CAROLYN CONGER, PhD

As it is, the white crystal snow

Wrapped like a shawl around a great tree

Gives its permission for a time out

And, still in its winter meditations,

Like a great Buddha

Hides the green eruptions 

To come

Neither your Excitement and Anticipation

Nor your Fear 

Nor need for Power...

SERVICE, TIRED WORD

YOU LIFT IT TO THE SACRED

IT'S SELFLESS BEAUTY

© Richard Chamberlain 2018

FOR CASTANEDA LOVERS
I was asked to translate this piece, and found parts of
it enlightening. I hope you will too.

Preface to Carlos Castaneda’s The Teachings of Don Juan

Translated from Octavio Paz's original Spanish by Carolyn Conger

A few years ago Michaux told me: "I...

LOVE IN THIS MOMENT

EMBRACES YOU TOTALLY

LOVE BELONGS TO YOU

©Richard Chamberlain 2017 

1.

THAT SLIGHT BREEZE OPENED

A PEEK INTO MYSTERY

WITHIN WHAT SEEMS REAL

2.

DESCENDING THE CROSS

TOTALLY VULNERABLE

BEYOND SURRENDER

3.

THROUGH THE MYSTERY

INTO THE REALITY

LOVE FINDS COMMUNION

4.

COMMUNION IS ALL

THE BEGINNING AND THE END (and the beginning)

THERE IS NOTHING MORE

©Ric...

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