if you want...Christmas symbology

"If you want
the Virgin will come walking down the road
pregnant with the holy
and say,

“I need shelter for the night, please take me inside your heart,
my time is so close.”

Then, under the roof of your soul, you will witness the sublime
intimacy, the divine, the Christ
taking birth
forever,

as she grasps your hand for help, for each of us
is the midwife of God, each of us.

Yes there, under the dome of your being does creation
come into existence externally, through your womb, dear pilgrim—
the sacred womb of your soul,

as God grasps our arms for help; for each of us is
His beloved servant
never
far.

If you want, the Virgin will come walking
down the street pregnant
with Light and
sing . . ."

~St. John of the Cross, translated by Daniel Ladinsky

 

 

self awareness and a quiet mind...

"A quiet mind is all you need. 

All else will happen rightly, once your mind is quiet. 

As the sun on rising makes the world active, 

so does self-awareness affect changes in the mind. 

In the light of calm and steady self-awareness,

 inner energies wake up and work miracles 

without any effort on your part."
~ Nisargadatta Maharaj

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~ Image "Morning" by Franci Van der vyver (Carmen Tulum)

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