Because

For a moment, you and I saw each other’s spirit shine.
We looked behind each other’s eyes, shattering barriers of time.
Beyond mundane and the sublime, we had a glimpse of the divine, 
Moving still like rivers meet, in the space where stars collide.
Now that we are inspired by the sparkle of stardust,
We can celebrate all the way home.
Now that we have tasted the peace and silence of deep trust,
Let us drink from the unknown.
Because there is nothing outside of love’s body,
I keep showing reverence to all things.
Because there is nothing outside of love’s body,
I savor what this moment brings. 
Because there is nothing outside of love’s body,
I stop all struggle with what is.
Because there is nothing outside of love’s body,
I learn to receive and to give.
Moonlight-dump sight-appetite-megabyte-oversight
-Sunday night-spaceflight- insight- 
Rodeo- inner glow -talk show -van Gough -Figaro -vertigo -dynamo -mistletoe
Fireball -freefall -Berlin wall -Taj Mahal-conference call -
Waterfall -alcohol-Nepal, 
It’s all in her hands, it’s all in his hands.  
Undo sera gunomalega, uno sera gunomalega
Because love is pristine, the highs the lows and in-betweens
It will always be a mystery to me.
Because I feel invited, in awe and delighted,
My heart is soaring free.
Because all our stories and all our glories are woven into a wondrous design
That appears like a picture in this amazing mixture of how our lives intertwine!

May You Be at Peace

The eye can’t see it, the ear can’t hear it.
Still, there is an awe-inspiring sense of being connected to the wondrous source 
From where mysteries arise.

May you find the key. May you be free.
May your heart forever be at peace
And return to the radiant source of all.

May you be at peace. May you be at ease.
And through the blessing of your heart, may the world find peace.
May life’s blessings fall upon you.
May peace be the haven you come to. 
May you listen to love’s heartbeat,
As you rest in it’s silent embrace.

Ocean Ride

I am full of love tonight.
Come look into my eyes.
My Dear, let’s go off sailing on a long ocean ride.

I celebrate you being alive. I honor you completely. 
My heart stands in ovation.
Small gestures in fleeting moments weave
The fabric of enchantment and affection.
Let’s weave a little magic!
The ancient peace inside us is asking to be lived;
So we step aside and receive the gift.

I am full of love tonight.
Come look into my eyes.
My Dear, let’s go of sailing on a long ocean ride.

We sing a song about the mystery, the falling leaves of time
About the hollow bamboo, the orchard and the vine.
We soar on the waves of goodness, embracing what we love,
The tender touch of silence and diamonds in the rough.
The ancient peace inside us is asking to be lived;
So we step aside and receive the gift.
The invitation is to be who we are.


Moon at Midnight 

What is this glorious sound, this outrageous laughter,
Budding in our hearts, budding in our hearts?
It is the glorious sound of a soul waking up!

What is this colorful light, the glow behind appearance, that lifts our hearts so easily?
It is the glorious light of a soul waking up!
O Birther of the Universe, from whom the river of blessing flows to all, you soften the ground of our being and you carve a space within us where Thy glorious presence can abide.
Here, where you can abide--
What is this call from within? 
A tender loving thunder, that guides us all way.
It is the glorious call of a soul waking up!

What this overflowing joy, this falling into rapture,
Living in our hearts, living in our hearts?
It is the wondrous joy of a soul waking up! 

O Birther of the Universe, from whom the river of blessing flows to all,
You soften the ground of our being and you carve a space within us 
Where thy glorious presence can abide.
Watching the moon at midnight, I knew myself completely; 
No part left out! No part left out!

It’s all about Love

It’s all about love.
It’s all about being present.
It’s all about giving space to the grace from the place inside
Where there’s no one there.

It’s all about trust .
It’s all about allowing.
It’s all about being true, being new, living through the place inside
Where there’s no one there, where living love resides.
It’s all about Now--- this doorway into presence.
It’s all about the way that you are, if you live from the place inside, 
Where there’s no one there. 
Hallelujah, hale, hale, hale
The sun is rising in the heart. Hallelujah!


It’s all about seeing that there is nowhere to go,
Nothing to attain, nothing to be blamed,
Nothing to fight for, and nothing to defend.
It’s all about the wine of now---
Drinking it, and to allow the full impact of 
No beginning and no end.
Hallelujah, hale, hale, hale
It’s all about being--- deeply accepting all that is--
The lightness of being at ease, and living in peace from a place inside,
Where there is no one there.
It’s all about a new day--giving yourself to it fully,
And taking a silent vow to be here, to be now, in a place inside, 
Where there is no one there. 
The sun is rising in the heart, Hallelujah!



A Thousand Luminous Secrets

Hamdore samdore hamdore hamdo—Hu amadeli kama dulu ja
Let’s turn loose the golden falcons, so that they can meet in the sky
Where our spirits belong.
What a joy when they spread their velvet wings and ride on the wind
So free, and ride on the wind so free.
On the razor’s edge, between life and death, there is a fire.
The leaping of this wondrous flame lets our hearts soar higher.
Ou amadeli kama duluja
Write a thousand luminous secrets upon your heart tonight--
A thousand reasons to celebrate the glow in each other’s eyes.

Mari deme tamo desata, mari dem tama desata, 
Le lamo havorima, espa havorima que
mari de tamo re di satamole, mari de tamo re di satamole,
marerta ama dela varitee

Let us walk with dignity, in perfect stillness, great excitement 
And in deep prayer-- all at once.
Let’s bring out the instruments that call the heart to live and dance,
When desert winds turn gardens into battlefronts.
Polished Teakwood, strong silk rope, golden hammers, 
Silver saws and corduroy---
You carry all ingredients to turn this existence into joy!
Let’s turn loose our golden falcons, so that they can meet in the sky, 
Where our spirits belong.

Let stillness arise in our hearts while the unreal is falling apart.
Let love be the space where we meet. Let us fly again!
Let’s be still. Come home to the One.
Live the peace where our spirits come from.
Let us live a cherished life. Let us fly again! 

The River

You can sit here right now-- don’t say a thing.
You can use these soft words as a pillow for your head.

Let us be like two falling stars in the morning sky.
No one can deny, we’re holding hands with God!

The voice of the river that has entered into the ocean, 
Now laughs and sings with the clouds, with the wind.
Allah , Allah
I hear the secret voice from the river: “ Let go, let go, let go!”
Om mane padme hum
Jai Ram OM

Secret Sky

And so, I fly toward a secret sky again,
And cause a hundred veils to fall this moment now.
I praise the loving hands that have taken me this way--
Their tender guidance I gladly allow.

You reveal to me my home, here I dance, here I roam.
You keep lightly throwing logs into the fire of my soul.

I am dancing gently--sometimes wildly at the edge of time, 
While breathing this air of living love,
I am moving to a rhythm and a guidance unconfined.
I am walking the earth with a grateful heart.

I have laughter in my veins, and a soul beyond complaints.
I feel gratitude again. Salty tears fall into sand.

Now I walk lightly within this inner landscape I explored
I welcome the blessing of the unknown.
I did not come here of my own accord.
Who ever brought me here will have to take me home.

I have nothing left to say. A moment of silence is my prayer.
Words fade like clouds into the sky, to join the source from where they arise. 
Love prevails-- truth unveils-- secret sky-- Here I fly ‘til the morning light.


The Shaman

Peace is every moment!
The shining red sun in my heart--
Each flower smiles with me. 
How green, how fresh, all that grows.
How cool the wind blows.
Peace is every moment.
It turns the endless path to joy.

Breathing in, I calm my body.
Breathing out, I smile.
Dwelling in the presence, with curiosity, 
Feeling open, feeling free.
Gratefully connected--turning the endless path to joy.
The Shaman takes a walk down by the river.
Surrounded by the colorful abundance of the day,
He stops, and stands, and listens.
He feels the air, the sun, and feels the urge to pray.
His words come from a tender heart on fire.
They pour from him like radiant tongues of sheer delight.
(You abide in me and I abide in you)
Have lost my smile, but don’t worry,
The dandelion has it! Hakumona Tulele
Inside the body, within the heart, there is a garden of flowers. 
I take my seat on the petals of the lotus and gaze at the beauty and power.
I listen with the inward ear to the music of the soul that is teaching all of creation: Hallelujah!
I am gone like a ray within light--embodied weightlessness in flight—
Riding on a lotus blossom, floating in the murky waters, shining with an inner glow!



Let Silence Sing

Be still, and hear silence sing.
I listen deeply and I allow--to only being with this moment now.
I recognize the One inside that is present every moment,
And meet the wondrous light of life.
I turn to the depth of my soul now, where I hear and feel silence sing.
As I walked along the lakeshore, I fell into a sense of peace.
A quiet voice inside said: “No more. 
Let me stop and listen deeper into this!”
Silence is a doorway. Love is a key.
No name, no form, no word conveys the silence that embraces me always.
Oh come and abide in the heart.
Behind all things, silence is an open invitation.
Be still, and hear silence sing!


The Arms of the Beloved

May your dreams rise up to welcome you.
May the luminous force delight and support you.
May life’s ever changing face bring a deeper opening within you!
May you walk in beauty and grace--available to the wondrous mystery of it all!
May you ride the crest of the wave, as love claims you as it’s own.  
So many blessing falling like rain!
May all the good things come to a bloom!
But most of all, may you be aware they are happening to you!
May you be an instrument--an instrument of freedom and peace!
So many blessings are showering. 
May you let them touch you!
May you receive this breath while falling open.
May you feel the blessing!
Haya haya,haya om raya
Here in this garden, I am touched by silence.
It is the silence that holds it all!
I feel amazed and broken open--hearing eternity’s gentle call.
There is something inside me letting go, and I am held in the arms of the Beloved again!


Touched to the Core

The Moon was perched like a golden hawk on a pine tree.
I know the moon was like me-- touched to core by God.
The stars in distant galaxies look like ecstatic expressions of art.
I know the stars are like me--touched to core by God.
The dolphins surfing the ocean waves, exuberant in their leaps of joy--
I know the dolphins are like me, touched to the core by God.
Amera di jouet amera di jouet ,
I am a Buddha. I am a Buddha.
I am he whom I love, and he whom I love is I.
I am a Buddha. I am a Buddha!

The water in the waterfall-- falling a thousand feet unto itself--
I know the water is like me, touched to core by God.
The dancer in the music’s hand, moving like she is lit from within--
I know the dancer is like me, touched to core by God.
Amera di jouet amera di jouet,
I am a Buddha. I am a Buddha.
I am he whom I love, and he whom I love is I .
I am a Buddha. I am a Buddha!

The tree in the alley, sounds from a distant valley--
I know it all is like me, touched to the core by God.
The Moon was perched, like a golden hawk on a pine tree.
I know the moon was like, me touched to core by God.
Who lives inside these walls, within these splendid halls?--
The simple grace and splendor. Wake me up and I remember.
I am touched to the core! 
Amera di jouet amera di jouet 
I am a Buddha, I am a Buddha!