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Friends ,please take a moment to review briefly what is happening right now to monks and nuns from Bat Nha monastery (which is now destroyed ) in Vietnam.

I am asking your help in spreading the word, signing petitions, sending letters to your government officials and praying for the brothers and sisters peace of mind, pray they can say together as a Sangha and practice their religion freely, pray for an end to the violations of basic human rights and their rights to practice… Continue

Dear friend, I can not write any poems today

So I thought we could go for a walk

The sun is shining, yesterday it was rain

We can be quiet, no need for Talk.



We can watch the wave find comfort in the crash on the shore

We can witness the shore come alive with the death of her

We can listen to the silent change of the seemingly dead beach

Who is the canvas of life for the water.



And in the foam lays… Continue

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be” ~ Lao Tzu



Being.

It’s so funny….. really.



You are born into this life and are changed by every experience, every word, every other persons thought of who you are, your parents, your friends, the media. Then you grow up, and you think you are who you are, but still have this pull of something is missing, or something is not right with thoughts like “ what is my purpose” , “why am I here”. Everyone has this feeling… Continue

I pray who needs this finds this. May the revelation of this bloom in your heart. Free yourself :)

In Peace and Love,

Melissa

Archive for the 'Opinion' Category





Don’t take anything personally - Ruiz

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

Excerpt from Don Miguel Ruiz’s “The Four Agreements”



The second agreement is “Don’t take anything personally”



Nothing other people do is because of… Continue

How silly and blind have I been,

how unappreciative

throwing pennies in the wind,

when I was always standing in the wishing well.



Thinking things where dead and stagnant around me

I was looking from without

instead of at my own two feet,

where flowers bloom

quietly and patiently .



I was looking out into the oceans horizon

when there ,

at the hem of my dress ,

is where the… Continue

O NIGHT, ABIDING - PLACE of poets and of lovers and of

singers,

O Night, where shadows dwell with spirits and with visions,

O Night, enfolder of our longing, our desire, our memory,

Vast giant standing betwixt the dwarfed evening clouds and

the brides of dawn,

Girt with the sword of awe, crowned with the moon, and

garmented with silence;

Who gazes with a thousand eyes into the depths of life,

And listens with a thousand ears to the sighs of… Continue

This poem by Thich Nhat Hanh embodies the essence of what he calls "interbeing," the innerconnectedness of all things.



Call Me b y My True Names

by Thich Nhat Hanh

From: Peace is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life by Thich Nhat Hanh



In Plum Village, where I live in France, we receive many letters from the refugee camps in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines, hundreds each week. It is very painful to read them, but we… Continue

The bud

stands for all things,

even for those things that don't flower,

for everything flowers, from within, of self-blessing;

though sometimes it is necessary

to reteach a thing its loveliness,

to put a hand on the brow

of the flower,

and retell it in words and in touch,

it is lovely

until it flowers again from within, of self-blessing.

~Galway Kinnell

Three Things to Teach

by Lao-Tzu



I have just three things to teach:

simplicity, patience, compassion.



These three are your greatest treasures.



At the center of your being

you have the answer;

you know who you are and

you know what you want.





The power of intuitive understanding

will protect you from harm until the

end of your days.



Be content with what you have;

rejoice in the way things… Continue

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The lotus flower is one of the most ancient and deepest symbols of our planet.

The lotus flower grows in muddy water and rises above the surface to bloom with remarkable beauty. At night the flower closes and sinks underwater, at dawn it rises and opens again. Untouched by the impurity, lotus symbolizes the purity of heart and mind. The lotus flower represents long life, health, honor and good luck. ( written by… Continue

Oh misunderstood friend, Death

You're just as beautiful as sunset!

Be patient with those that do not yet see

all the splendor that begins with thee.



Be kind to those who fear you like a fool.

Gently help them see all of you.

For they are not yet, the sage that sings

with fearless heart, dancing on wind.



Guide us safely to balance and silence

to catch a glimpse of your truth.

Free us… Continue

You taught I will never die the common way

That I’ve always been, always will be,

the essence of love and joy, just

Traveling in an ever changing shape .



You taught how beautiful death lives in every breath .

You taught me the secret ; suffering ,living and dying,

Surrendering

And it’s cause and effect.



You taught me to be compassionate ,loving and kind

And to always look through… Continue

Loves grows silently

like the blossom on the ground,

like a rainbow,

born out of the storm

like that moment ,

just before dawn



Love reaches

without bounds

feathers out and

stretches beyond words

lightly touching ready hearts to join

and sweetly whispering

to hearts asleep yet



Love waits , as spring does for winter

as mother does for child

as ocean… Continue

I sit and reminisce

and admit

how I ran from you for years

looking for happiness

and bliss.

I hide from you in denial,

in tears

afraid of you

afraid to become you

afraid to acknowledge you

but for years you chased me,

patiently

and faithfully .

Always waiting for me to look at you

embrace you,

become you,

forever in my search for bliss,

I refused you.

Still… Continue

I collapse into reality

a thousand pieces of me becoming the wind

illuminated

free

electricity

soaring through the cosmos

with you (and you and you and you)

colors of purple, silver, white and blue

stars ...

light .....

effortless flight ,

dissolving.

blending to whole again,

encompassing the skies ,

drifting

peacefully

Until i open my eyes ,

crash back into the… Continue