“The Palace Of The Heart”: On The Road To Still Mountain
TRANSFORMATIONAL POETRY For The SPIRITUAL SOUL
THE DAWNING LIGHT # 87 Wednesday April 26, 2023
JOURNEY OF THE HEART Section # 73
Photo Credit: Chinmayan “The Road to Still Mountain”
THE PALACE OF THE HEART I am thinking of going to Live on Still Mountain, Now that the long dreamed Dream can be realized— I ask myself— Can I go there And use the place And the time and Being with my companions For the highest purposes, As I have always Intended? Or will I get caught, As I have been so many times Before in the worldly web Of doing and accomplishing, Of believing my happiness Depends on having Some big or little thing, On completing projects And goals… Inside myself I know What really matters— And that I already Have it all within me, If I will only turn My eyes towards The palace of the heart, Attune my ears To the still small voice Whispering there, And taste the healing, Uplifting Presence pervading Its vast spheres. I have hungered For Still Mountain So that I could Explore that palace intimately, And in so doing become Fully alive before I die. I know the danger Of the subtle samsaric lures Everyone seems to believe in— I too am transfixed By this world’s siren song— Even though I have Drowned so many times In its sea of sadness, I still vainly stick Out my tongue To try and lick The honey from the Razor’s edge. My hair is grey, My years are full Of light and suffering, Love and redemption— And now I linger At the edge of going To live on Still Mountain. It is a magical place That can be corrupted Unless my motives are pure… It is a state of mind Waiting to be imparted Into the womb of the mountain, There to grow into A real and powerful sanctuary If I allow my high principles To lead, if I follow The urgent urging of The voice in the palace— And make my stance For my high ideals, For goodness, light and power, Leaving the world at the gate, When I finally answer My spirit’s silent calling And move onto the sacred Slopes of Still Mountain. January 1, 1985
Photo Credit: Chinmayan
Image Credit: Still Mountain Meditation Center
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