Sacred Spaces
Behind the veils
that seem so thick and heavy,
beyond the flimsy
yet seemingly
unpenetrable barrier
that is blown back and forth
by the unpredictable
winds of life
are the sacred spaces
your being longs to rest in.
Like a hopeful child,
in a game of hide and seek,
you catch a glimpse of the light beyond
the moving and transient fabric
as it blows in
as it blows out,
as it comes,
and as it goes.
Something within you waits excitedly for the breeze
to provide a small opening crack,
just big enough so you can slide
into this mysterious hiding place.
It, this being taht you really are,
slips in so easily
and settles in the wondrous light
and airy spaciousness
of some secret holy grotto,
escaping the endless searching
taking place on the otherside.
In this perfect sacred space,
in this still, quiet nook
You don't need to crouch, hide,
or become small here;
or to holdyour breath in fear
that you will be captured
by the grasping hands
on the other side.
Your Being can stretch up tall and long.
It can breathe in all there is.
It can be free.
In these perfect sacred spaces,
Who you are
does not need to hide,
It simply is.
© Dale-Lyn, November 2020
Love takes off the mask we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within. I use the word 'love' here not merely in the personal sense but as a state of being, a state of grace- not in the infantile American sense of being made happy but in the tough and universal sense of quest and daring and growth. -James Baldwin
It seems that although we thought ourselves permanent, we are not. Although we thought ourselves settled, we are not. Although we thought we would last forever, we will not.-The Buddha
From Listening to Jack Kornfield and Eckhart Tolle:
Be Here Now Network ( July 23, 2017) Jack Kornfield-Episode 6-1- Letting Go. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKBu7wzqcyU
Eckhart Tolle (Sept, 2020) Calling in the Light of Consciousness, Part 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoHEPYYkZLo
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