The fire within
a powerful force
Able to destroy and
to mend
My ego
in fearful tricks
tries to make it
bow
–
This fiery force
makes my ego go for
a smile
Hide the fire and
let it go
At least not let it
show
–
The fire within
my truth to live
Is not to be hid
in fear
and in illusion
There to be real
To act
In this
now
–
The strength of fire
A life meant to be
Not to be quenched
in the falseness of ego
May I hold it
gently
Refined in contemplation
flow
I am enduring a tension
within myself
awaiting and longing for
the birth of
something new
–
I am embracing all parts
the light and the dark
I see more now
Yet I am blind to
what is still to become
–
I am drinking from
solitude
Soul arises from within
I trust the waiting
Untie this knot within me
Shadow and Soul swallow me whole
Reveal to me what true is
In the untying of the knot within me
make me whole
The greatest gift
To give yourself
In spite of all
In all
Through all
Is
Acceptance
What you long for outside
You must offer yourself from inside
Acceptance
Space
Embrace
The whole of yourself
I open myself to
trust You
The Divine
which is within me
At the core is
Your goodness
which is also mine
Rejection
I lost myself then
It was your look that took it
Joy of being me
–
Forgiveness
I forgive you now
Then I forgive myself too
No defense needed
–
Summer River
Summer river flow
It is the divine life now
I open myself
Trace your dark side
Face your dark side
Embrace your dark side
To find how deeply you are loved
*
To overcome evil
You have to see it in your heart
Then you will see how little you have won
Through the evil you have done
*
Facing the evil within you
It is freeing
Since there is nothing left to defend
You truly know you depend
On a Love and a forgiveness
For yourself first
He is sitting in the deep forest
Looking at three big bookcases towering towards the sky
Suddenly the left bookcase starts trembling
It crashes head down into the forest’s floor making the other cases fall
He has escaped to this hill nearby
Just in time before great waves of water flood the place
The great bookcases are lost in the water
He escaped it together with her
They are standing there on this hill above the water
The water rises and suddenly currents overcome him
She is standing there as a pillar at the top of the hill
Not taken by the tumultuous waters
The currents and waves of water bring him to the side of the hill
And then down on the side
Down
Down
Down
At an ever increasing speed
She is still standing firmly on the hill
Waters all around but she is not overcome
He is lost down on the side
Brought down by a river of tremendous power
His world has fallen
Now only the deep waters know
What is to come
And what role she is to play
Now is a time for dreams unfolding
Thoughts and feelings unloading
It is a time for new visions
In fires and through darkness these seeds have grown
Former flowers were burnt to ashes
New seeds were sown
These seeds have grown into form
New visions for times to come
An unfolding of quiet glory
It is bliss transmuted from darkness
Bright darkness had blinded you
Yet now, your thorns have been removed
Your eyes have healed
And sight will return
It is no time to argue
It is no time to divide
It is no time to hide
It is no time to fight
Let us face it now
God is love
The one who loves is of God
In heart and in action
Let us not kill what we do not know
Let us not put on a mask just for show
Let it be and let be
Let love rise above
A Contemplative Life 