Thursday, November 29, 2012

Turn your boat around


How long will you sail your boat through the waters
of duality
there is much to play with here 
in this land
but don't you see how it all slips through your fingers
and turns into something else 
from moment to moment
don't you see that the most beautiful sunny day
and the most glorious sunset
only last for a brief time
the child grows up and is gone
overnight
it seems
the world and life take all things away
because none if it can be possessed 
it never was yours to hold....

If you could be there
when the soul that is dying takes
the last breath
you would see the difference in the eyes of one
that has not let go the grasp on life
compared to the one that has completed the work here
and is ready to move on
with a heart of surrender shining
what a difference
in the eyes of these......  

It is true that you die how you live
so why wait friend
until the lights are going out
and the body is bent over with the ache of age
God will take it all anyway
All that you hold dear is bound to perish
sooner or later....

why wait...
release the grip now
turn your boat around and sail
into the sunrise of pure eternal life
the open sky is there to greet you
and grace will light your way
through the rough waters
if your heart is open
the right guide will come
to carry you to completion

why wait,
turn your boat around...

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  2. Namaste,

    So much Truth shines out from this poem.Thank you

    OM.

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  3. Namaste - glad to hear one is taking it into the heart... great day

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  4. Namaste, it trully is shines of truth. Thank you. Very grateful to be reading it. Shanti OM

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