A man is the faculty of reporting, and the universe is the possibility of being reported - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Poem by Nirmala - My favorite poems

every taste
every sensation
every possible pleasure
is already present
in the timeless
awareness
that is beating my heart
what use
in chasing dreams
that have already
come true
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it doesn’t matter
what I do
mind judges
then judges itself for judging
that’s just what minds do
when I let it have its way
it surprises me by stopping
and in the vacant interlude
the mind finds no grip
and falls effortlessly
into the deep pool of silence
it never left
________________________________________

I never knew tears could feel so good
until I opened my heart
and found they come from the same source
as boundless laughter
instead of blurring my vision
they bring beauty into focus
instead of burning my cheeks
they wash away dusty dryness I used to hide
behind
let sorrow have me now
for surrender has freed me to savor
the bittersweet nectar
that flows in measureless abundance
from within

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More Quotes...

  • One person’s abuse and another ’s acceptance of that abuse are similar energies, akin to fuel and a fire.
  • We are free up to the point of choice, then the choice controls the chooser.
  • Everybody hates the way they look, but no one complains about their brain.
  • I don't do thoughts; they do me - until i question them.
  • If you’re planning for one year, plant rice. If you’re planning for ten years, plant trees. If you’re planning for 100 years, educate people.
  • Your aspiration level always need to be higher than your resource level
  • Forget the mistakes you MADE. Focus on mistakes you will MAKE.
  • Perfection is being right. Excellence is willing to be wrong.
  • Who would you be without the thought that you need to make an impression?
  • The best way out is always through.
  • Everything I need is always supplied
  • Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
  • We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.
  • FEAR = False Expectations Appearing Real
  • Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.
  • What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
  • There are only two things in life, reasons and results, and reasons simply don’t count.
  • Wake up with a smile and go after life . . . Live it, enjoy it, taste it, smell it, feel it.
  • There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.
  • Remember, if people talk behind your back, it only means you’re two steps ahead.