Poems

For as long as space endures,
and for as long as living beings
remain, until then may
I, too, abide to dispel
the misery of the world.

--His Holiness,
the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet

(dalia in Mongolian means “ocean”
lama in Tibet means Teacher Teacher
hence the translation,“Ocean of Widsom”.)
--www.dalailama.com

When disturbing world events occur,
use your imagination
to picture the eventual positive outcome. Refuse to live in fear
or energize negative scenarios - do not think of them, imagine them,
talk about them, or
worry about negative outcomes.
Every time a negative picture
comes into your mind, replace it with
a positive vision for humanity.

Your commitment
to expressing love
is the greatest gift you can give
at this time.
Have love and compassion
for yourself as well,
and treat yourself kindly,
for loving others starts with self-love.

September 30, 2001
Message from Orin and DaBen
(Thanks Wynn)

It’s in the Valleys I grow

Sometimes life seems hard to bear,
Full of sorrow, trouble and woe
It's then I have to remember
That it's in the valleys I grow.

I have so much to learn
And my growth is very slow,
The mountain tops are glorious
But it's in the valleys I grow.
––Jane Eggleston

"As nightfall
does not come all at once,
neither does, oppression.
In both instances,
there is a twilight.

And it is in such twilight
that we all must be aware of change in the air––
however slight––
lest we become unwitting victims
of the darkness."

––Supreme Court Justice
William O. Douglas
––http://www.lightworker.com/

You cannot pray,
“Peace...peace”
when there is no peace
in thine own heart and soul.

But by knowing that each day,
each person you meet,
is glad that you are alive...
glad that you
have come in touch with them
for you have brought, and bring,
hope to their lives––
just in passing...
––Edgar Casey
(Thanks Wynn)

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The greatest mission
is just being kind...
––Edgar Casey

"Prophets, mystics, poets,
scientific discoverers
are men whose lives are dominated
by a vision; they are essentially
solitary men. . . whose thoughts
and emotions are not
subject to the dominion of the herd."
––Bertrand Russell

"It is in forgiving people
that we release them
from the darkness
we might judge them for;
it is in refusing to judge people
that we have the most power
to affect them;
and it is in loving people
that we heal them
of the wounds
that have hardened
their minds and hearts."

––Marianne Williamson,
The Healing of America