Last night we began and ended our meditation time with this poem by Kabir. I have so appreciated gathering with others for meditation. Yes, even on Zoom, we have a sense of a small meditating community. It is humbling to think that my journey has brought me to this time and place where I can simply sit and fall in love with the world once more.
I Had to Seek the Physician
I had to seek the Physician
because of the pain this world
caused
me.
I could not believe what happened when I got there -
I found my
Teacher.
Before I left, he said,
"Up for a little homework, yet?"
"Okay," I replied.
"Well then, try thanking all the people
who have caused you pain.
They helped you
come to
me."
Love Poems from God
Translations by Daniel Ladinsky
photograph:
San Leandro, March 2021
This peony lives not very far from us. I have always found it beautiful and intriguing, partly because of the wall next to it.
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