“OUR GRACEFUL LIFE OF UNREMITTING CHALLENGE AND DELIGHT” a poem about using the hardships of life as spiritual training

PLUS a short story film by Chinmayan: “MAKING FIREWOOD ON THE MOUNTAIN”AND “The Messenger” a profound and inspiring poem by Mary Oliver

Written and published by Chinmayan…

to encourage you to see all the challenges and difficulties in your life as blessings and opportunities

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MAKING FIREWOOD ON THE MOUNTAIN ALONE AS A STORM SWEEPS IN

“Chopping wood and carrying water” in the dharma of daily life doing whatever needs to be done while being fully conscious and present and enjoying meeting the challenges of the situation, using them as meditation and finding inner peace and joy in the process.

A short narrated story video by Chinmayan…December 26, 2022

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OUR GRACEFUL LIFE OF UNREMITTING CHALLENGE AND DELIGHT


We are living a graceful life of
Unremitting challenge and delight.

As each day dawns, we know it will be
A precious field of opportunities and 
Obstacles that will require us to 
Come to power and grow to overcome.

Because we pray to constantly evolve as
We serve, the Divine delivers unexpected
Blessings disguised as problems that 
Demand our very best to solve and use.

We have no interest in an ordinary life—
We take shelter under the wings 
Of our ever loving and caring Lord who
Leads and guides us from within.

Our life is so demanding that we must pray
To find our way through, night and day.

We do not pray for an easy life—
Instead, we ask to be made into
Pure and perfect vessels of Divine
Love and light on earth…

Through using all of this hard life’s
Experiences as spiritual training, we can
Calmly greet emerging obstacles and turn
Them into blessings of graceful delight.

October 10, 2017

Still Mountain Retreat

A ROUSING HIGH ENERGY KIRTAN FOR YOU…with an absolutely wonderful profound poetic message! With complete lyrics…

This is a heart opening song and music video that moves me to tears every time I listen to it and sing along with Kevin’s sweet loving voice….

TEMPLE OF MY HEART by Kevin James

Calligraphy by Chinmayan

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