By Dr. Larry Ward on
I found my heart in the green valley just outside the door.
“Tidy up” says the Zen Master of ancient ways and ancient days.
Broken by love, by loss, by fear, and by hope
my hands are still wet with the dewdrops of my tears.
Lie down in the grass of the present moment,
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By Dr. Larry Ward on
I found my heart in the green valley just outside the door.
“Tidy up” says the Zen Master of ancient ways and ancient days.
Broken by love, by loss, by fear, and by hope
my hands are still wet with the dewdrops of my tears.
Lie down in the grass of the present moment,
smell its patience,
feel the wind of its forgiveness,
letting go, letting go, letting go.
Come back from the sea of comparison, of up and down, winning and losing.
they are all fool’s gold, not worthy of your true mystery, depth, and greatness.
Enter the cave of your heart, face its walls for nine years, nine months, nine days, nine hours, nine minutes, nine seconds, nine nano-breaths and tidy up.
Calming your mind from its restlessness caused by imagining ten thousand things.
Rest in the divine abodes of love as your comfort and your strength.
Abide in the bright light of non-dualism, free from I-Making that causes suffering.
For the satisfied heart, the happy heart is the heart of all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and,
the happy and satisfied heart can be found only in your precious heart.
