There is a Field … ( 02 / 01 / 2014 )
There is a Field … ( 02 / 01 / 2014 )
Everywhere you look ; everywhere you are -- there is only life ... Everywhere , in every moment , there is only the Soul of breathing ; only the essence of Breath … This is what many call " God " ( or " Allah ", or " Jehovah ", or " Yahweh ", or " Buddha ", or " Prana ", or " Chi ") ... It is all around you -- all within you -- filling every cell of your body -- filling every inkling of your time . This is the Divine , and It -- by whatever name , is always ( and in all Ways ) both within & all around you … It is there -- It is here -- It is the enemy -- It is the friend -- It is me … & everything that isn ’ t me .
And yet , even though It always IS , It is not always poignant . Indeed , many times we forget that It IS , and therefore – as a result , at least in those moments It is not ... For indeed , It is only alive & vibrant when we choose to make it so -- It IS , but only when we act accordingly … In essence , It IS – but only when we ARE .
As for me , the Divine -- by whatever name , is my Beloved . And as I do so adore It and this gloriously , brilliantly conscious life with which It has blessed me -- and as It can only BE when I AM , then -- at the very least for today , to the Divine ’ s perfect LOVE , I will be true .
Out beyond all notions of wrong-doing & right-doing there is indeed a lifeladen field ; a field of Compassion -- a field of Caring -- a field of Love for Love ' s sake -- a field of LOVE in-Deed … Maybe just for today , won ' t you join me there ?
Maybe just for today , will you put aside your own yearning for the Light , and choose to be another ' s lamp ? … Maybe just for today , will you put aside your own fears of drowning , and choose to be another ' s lifeboat ? … Maybe just for today , will you put aside your own dreams of climbing the Mountain , and choose to be another ' s ladder ? … Maybe just for today -- maybe just for one extended instant , will you walk out of your house and choose not to be a " success ", but rather to be a shepherd ? … Maybe just for today , will you find a wounded Soul nearby -- and be the subtle smile that heals ?
Amen ... Let it be so . ( inspired by Jalal ad-Hin Rumi )
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