Each Boundary

Each boundary connects.
Each bridge divides.

It is a matter of perception
that makes us think otherwise.

Metanoia

No spiritual journey
is a straight road.

Every turn brings us
closer to our true selves.

If we travel far enough,
we discover home again.

Big Bang Flower

Every flower
bursting
in the sunlight
is a Big Bang
spewing
another universe
into our eyes.

Mountains Cleave

Mountains cleave
and break apart.

Flesh is just as weak.
Even families fall apart.

Find joy in the holding on.
Find peace in the letting go.

In the Way

God is not an angry eye.
Tao is not a jealous god.

God doesn't need emotions.
Tao doesn't need to feel.

Those would only get
in the way of the nurturing.

Tree Wisdom

Why would a tree care
whether it reaches the sky?

Isn't growing toward it enough?

New Life

Decay allows
for new life.

It's how we
are resurrected.

While It Lasts

Life is so brief,
yet feels so long.

At least until
it feels too brief.

But that doesn't
come until later.

Brief or long.
Neither matters.

Only to be awake
while it lasts.

Lecher

Every year,
the planet
strips itself
to bare skin,
part by part.

Every year,
the earth
dresses itself
with green
all over again.

And every year,
I devour all
of this stripping
and dressing
like an old lecher.

All We See

Is it possible
to see the Divine?

Only if we allow it.

Otherwise, all we see
is a universe.

My Own Freedom

Wherever I turn,
I see edges.
I see limits.
I see boundaries.

But my greatest hindrances
are the blinders I wear
to keep me from seeing
my own freedom.

Appearances

Beauty and ugliness
surround us at every turn.

But it isn't always clear
which one is which.

This says more about our minds
than about our eyes.

When we change how we think,
we see beauty everywhere.