“Taking The Wheel Of My Thoughts”and “Stepping Out On The Holy Path”—2 poems and a video about the joys of ordinary days
How To Tap Your Inner Bliss—through the power of positive attitude in the work of daily life.
Photo Credit: Chinmayan “Sunrise on Still Mountain”
TAKING THE WHEEL OF MY THOUGHTS
Sitting in the tractor’s high seat,
Watching wide winged birds above me
Spiraling round and round
Together in the stormy sky,
This morning in the cold and wet,
I am struggling to find my ground
As my worried mundane mind tumbles
Awry and almost beyond control…
Yet, deep in my soul,
My own inner light of love
Still shines with glowing
Awareness and higher consciousness—
Like the skilled pilot I am learning to be
I take the wheel of my thoughts,
Spread my own inner wings
And soar higher and higher
On these tearing winds of storm
Until I rise through all the dark
And threatening clouds within and
Join those birds in the simple joy of flight.
March 7, 2023
Still Mountain Retreat
Photo Credit: Simon McGraw
STEPPING OUT ON THE HOLY PATH
As I suit up in heavy boots,
Jeans, thick shirts and rain gear
To go out into the cold and wet
Rainstorm to spend the day
Making firewood and doing whatever
Needs to be done in flow—
I am grateful to the divine
And my own self for bringing
Me here, to this time and place
Where real Love grows
Amid the incessant challenges
Of our life which requires
Me to always reach higher,
To do my best in every situation,
To learn how to share the light,
To rise when I fall and
To awaken when I become unaware,
To step up and step out every day,
Even when I do not feel like
I want to, on this holy path
Of simply being here now in this and
Every arriving present moment,
While seeking the way to higher ground
And fulfilling my life’s sweet destiny.
November 17, 2022
Still Mountain Retreat
Photo Credit: Simon McGraw
Video and commentary by Chinmayan
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Original Poetry and Calligraphy by Chinmayan
Image Credit: Still Mountain Meditation Retreat
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