Emotional Waters

Emotions, like water take many forms we may bottle our feelings or let them flow like a river They can suddenly come crashing against the rock of selfishness or ripple in widening circles when a pebble of understanding is invited into the smooth surface Our emotions can rush off a tall cliff splashing into deep … More Emotional Waters

Dragonfly

Sometimes a question whispers in my ear Sometimes a question shouts in my face How do I assay my purpose In this beautiful, brutal, finite life? Is it a striving to be seen? A craving to be astonished? Can I be buoyed by hope beyond a ritual answer? Then a tiny azure dragonfly alights deepening … More Dragonfly

Koan of My Life

Seeking freedom from duality – right or wrong, abundance or lack, blossoms or weeds, embrace or farewell I contemplate non-thinking Somewhere in my spirit I feel I understand this paradox beyond language beyond thought Existing within calm confusion   May confusion dawn as wisdom. (paraphrased from the Four Dharmas of Gampopa)   Image by Pixabay