When you open your inner pandora’s box Expecting a thousand ghosts and ghouls And all manner of horrors to be released
You discover ten thousand butterflies That have been trapped in a cage And all you ever felt Was the flapping of their fragile wings As they begged for their release.
This has been one of my most liked poems for a while across the social media platforms. I think it speaks to something deeply within all of us. Maybe it relaxes some inner tension and brings some positivity to what we go through on the path of transformation.
We must never doubt the power of love as it moves through us and through our world. It is the fragrance of the garden. It holds everything, even in the suffering and division. It is beyond time. It is our true breath. Thanks for reading.
Kavi
Become one who never forgets Their eternal nature Who who allows the waves to be as they are And stays at peace Even in the turbulence.
Love destroyed all falseness And left me open and tender No self left to defend
Slowly I adjusted to life And learned to live fully From this deepest place In the world But not of the world
The beloved is alive Everywhere and always What death is there To be afraid of?
The lover lays down his ego And bathes in surrender and humility He gave up the idea of a world Separate or outside him And willingly, if painfully, yielded to life In existence he saw the beloved His true lover And as he offered himself naked So he was reborn as existence itself
You are a portal Through which The cosmic universe Awakens and manifests.
Become a master of your inner world But it does not happen by accident It happens through endeavor and willingness It happens through inquiry and humility Through opening the heart when it feels closed And meeting all the demons and ghosts That have haunted us for years.
The greatest trick of all Is the one that says The world Is something outside us.
Love’s invitation Is everywhere Stop wondering Whether you are worthy The invitation includes you No need to wait any more.
Heart wide open Mind empty as sky Deep as the ocean High as the heavens No limit and no resistance In grief, sorrow and suffering In joy and delight He danced Knowing he was already home.
Be the facilitator Not the doer Realize that The universe is intelligent.
Surf the phenomenal world With great tenderness And compassion You and the world are one And the way you treat it Is the way you treat yourself.
Here is another selection of poems from this week’s outpouring. I hope they speak to you. There are many more and I am truly realizing that I must find a way to get them in book form. That will become my mission for 2023. I have also declared I will do a kind of poetry and music album and that is also being lined up for next year.
The tough thing is that this teaching with Amoda takes up time, there are so many behind the scenes and technical, administrative tasks, let alone the new 501c we have just set up! It’s a busy life, this (relatively) new life in USA. We are at growth point.
Anyway back to the poems.
Thanks for reading!
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Whatever it is within your heart That longs to burst forth Cherish it and nurture it
Don’t let the flame Be dampened by any negativity Yours or others
There is a garden inside each being Don’t let it become barren A simple turning towards it Again and again Is enough
If you have caught The fragrance of love In the air You must serve that love Be bold and unashamed True and open Aware and awake Humble and ordinary Wrathful and peaceful
There is no one else for the task It is your time You are the chosen one.
The lightness of being Is a delicate fragrance Unencumbered by the past
Throw away time’s demands And remember the innocence Of your true nature
This beauty is latent within all beings But only those willing to remove their armor Can know its light.
Allow yourself To feel so deeply The world pours in And is resurrected Into love.
Be beautiful for no reason Shine because it is Inherent in your nature You are the sun And the moon Believing yourself To be the clouds.
Master discomfort Not by doing anything But by falling deeper into being.
Real love cannot be cultivated It can only be revealed For it is the very heart of us The core, the essence, But we have completely Overlooked our essence In favor of our appearance.
When the fight with life is over All that is left is loving what is
From that moment on All you can do is love it all Including your experience and the world However it shows up
But first we must end the fight with life.
Transcend culture Without rebellion Leave your ancestry Without rejecting its influence Go beyond All definitions of yourself And find peace in not knowing Who you really are What beauty there is Within the one who is simply here.
You are the doorway Through which love Can arrive in the world.
Empty your temple Clear out the clutter of self Far from leaving it barren and desolate The divine will flow in And beautify it In ways you cannot imagine
Speak only of tenderness On days like these Accept love’s open arms And be held in the unconditional
The heart is revealed As not made of stone But of flesh and blood and spirit We are fragile creatures Walking a precarious path With little knowledge of what awaits Cherish this.
Poetry of Beauty 