BlogHide Resteemsenlyten (31)in poetry • 7 years agoThe Higgledy Piggledy of LifeHiggledy Piggledy Life in infinities Expanding this one Self Forever through time Yet never repeating One's own unique being, Not one will ever be Like you in your prime. Walking the long…enlyten (31)in poetry • 7 years agoThursday Poetry Tilt - Free verseWithout calling, you come as the world to waking. Right in the middle of everything, you tell me the story of myself. Its not one I want to hear; All about me, and I, and how this is that.…enlyten (31)in music • 7 years agoNew to Song Lyrics - Seeking Tips!!Hi Steemit! So my partner and I are going to start making some music; she being the melodious genius on the keys, and me...well maybe I'll put some words to it. But I've never written songs…enlyten (31)in spirituality • 7 years agoShort Reflections 7 - And The Fire Goes OutThe picture is of Irina Tweedie, who had a Sufi Teacher in India. She wrote a memoir of the experience called Daughter of Fire, and there is an abridged version called Chasm of Fire. Moving to…enlyten (31)in adventure • 7 years agoFloating the River at Pound BendSo I got some friends together today and went to float Pound Bend, near Warrandyte, Australia. Its this magical bend in the river where you can float and find some emptiness. Beautiful gum trees…enlyten (31)in music • 7 years agoPlaylist PonderingsImage From Dappered Hi Steemit audiophiles! So I was hoping you've been listening to something awesome, and would like to share with me what it is? An album? A few songs? I'm sort of in the…enlyten (31)in music • 7 years agoVashti Bunyan and the rainIts late enough here in Melbourne. A thunder storm is pouring, and I'm listening to Vashti Bunyan's 'Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind.' This album is like listening to heaven; mellifluous…enlyten (31)in constrainedwriting • 7 years agoConstrainedWriting#15 Entry - I, InanimateIn my heart I'm a wanderer, pulled ever onward seemingly by the heavens and the earth. Some days I rise up to meet the firmaments and revel in the sun, but then low I come again when the hours pass…enlyten (31)in story • 7 years agoShort Reflections 6 - Meeting my Teacher, and digging trenchesAfter nearly two years of sitting in the holy heart of India, I knew I needed a teacher. I had become completely obsessed with enlightenment, and simultaneously had absolutely no idea what it was.…enlyten (31)in spirituality • 7 years agoZen Master HARADA TANGEN ROSHI - Retreat AddressHarada Tangen Roshi is a Zen master and retired teacher in Japan. This is an address he made to students at the beginning of a retreat. It is beautiful: When I was young, I went to war as a…enlyten (31)in poetry • 7 years agoHaiku for Beingjoy abounds with ease causeless, uninterrupted the tide flows alwaysenlyten (31)in spirituality • 7 years agoShort Reflections 5 - Wayward in VaranasiIf you're first meeting the Reflections series, you can read the earlier posts on my blog, or here: Reflections 4 - Love and the North Wind , Reflections 3 - All the King's horses, and all the…enlyten (31)in poetry • 7 years agoOn Marriage, by Khalil GibranOn Marriage, from The Prophet by Khalil Gibran You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore. You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days. Ay, you shall…enlyten (31)in poetry • 7 years agoOn Love, by Khalil GibranOn Love, from Khalil Gibran's The Prophet When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you yield to him, Though the sword hidden among his…enlyten (31)in writing • 7 years agoShort Reflections 4 - Love and the North WindI'll begin with the first stanza from Khalil Gibran's 'On Love' in The Prophet: When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you yield to…resteemedmoonleesteem (59)in contest • 7 years agoSTEEMIT HAIKU CONTEST # WEEK 13: (Original Contest)STEEMIT HAIKU CONTEST Make Haikus Great Again! In Japanese Style... Created by Moonlee & Dedicated To All Haiku Fans... Rules 1... Upvote this post and resteem…enlyten (31)in writing • 7 years agoShort Reflections 3 - All the king's horses, and all the king's men....After my first Ayahuasca session, I rather un-intelligently turned to 'mind-expanding' hallucinogens. I was 20, 21, going through my undergraduate degree, and still basically dumb. I guess I…enlyten (31)in writing • 7 years agoShort Reflections 2 - Shapeshifting ShamansAt 18, probably like most, I was a fabulous mess. Probably unlike most, though, my guidance counselor from middle school and I used to hang out. He was an old hippy who'd gone to Standford in the…enlyten (31)in writing • 7 years agoShort Reflections 1 - Light on a Dark PathMy first thoughts about this journey go back to being totally ignorant and unconscious in my mid to late teens. Growing up had been very difficult, and I had become more like an animal operating…enlyten (31)in writing • 7 years agoShort Reflections IntroI've never written about the various stages of personal and spiritual journeying I've been through, but feel to do so now in short vignettes about different times in my life. They're intended to…
