mystery

mystery

before me

always

all ways

you do not know

you have no idea

no understanding

it cannot be revealed

unveiled

while you think you know

magical mystery tour

yes!

every moment a surprise!

with a forecast,

casting a spell forward

of the past

of the known

where can creation

freedom

life

be?

with the past thrown on top of it?

oh dear

dear

dear

girl

remember

the Mystery

the Great Mystery

of You

the depths unknown

unseen

where all things are perfectly blessed

perfect wholeness

is not even written about

because

nothing else ever was

conceived

a mystery

from where i stand

looking through fragmenting lenses

how would reality look

if i threw my past to the wind?

re-main

i remain

as God

created me

re main

haven't gone out

haven't branched out

haven't differentiated

in anyway, shape, form

main

re-One

re-union

branch re-turns

back

around

looks trunkward

knows

sees

the oneness

so looking inward

all

there is to

see

is

God

i see all the images (in mind)

are mine

of

One

image/me

come nigh

fearful image

terror in night

anxiety gone wild

come closer

the closer i get

right into it

i see i made it up

i see

my body sweats

and heart races

muscles tense as rocks

head aches

adrenaline rushes

from head to toe

i see

its all

switched on

by one little thought

and i see it's a magic show

i pull the opposite thought out of my hat

and

the sun rises!

the rainbow shimmers after the rain!

my body relaxes,

rests,

can finally sleep,

smiling

sweetly

with gratitude

for this heavenly state of mind

ownership

is freedom

ownership

is all power

in Heaven and in earth

One Power

Mind

Love

re- main

let me be gentle

I gently release him

back to the river

(catch and release :-)

river of life,

ever moving,

the movie,

and stillness

remains forever still

from here i watch

from here

from here

from here

i watch him go

nowhere

he cannot

walk

out of my mind

out of my heart

out of my life

i made him up

he cannot leave

his source

gratitude remains

for this amazing learning partner

we graduate now

and open a new chapter

with a new learning partner

a new class

just like in school

september

new friends and old

it's all review now

it's all old friends now

no one really new

the only companion is you

you

smiles back to you

from every face

there's nothing to fear

everyone you see is you

(we silently smile to ourselves

why are you pretending you don't know me?)

i am the ocean

body's eyes closed

i see the ocean

i am the ocean--

the image maker of

the beauty,

the sparkle

on the water,

the sun,

the waves crashing

gracefully

surging up

translucent green

i am the shops,

the sales clerk,

the fashion,

the sheer gauzy blouse in the window.

joy

play

abundant garden of mind

or

lack

"other"

jealous

comparison

what meaning do i give to the meaningless?

maker of my universe,

is this thing i see across the room

a body

or a candle,

my heart,

true love

of Love,

shared identity,

no separation,

no other instant

but this

completion

no other

when i see we are identical

Love

Identical

thank you

thank you

thank you

my heart beats

the ocean roars

the waves keep coming

coming

coming...

sailing

he's leaving...

what if I just get in my new boat

and enjoy the ride...

the new sights...

the forgiven world?

not clinging,

not replaying

the past

i'm in the new boat now

would i look

for a moment

without the past?

and receive the beauty,

the presence,

the awareness of Love

gushing to me?

hey,

nothing serious here,

let's try something new...

i think i'll get off that roller coaster

and see what stillness feels like

for a while...

a little balance

the Heart of God is impossible to break

How can you dry up an ocean?

come on, mind,

where Love created all

can it really be scarce?

it may appear a desert exists

where once an ocean was...

but, have you ever paused to wonder

where all that water has gone...?

that it's in you now,

in the very air you are breathing,

in the river that runs by your house

and pours out of the faucet?

that it's closer than you can see,

running through your veins

even while you sleep?

and can you make the water?

have you ever had anything to do with it?

and

can you really

destroy life?

think again

Life,

before you

after you

all around you

beating your heart

while you do nothing

notice

notice

notice

sailing

carried

by the wind

on the open sea

freedom

amen

a cat in my chest

he won't let me say what I want...

i realize

i

won't let me say what I want

and oh,

what a loving thing...

I see it's Love Who won't react,

Whose watching over me

I see I'm awake and listening

and I see attack will only breed more attack...

I see it's the ego

screaming

for it's life

there's a cat

inside my chest

yowling!

throwing itself at the window

when it perceives another cat/itself

outside--

a stranger, invader, thief

in it's territory

the power of a belief

in a frenzy

tail exploded

wild-eyed

frantic

i watch,

observe carefully,

what is that sensation?

like the smell of popcorn

in the movie theater

put there to convince us

we are hungry...

is it true?

a moment before we smelled it,

before we walked in the door,

where

was our mind?

the clear blue sky

blocked now

in the dark

of the theater

i see but through

the giant yellow eyes

on the screen...

kill

or be killed!

where is love now?

the fresh air remains

a step away

the warm sun,

the tender new shoots,`

live

now

choose...

would you die

killing your brother,

being right,

or

would you

be wrong about everything

and

see love

everywhere you look?

my child,

rest,

in the warmth

of my hearth,

the fire,

forever Home,

giving light

to see

the cat's eyes

can

see

clearly

even

in

the dark

there is

nothing

to fear

tender juicy flower

without the thought "i need..."

God is

with the thought "i need..."

God is denied.

what would create a needy, lacking creation

but lack itself?

and how can lack create

when it isn't enough itself?

creation is overflow

extension

abundance

lack is denial

of God

without the thought "i need..."

wholeness raises her beautiful head

her beautiful smile

lights up her whole face

and shines upon the whole world

lighting it up

with grace and laughter and joy

without the thought "i need..."

i see the juicy grass

the gardens springing up everywhere

no cement or asphalt

can hinder

the tiniest of flowers

from pushing up and through

and sharing its tenderness and beauty

with everyone

that's us

without the thought

"i need..."