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TOO DRUNK TO DREAM OF MORE I’ve read that the goal of this life, Is to reach Union with the Divine, Forsaking this world of separation, And abiding Eternally in Her arms. But I have Vanished in that Embrace, The Heaven of Nonexistent Existence, Only to find, upon the world’s return, That I Loved creation more than ever. For The Beautiful One followed me, From the Kingdom of Heaven, A stowaway in the Heart of my Being, When the world, and I, returned. I find myself now, ever confounded, For I am individuated, but not separated, Blessed by Her Perfect Residence, In this residence, most imperfect. How can I long for Heaven, there, then, When She Holds me, here, now, And Resting in Her arms, I swoon, Too Drunk to dream of more.
AM I NOT HERE? When I would sit to “meditate”, When I would strive to do, Or refrain from doing, The Beloved would whisper… What are you doing? Am I not here? Where would you go to find me, My Beloved, My own? What would you do to gain my Love, Which is now, has ever been, And will ever be yours, My Beloved, My Own? Why do you hurt me so, As if My Love is conditioned, On renunciation, and discipline, On accomplishment, and merit? Do you not Know me, My Beloved, My Own? Have I not shown you, Again, and again… I am here for you… Always, Without cause, beyond conditionality, In the Wellspring of your Heart, Ever Present… Here… Shining in you… As You, And… Beyond we two, In the Formless Ecstasy of Heaven, My Beloved, My Own. Be Still… and Know that I Am Love.
A Love that answers without answering, The 10,000 questions in my bag, And leaves me Wondering, as ever… What… are… You?
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In the Garden of the Beloved by A Simple Man presents key insights from the contemplative tradition. The 3 passages above capture the essential teachings.
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