Holy Spark
"When you desire to eat or drink, or fulfill other worldly desires, and you focus your awareness on the love of God, then you elevate that desire to spiritual desire. Thereby you draw out the holy spark that dwells within. You bring forth holy sparks from the material world. There is no greater path than this. For wherever you go and whatever you do - even mundane activities - you serve God."
- Levi Yitshak of Berditchev, 18th century Kabbalah
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This kitchen sink is my yoga mat. And the aches-pains-complaints, my mantra. Missing car keys, telephone bills and the annoying neighbor. Dog-sitting. Grocery shopping. Cows standing in pasture give rise to luminous thoughts of love.Miles from nowhere...
guess I'll take my time
Turning / breathing / stretching / laughing. Dirty dishes come clean, coffee cooked. Muscles move in minor key as earth's rhythms echo ancient chants. The lone duck on the mist-driven pond makes way for smaller things.
Look up at the mountain
I have to climb Oh yeah, to reach there.
And the work and the children and the chores and the marriage and the dues and the do-nots. I signed up for this a long time ago. Before there were words. I came here, I know, not to rest but to awaken.
Lord my body has been a good friend
As the Cathars say, "these birds outside my window are the Virgin Mary."
But I won't need it when I reach the end.
(acknowledgement to Cat Stevens)
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