“Food For The Soul—Finding Joy and Satisfaction in the Simplest Things”
TRANSFORMATIONAL POETRY For The SOUL
THE DAWNING LIGHT # 128 Thursday May 25, 2023
JOURNEY OF THE HEART Section # 114
Photo Credit: Chinmayan “Mountain Meadow Flowers and Canyon Views”
FOOD FOR THE SOUL FINDING JOY AND SATISFACTION IN THE SIMPLEST THINGS “Before enlightenment… Chop wood and carry water. After enlightenment… Chop wood and carry water.” —Zen Training Proverb Cold winds whip across The wide and open fields surrounding Our small temple home— Bringing harbingers of the Coming blustering storm And its welcome rain As I work, step by step, Through all the tasks Which must be done to sustain And keep the sweet flow of Our simple life moving ahead. As I “chop wood and carry water” I feel a rising exaltation— Coming first softly and subtly, then Stronger and stronger as I focus in on being present in Just this very moment— As I choose to celebrate the Demands of the day and The hard work of back and hands. This humble path now Shining clear and radiant In front of me as I work Calls me to climb the Steep slopes of Prayer Mountain All the way up the peak’s Sheer cliffs within my own heart And mind, climbing onwards and Ever upwards into the very highest Levels of pure and loving consciousness Which is the food my soul hungers for And the vital nourishment for this Eternal spirit living now in this aging body While I AM still here in this world of wonder. March 12, 2018 Still Mountain Retreat
HERE IS A SPECIAL SONG I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY!
Once In A Lifetime by Stick Figure
Photo Credit: Chinmayan
Original Revelations Poem and Calligraphy by Chinmayan
Image Credit: Still Mountain Meditation Retreat
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