The soul
Is the “true self”
Buried under an avalanche of ego.
It can free itself
Anytime it wishes
Just by saying the last magic word remaining in the postmodern world:
“God.”
Monthly Archives: January 2016
A DANCE OF JOY
Usually, one doesn’t meet God personally,
And, even in that case, ordinarily just by accident.
We pass by, and only later realize
Something happened –
Maybe just a momentary impression –
Like noticing stars looking like astral “white flowers”
Or a simple shrub beside the path, when hit by the sun, turning into a “star.”
It’s the joy arising in our hearts
That tells us God has just passed by.
Unexpectedly, we feel like dancing –
Even though the world might think us crazy –
And we are – but only for God.
Our heart starts beating an internal drum:
– Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy –
Our feet leave the ground –
And, suddenly,
We’re in the air!
Who says there’s no such thing as ecstasy
In North America?
GOD IS SPIRIT
People imagine a cartoon God
Because, too much of their time, they are living cartoon lives.
If true reality ever touched them
They might simply disappear.
Historically, it was easier to believe in a cartoon god
As a “drum major” for cartoon selves – that is, for our “egos”–
Rather than engage in an earnest search for a “real” God.
Jesus, Buddha, and Mohammed all taught God was “spirit,”
And, given that a “true self” also is spirit –
And in the same sense –
There always existed a possibility of ecstatic “marriage” between the two.
If we believe God is a material God acting in a material world –
Then that is a complete misunderstanding of who God is – and what the world is.
Instead, God is “love,”
And that’s how we meet God – in love relationships.
God is “truth,”
Another good way to meet God – when we have the courage to tell the truth.
God is “justice” –
We encounter God each time we take a just action.
Finally, God is “beauty” –
So appreciating the beauty in our lives is another excellent way to experience God.
God, and our relationship to God, really, have nothing to do with “egos”
Or materialistic searches for “wealth,” “power,” or “notoriety” –
Instead, God is spirit and only spirit –
And that’s what the “true self” is too.
COFFEE (For Kefa Cafe)
It gets lukewarm, perhaps too quickly –
But does ratchet up nervous energy –
One sip at a time.
Perfect for writing or reflection –
Before next thought –
A sip –
Energy and enlightment
Out of a dark blue cup
Of bitter-brown Ethiopian coffee!
Diner Mystic 