Unified Consciousness
Safer than gold bullion and much lighter to carry.