Don't seek to know

Don't seek
to know
what you are
You could seek
forever
and still not know
the unknowable

Seek instead
to untie
the knot
that has you believe
you cannot be
what you are

Don't seek simply
to know
the truth
and stop there
for what we can know
is always partial
and cannot satisfy
our thirst for fullness

Seek instead
to untie
the knot
that has you believe
that you cannot live
what you are

And when
the knots untie
themselves
seek nothing
only be what you are
live what you are
and so know
yourself

There is room

What distresses you
my friend?

Isn't it mostly
what your mind says
should not be?

The mind says
it should not be
and yet it is

There is room
you know
there is room
in the heart
for what the mind
won't allow

There is room
in the heart
for what the mind
can't understand

There is room
in the heart
for every
contradiction
and conflict
for every pair
of opposites
to co-exist

No no
shouts mind again
it is wrong
and I won't allow it

There is room
in the heart
for all of
shouting mind

There is room
in the heart
for reality
as it is

Recognize
your open heart
my friend
and receive life here
Receive life
in this home of love
and know your heart
as the birthplace
of everything

Just as you are

We worry
about being better
and kinder
or perfect

We worry
about being more active
more devoted
or working harder

We worry
about being more spiritual
enlightened
more embodied!

Can we hear
the little voice
in the midst
of all the worrying?

The voice that
only whispers
yet is so sure
and presents itself
without fanfare

The voice that says
It's not all about you
sweetheart
Enjoy the air
and the sky
and the birds
and the trees
and the ground
under your feet
always the ground
under your feet
You are bigger
than you know
by far
and loved
oh so loved
just as you are