THE OPEN FIELD OF LOVE
When we meet in the open field and let down our defenses. When we say, ‘Yes I will allow this vulnerability to be seen.’ When we step out of our habitual patterns and open ourselves to ourselves and others.
Yes I’m talking about meeting in the open field of retreat. The weekend in Sausalito was utterly divine and as deep as the ocean. I must admit to being surprised by how deep we could go in just a weekend. It renews our commitment to live events and these intimate gatherings. I certainly do not find the whole business of traveling here in the US very easy, but I can feel the value of it. What an absolute joy to be with people.
It fulfills our purpose.
Here is the opening poem from the weekend, and some poems to follow.
Don’t show me your knowledge Show me your open heart That place beyond knowledge Where you really live The beautiful tender within. --------------------- The deeper you go into presence The more open your eyes will become Patterns invisible to mind Begin to reveal themselves Until all you see is love In its many disguises. ------------------------ There are moments of the ecstatic Even in the midst of the ordinary They do not arise We fall into them For the ecstatic is ever present But we are distracted And our attention Is endlessly on other things. ------------------------- To sacrifice mind’s certainty And fall into not knowing Is a devotion That must be courted again and again Until quietude prevails. -------------------------- You don’t have to earn the right to be here Or justify your existence Or prove your worthiness The exquisite fact that existence Has brought you here as you Is enough For you to celebrate And stand in wonder. ------------------------ This poetry Is a love affair A courting dance With existence The music is The symphony Of what is The words little more Than drops that dissolve Into the ocean From which they came. ------------------------- The desperate The outsider and the lost May all arrive On the spiritual journey It’s not simple curiosity Or some intellectual Interest in enlightenment It’s a blood and guts Life or death thing A search for a deeper meaning Or some way to reconcile Being trapped in form. -------------------------- Pay attention The universe is sending you messages Giving you signals, Showing you what needs attention It's a mirror Inviting you to liberation. ------------------------- We are lovers You and I We are the fragrance Of the divine Emanating into existence In essence we are one Yet we also dance Our own dance of love Everyone is God dancing.
Thanks for reading!
These poems really speak to me. Much thanks 💜.