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Dear Friend
To abide in silence, the silence out of which all arises, this is what the holy ones whom we celebrate during this season invite us to know. Silent night, holy night, birth of Light, of Christ, of Buddha, of our own awakening to all that is beyond the movements of mind and body. Enter the silence, the stillness of sublime Being and know the boundless love and ecstasy that beckon you home.
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Abide In Silence
Selections from The Longing in Between
Edited with commentary by Ivan M. Granger
Thinking
Now that all thoughts have subsided
off I go, deep into the woods,
and pick me
a handful of shepherd's purse.
Just like the stream
meandering through mossy crevices
I, too, hushed
become utterly clear.
Ryokan
English version by Gabriel Rosenstock, p. 96
Waiting
The jeweled cloud sways overhead,
waiting.
Meanwhile, our cell are turning to air,
finer and finer arrangements of light.
Dorothy Walters
p. 134
Sitting (Reverence Mountain)
A flock of birds flies up, then disappears.
One last cloud also drifts into emptiness.
The mountain and I gaze at each other,
Untiring, until only the mountain remains.
Li Bai
English version by Doug Westendorp, p. 144
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 is You my Friend, my Beloved.
Ab-Said Abil-Kheir
English version by Vraje Abramian, p. 150
Ivan Granger's new anthology of sacred poetry from around the world is now available in the poetry section of The Soul's Journey bookstore and through booksellers everywhere. I highly recommend it!
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I'll be taking medical leave to have an old injury to my back surgically repaired on 12/12. It has been preventing me from offering the courses and retreats that we have had in the past. I look forward to regaining that ability and scheduling new programs in the spring!
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