January 2025
when lightning strikes
there is nothing woolly or vague
when lightning strikes
there are no divergent opinions
but just a crystal clear clarity
stark naked reality
when lightning strikes.
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when lightning strikes
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“Winter Time”
“Winter Time”
"Black are my steps on silver sod; Thick blows my frosty breath abroad; And tree and house, and hill and lake, Are frosted like a winter cake."
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~ Robert Louis Stevenson Art…
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“Winter Time”
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January (Poem)
January
Little January Tapped at my door today. And said, "Put on your winter wraps, And come outdoors to play." Little January Is always full of fun; Until the set of sun. Little January Will…
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January (Poem)
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new year message from prem rawat
this message is 21 mins about our lives and the peace to be found within.
2025 - A New Year’s Message from Prem Rawat
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new year message from prem rawat
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November 2024
kindness begins with you
Kindness Begins with You: Prem Rawat in Toamasina, Madagascar
this event happened on the16thNov. Its about 55mins. and well worth a listen for anyone who is interested in inner peace. i…
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kindness begins with you
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October 2024
Poem of the One World
Poem of the One World
This morningthe beautiful white heronwas floating along above the water
and then into the sky of thisthe one worldwe all belong to
where everythingsooner or lateris a part o…
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Poem of the One World
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I live my life in widening circles (Poem)
I live my life in widening circlesthat reach out across the world.I may not complete this last onebut I will give myself to it.
I circle around God, around the primordial tower.I’ve been circling…
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I live my life in widening circles (Poem)
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September 2024
Verse 73 - Living in Heaven's Net
73rd Verse
Bold action against others leads to death.
Bold action in harmony with the Tao leads to life.
Both of these things
sometimes benefit
and sometimes injure.
It is heaven's way to conque…
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Verse 73 - Living in Heaven's Net
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Verse 65 - Living by Staying Simple-Hearted
65th Verse
The ancient ones were simple-hearted.
and blended with the common people.
They did not shine forth;
they did not rule with cleverness,
so the nation was blessed.
When they think that…
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Verse 65 - Living by Staying Simple-Hearted
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Verse 50 - Living as an Immortal
50th Verse
Between birth and death,
three in ten are followers of life;
three in ten are followers of death.
And men just passing from birth to death
also number three in ten.
Why is this so ?
B…
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Verse 50 - Living as an Immortal
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Verse 41 - Living Beyond Appearances
41st Verse
A great scholar hears of the Tao
and begins diligent practice.
A middling scholar hears of the Tao
and retains some and loses some.
An inferior scholar hears of the Tao
and roars with r…
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Verse 41 - Living Beyond Appearances
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Verse 18 - Living Without Rules
18th Verse
When the greatness of the Tao is present,
action arises from one's own heart.
When the greatness of the Tao is absent;
action comes from the rules
of "kindness and justice".
If you n…
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Verse 18 - Living Without Rules
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March 2024
could you embrace that?
I said to God, 'let me love you.'
and He replied, 'which part?'
'All of you, all of you' I said .
'Dear' God spoke, 'you are as a mouse wanting to impregnate
a tiger who is not even in heat. It is…
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could you embrace that?
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December 2023
if i must die
if i must die
you must live
to tell my story
to sell my things
to buy a piece of cloth
and some strings,
{make it white with a long tail}
so that a child, somewhere in Gaza
while looking heaven i…
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if i must die
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August 2023
by the roadside, on the planet ~ poem
by the roadside, on the planet ~
by the roadside blue chicory is singing delicate queen anne's lace is dancing
bright yellow hawk eye is celebrating
if flowers can rejoice in life can't we humans too…
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by the roadside, on the planet ~ poem
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focus and distraction
focus and distraction had a dance
followed by a tug of war
then finally they began to fight
and one was left cold upon the floor.
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focus and distraction
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May 2023
i sometimes forget
i sometimes forget that i was created for joy
my mind is too busy
my heart is too heavy
for me to remember
that i have been called to dance
the sacred dance of life.
i was created to smile,…
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i sometimes forget
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the nightingale
there was once a king who ruled his kingdom as best he could. But he grew very tired of the constant demands made upon him by his…
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the nightingale
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April 2023
almighty peace
almighty peace is alive and well
living in numerous bodies
on the planet earth.
before this dome turns into hell
us need to know
a way thru' to
fulfillment
is a kiss we won't miss
if we dance…
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almighty peace
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a spring song ~ poem
> > > a spring song ~
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> miracles abounding, surrounding
> in spring it is so obvious
> everything coming back to life
> after the long dormant time of winter
>
> the…
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a spring song ~ poem
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master poet
Write a thousand luminous secrets
Upon the wall of Existence
So that even a blind man will know
Where we are,
And join us in this Love.
Hafiz translated by Daniel Ladinsky
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master poet
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