Perfection

Peter on March 14th, 2011

Often, even a prolonged search appears fruitless
But look among the discards
For the unsought fruit
So often sweeter, more fulfilling
Than the one intended.

Seeking is an act of desire,
Discovery, an act of vision.
Disentangled from objectives,
Seeking always bears fruit.

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Peter on March 10th, 2011

If you feel hatred, feel the anger that powers it.
If you feel anger, feel the fear that motivates it.
If you feel fear, feel the pain that underlies it.
If you feel pain, heal the part of you that feels it.

Pain is the crucible in which all suffering is smelted
Extinguish the fires that bring pain to boil
And [...]

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Peter on March 9th, 2011

When I choose to live in my fear, my anger, my hate
I see the world through eyes that fear
I hear the song of anger in every note
I taste hatred as if all sustenance were the bitterest root

In my mind
I place the world of power, control and duplicity
Above the world of beauty, compassion and love
So that [...]

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Peter on February 2nd, 2011

We are always changing,
But only to become ourselves.
What we leave behind was not ours.
What we carry forward is,
     if only for the moment.

Sometimes a backward glance clarifies
     what was,
          what remains,
               what will be.

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Peter on December 19th, 2010

Forgive
Forgiving lifts two burdens
One carried by the forgiven
One carried by the forgiver

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Peter on December 9th, 2010

I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in.
~ George Washington Carver

When Lao Tse speaks of The Dao, he is referring literally to “The Way”. There’s no simple way to tell you what “The Way” is. Lao Tse wrote [...]

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Peter on November 3rd, 2010

Regret not the past.
Rather, be grateful for how it shaped your present.
For the past was the road to now.
There is now no other way than the road taken,
And any other path may well have led astray.
If you must look back,
Look not for failures and wrong turns.
Rather, look for lessons and insights,
For changes and growth.
Look for [...]

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Peter on October 8th, 2010

When our heart is broken
Or our soul walled off
First a smile
Then a laugh

These are the steps
Through which we rediscover
The step that is love
The healing step
The step which walks through walls

First a smile
Then a laugh
These steps are the healer’s first business

(for Anna)

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Peter on September 15th, 2010

Intelligence & Wisdom
Trust the intelligence of the body
Over the intelligence of the mind.
The master learns more
In a mile of walking
Than an hour of reading.
Foster wisdom of the intellect
With study and discourse.
Foster wisdom of the body
With nourishment and exercise.

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Peter on September 12th, 2010

Questions Answers Words
The spiritual quest begins
With simple questions:
Who…?
What…?
How…?
Why…?
The quest leads always
To one simple answer:
While answers can be known,
They cannot be put into words.

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