The longing to know, The longing to see
Whatever the mind and heart can be

Its there waiting to unfold,  the yearnings, learnings all untold...

    The mysteries and myths the truth and the lies all waiting for another sunrise.

Excerpt -The Heart of Understanding

"I asked the leaf whether it was scared because it was autumn and the other leaves were falling.  The leaf told me, "No. During the whole spring and summer I was alive.  I worked hard and helped nourish the tree and much of me is in the tree.  Please do not say that I am just this form, because the form of the leaf is only a tiny part of me, I am the whole tree and when I go back to the soil, I will  continue to nourish the tree.  That is why I do not worry.  As I leave this branch and float to the ground, I will wave to the tree and tell her "I will see you again very soon".....

We truly have so much to learn from the leaf, It gave off itself  and got joy from the sharing and knew that nothing can be born and nothing can die but the circle of life continues and lives on forever.

My art when reading.....

And so did I continue what had begun,
To read, draw and colour, the learning was fun
A passion it is with me now that I see
Never a day does pass with out Thay and me!
His books are amazing awsome uber cool!
They tell you  about life in straight simple words like you learn at school
Breathing and Mindfulness they go hand  in hand
Living in the moment helps one understand.
Buddha gave us alot, through all his leanings
ThichNhat Hanh has it all in his writings and sharing
I have lived through The Path of Emancipation,
Buddha Body, Buddha Mind  was my next decision
Under the Banyan Tree was next
The Art of Power is profound, sweet and simple text
Have finished The Long road turns to joy .
Now am Digging into The Stone Boy
Next in Line is The Sun my Heart
Followed by Living Buddha Living Christ,

Will then move on to Interbeing

My wish list will be complete once I find

Miracles of Mindfulness.... to satiate my mind.

My reading spree

It all began with Old path White cloud
I read and could not put the book down
So well was it worded, I didnt miss a line
When I finished reading it I felt the divine!
A clown feels , together, Happy and sad .....
Happy to learn and sad to release
The book  I had carried for quite sometime
It  made me feel calm and gave me ease!

Fruits

Fruits I did paint....
Fruits now do I see
Coz now I do work for Fruit of the Loom
A very Good, The best Company!

Fruitful is life
With me you will agree
As you sow so you reap
Varying in degree.

Life is worthwhile
As fruits do the trick
They colour your life
A fruit diet will ne'r make you sick

So heres to the Fruits
That have happened in my life
Red Yellow Brown and Green
The sweet sour, raw and ripe!

Our Star now in Heaven

There’s one more star in heaven

Which shines her smile on earth
Its not been long since she's been there
And we here know her worth.

This star first shone amongst us
But we did not know her season
22 years was too short a stay
Only our Maker has his reason.

This star now shines in heaven,
For all the world to see
Before sheleft this earthly abode
She lived with you and me.
 
So many stars shinning up there
in the celestial glow
Those stars all dazzle us now
as we look up from below.
 
Stars bright shine your light
on those you love below
Flicker, sparkle shine real bright
Set the heavens aglow!

Parenting & Partnering

When you partner, do you parent
As you parent do your partner?
All parents want to be partners
in the unfolding lives of their offspring
Its not the mirroring of thoughts
as much as the action attached.
Parenting is fun if the partnering is present
Partnering is great as long as it has its limits
Parenting is Pain incarnate
To see the Partnering swept under  the carpet
Tears and agony are present
To know that Parenting was not all about partnering
Partnering with your child...
Through all the learning
Sharing in all the joy and pains of growing
Year by year to new grounds treading
guiding, flying smooth sailing.
But one fine day after the teen years are in
That is the time Partnering is out and Parenting is Apparent!

The need of a writer......

In the Words of, Leo Rosten ,

"A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the need to communicate. Behind the need to communicate is the need to share. Behind the need to share is the need to be understood. The writer wants to be understood much more than he wants to be respected or praised or even loved. And that perhaps, is what makes him different from others."

From here I take off:
Communication is a need
The widening of the eyes
a flutter of the lashes
a blink of the eye
a twitch of the lips
a moue
a wrinkle on the brow
a lift of the corner of the lips
a movement of the eyebrow.....
all this and more
please do explore
in the here
in the now
when you move
Its fun and how?
 
The Pen and pencil on paper write
to share and be understood
more than affection is the need
to communicate to be alive !

A way of living.......

This  came to me for a reason,
the first time I believe was many years ago
A marble statue
Which I did ignore
The next when I did Vipassana
Just to take a break
From this breakneck speed, world
Being an ascetic, I did not fake.
then a few years later
to be precise 2008
Mindfulness, unconditional love & forgivness,
was dished out on my plate.
I toyed with the idea to follow the path
but since then and now
many dreams crossed my heart
This mindful way of life,
 today,is my firm belief
is the relationship I was looking for,
it gives my soul relief.
Years of hunting searching
will never get you anywhere
It will happen when its meant to
Yes I  now know I am there!

Mindfulness III

NOT FAR FROM BUDDAHOOD..... An anecdote I read in Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, sharing it in a poetic way......
A student once asked the Master have you ever, the Bible read.
The Master asked him to read it , aloud, to him instead.
The student picked out from St. Mathew a verse.....
"Twas about liles  of the field to be terse.
They toil not, neither do they spin,
Yet even Solomon in all his glory couldn't win.
Look to this day, and be in the here and now,
For tomorrow will take care of itself some how."
The Master remarked " the one who uttered the words, to be truly enlightened
to which the student just continued reading the Bible delighted.
"Ask and it shall be given to you.
Seek and you shall find
Knock and it will be opened to you.
For everyone that asketh receiveth.
and he that seeketh, findeth.
To him that knocketh shall be opened"
Excellent -The Master then remarked,
Whoever said those words on the Path of Buddhahood had embarked.

Mindfulness II

Mindfulness , at its best,
Brings all your senses to the test.
Allows you to realize,
Acuity of  senses do materialize.
Being in the here and now,
Is what is needed,
Awareness helps ,
When it is heeded.
To be the sound, the scent or pain
to be the taste or vision, deign.
A footfall on a dry autumn leaf,
gentle breeze tinkles the windchime.... brief.
The whirrr of distant traffic, a blast of a horn
the beating of your heart, a new sound is born.
Mindfully aware you are of your surrounding,
All your senses, now in acuity abounding.

Bottle bird beginning

Somewhere in the past, somewhere in between,
Did this painting come about and oh! it was a dream.
I always loved to paint or draw, but never tried it out,
When this one did come, it was a turn about.
I began to paint, sketch and draw,
More than I did before.
Now I write and paint and draw
Its creativity galore!

Ganu: A gift

A gift is something,

 you give of your self,

Not something I would,

 buy off the shelf.

Specially so,

for a dear special one,

So hand in hand,

this task was done.

A dear friend asked

and I did comply

I guided her through

Ganu was painted in a blink of an eye!

One

I am the seed, that grows and grows

bringing happiness to all, who seed knows .

The seed grows its roots into family grounds,

shooting into friend circles and all else that abounds.

Beautiful and green this little shoot grows

learning and sharing is its motto, no one knows

Shoot grows now, into a little plant

with leaves growing upwards, downwards and at a slant.

Its tender and delicate branches reach out to the sun,

school is another place to learn and have fun

From a sapling to a stronger plant and now to a young tree

standing a head taller and bursting with energy.

Growing with the years, growing up strong,

spreading out its branches to those who belong.

Over the years tree finds it peace, in caring and sharing,

Loving and giving and fruitfully bearing.

Fruits that did fall from this awesome tree,

Have now buried their seed in the ground and are free.

The tree looks from above waiting for the shoot

In time it will appear and so will its root.

The circle of life will begin once more

a family of trees will bond and grow,