Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Autobiography in 5 Short Chapters

I read this poem, and it  struck me as a great summary of the Toltec journey!!

I
I walk down the street,
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk
I fall in.
I am lost - I am helpless
It isin't my fault,
It takes forever to find a way out

II
I walk down the same street
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend I don't see it
I fall in again.
I can't believe I am in this same place.
But it isin't my fault.
It still takes a long time to get out.

III
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it is there.
I still fall in... it's a habit ... but,
My eyes are open.
I know where I am.
It is my fault
I get out immediately

IV
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk
I walk around it.

V
I walk down another street!!!!

Friday, December 14, 2012

Description of Our Merry Band





PICNIC WITH RUMI

Out beyond ideas of right and wrong
There is a field
And out beyond that field
There is a harbour

Pack your bags
I'll meet you there

We'll sail out together
Into the vastness of night
With only the breeze to guide us
No idea where we're going
No idea when we'll return

Sometimes we'll doubt ourselves
Often we'll want to turn back
But the ocean will always remind us
That we had no choice
And never did

And then one morning
In the warm glow of sunrise
In that perfect calm
After a perfect storm
We will disappear

Leaving the vast ocean
And a cool southwesterly breeze
Blowing an empty boat
To destinations unknown

They will search for us
They will assume we went under
But we will know otherwise

And we will picnic with Rumi
Laughing like children
In that field
Beyond right and wrong


- by Jeff Foster

Wednesday, December 5, 2012