“IN THE SANCTUARY OF THE NIGHT” and “TAKING REFUGE IN THE HERE and NOW” two poems about the power and beauty of enjoying our lives right now!
TRANSFORMATIONAL POETRY For The SPIRITUAL SOUL by Chinmayan
THE DAWNING LIGHT — Daily Journal Of Transformational Writing
Volume 8, Issue # 965 for Sunday, May 26, 2024
JOURNEY Of The HEART Section # 575 poetry and love songs written by Chinmayan to encourage you to open your heart to ever greater Love
All images in this issue courtesy of Pixabay
IN THE SANCTUARY OF THE NIGHT
Long after midnight,
I arrive home
To pour living water
Into our dry tanks
From five gallon jugs
Carried up the hill
Two at a time.
Below, in the bath house,
A long tub of hot water
Awaits me after I fill
This storage tank until
The water pressure rises
Enough to make it flow
Down to our little house
At the bottom of the hill.
Though it is hard work
And I stumble in the dark,
Carrying heavy jugs
Up the steep hill,
There is a song in my soul
Of gratitude and celebration—
To be doing things
Which serve my family,
That we have this water at all,
Given freely to us by friends
Far away in town,
That we have this land
In the mountains for our home,
That we have our little house
To live in and these days
Of so much loving harmony
With my true love and children…
And that, after this
Heavy work is done,
A deep bath is waiting
To receive this tired body
In its steaming hot water
That is my ultimate sanctuary
Where I lay down and lie back,
Open my heart and cry out
To God in prayer, here
In the sanctuary and
Sacred silence of the night.
April 28, 1988
Still Mountain Retreat
TAKING REFUGE IN THE PRESENT MOMENT “I take refuge in the here and now, For this very present moment is all that I really have—the only time and space Where I can feel and share Love, Where I am free of regrets of the past Or the pervasive fears about the future…” —Yeshe Gyamtso The past is already gone, The future is not yet manifest. All we really ever have Is this present moment, Which is the only time When we can share Love, Commune with God or feel the Sweet currents of bliss flowing Within our own heart. Being present here and now Is a sanctuary always ever available, If we can still our minds and Come back into the present moment. Yet, nearly everyone lives their Days dwelling on the past Or anxiously anticipating the future, Without ever noticing that this moment Is a refuge, right here and now, From all the strife, stress and strain, Where God’s unconditional love, Grace and blessings are ever flowing. April 29, 1988 Still Mountain Retreat
Revelation and Calligraphy by Chinmayan
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