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The Binding of Isaac

Love came and emptied me of self,
every vein and every pore,
made into a container to be filled by the Beloved.
Of me, only a name is left,
the rest »»

Filed under: Abil-Kheir, Acceptance, Art, Binding of Isaac, Illness, Judaism, Poetry, Spiritual Path, surrender | Abil-Kheir, Acceptance, Binding of Isaac, Illness, Judaism, Poetry, Spiritual Path, surrender|2 Comments

On Peace, Resistance & Creativity

Peace
Peace flows into me
As the tide to the pool by the shore;
It is mine forevermore,
It ebbs not back like the sea.

I am the pool of blue
That worships »»

Filed under: Art, Healing, Mysticism, Poetry, Sara Teasdale, Spiritual Path, St. Francis, fear, surrender | fear, Healing, Mysticism, Peace, Poetry, Sara Teasdale, St. Francis, surrender|3 Comments

Living in Gratitude

This video is really an audio recording of Caroline Myss speaking about gratitude and waiting. The pictures are nothing special, but the audio! It’s one of the »»

Filed under: Caroline Myss, Gratitude, Poetry, Tagore, Video, Women Mystics, surrender | Caroline Myss, Gratitude, Poetry, surrender, Tagore, Video, Women Mystics|9 Comments

On Icon Writing, Vessels and Sieves

Angel Gabriel by Vladislav Andrejev

During my college years, I had the great blessing of being able to study for a time at School of the Sacred Arts »»

Filed under: Art, Blogs, Karen Gorst, Lapis & Gold, Lex Hixon, Mysticism, Sacred Art, School of the Sacred Arts, Spiritual Path, Theodore Roethke, Video, Vladislav Andrejev, artist as vessel, icons | artist as vessel, Blogroll, icons, Karen Gorst, Lapis & Gold, Lex Hixon, Mysticism, Sacred Art, School of Sacred Arts, Spiritual Path, surrender, Theodore Roethke, Vladislav Andrejev|2 Comments

On Hands and Pursuing Your Gift

Over the past 6 months or so my hands have almost completely contracted into fists. I have limited movement in my two index fingers and a bit »»

Filed under: Acceptance, Blogs, Guillaume Apollinaire, Healing, Heeah Lee, Mysticism, Pain & Suffering, Poetry, Spiritual Path, Video, surrender | Acceptance, Blogroll, Guillaume Apollinaire, Healing, Heeah Lee, Illness, Mysticism, Pain & Suffering, Poetry, Spiritual Path, surrender, Video|8 Comments

Dreaming of Death: When Art Changes Life

To what shore would you cross, O my heart? there is no traveler
before you, there is no road:
Where is the movement, where is the »»

Filed under: Death, Healing, Kabir, Mysticism, Poetry, Spiritual Path, surrender | Death, Dreams, Healing, Kabir, Mysticism, Poetry, Spiritual Path, surrender|3 Comments

On the Kindness of God

The dark night has at last ended
I have now seen You.
Inside the depth of my heart.
I do not know what magic abides
Inside me.
Around me is the desert,
Yet »»

Filed under: Art, Drawing, Etching, Guidance, Healing, Poetry, Spiritual Path, Sri Chinmoy, Tagore, surrender | Art, Drawing, Etching, Guidance, Healing, Spiritual Path, Sri Chinmoy, surrender, Tagore|5 Comments

On Filling the Vacuum a Bit More

I leave next week for St. Thomas. I thought I would be staying with a friend, but someone just offered us a free apartment. The power of »»

Filed under: Color, Gratitude, Mystics, Poetry, Spiritual Path, Tagore, artist as vessel, surrender | artist as vessel, Color, Gratitude, Mystics, Poetry, Spiritual Path, surrender, Tagore|4 Comments

On Not Filling the Vacuum

Ancient clay vessel

I am the one You created from dust,
A handful of dust moving at Your wish.
You planted this seed,
This growth is obeying that command.
-Abu-Saeed Abil-Kheir

I haven’t »»

Filed under: Abil-Kheir, Healing, Making art, Meister Eckhart, Mysticism, Poetry, Spiritual Path, artist as vessel, surrender | Abil-Kheir, artist as vessel, Healing, Meister Eckhart, Mysticism, Poetry, surrender|5 Comments