Guest guest Posted February 10, 2007 Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 I am at home in the universe. I carry my home with me. No matter where I go, I cannot be less than at home. The forests are the rooms of the house of my childhood. The winds are my mother’s arms. The sun is my child’s laughter. The caterpillar crawling on my hand is my brother’s arm thrown over my shoulder. The children playing in the street of another country are my children. The stranger’s bed encloses me in the sleep of my covers. The earth is my home and its creatures are my family. There is no loneliness to overtake me. I am not stricken to find my home. I breathe interstellar space. The world is pasture for my mind, forage for my imagination. The universe is at home in my mind, its creatures live friendly within me. I live warm and friendly within my fellows in the starry world. ~~~ Ken Patton Page 27 (Affirmations and Invocations) Life Prayers >From Around the World, 365 Prayers, Blessings and Affirmations to Celebrate the Human Journey. Roberts and Amidon, Harper Collins Apprehend God in all things, for God is in all things. Every single creature is a full of God and is a book about God. Every creature is a word of God. If I spent enough time with the tiniest creature--- even a caterpillar--- I would never have to prepare a sermon. So full of God is every creature. ~~~ Meister Eckhart Page 251b (Benediction for the Animals) Earth Prayers >From Around the World, 365 Prayers, Poems, and Invocations For Honoring the Earth. Roberts and Amidon, Harper Collins Would You Think it Odd? Would you think it odd if Hafiz said, “I am in love with every church And mosque And temple And any kind of shrine Because I know it is there That people say the different names Of the One God.” Would you tell your friends I was a bit strange if I admitted I am indeed in love with every mind And heart and body. O I am sincerely Plumb crazy About your every thought and yearning And limb Because, my dear, I know That it is through these That you search for Him. ~~~Hafiz Page 27, I head God Laughing: Renderings of Hafiz, by Daniel Ladinsky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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