Category Archives: Paths

May I Say We

There is but little to say— The cup from which I drink And is me Is emptying. . . The last drops evaporate While the remaining residue Awaits cleansing.

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Adieu Once Again

The veil of history is lifting. The mind’s eye opens. . . Seeing, feeling, re-experiencing The lives we have shared And the innumerable times Our paths have crossed; The past events race by, As we, the minor characters In the … Continue reading

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The Eve of Uncertainty

Reaching for the eternal flux; Leaving the old To enter the new— Cosmically.

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For Nani

Don’t postpone living Until another day, For even darkness of night Can’t keep the dawn away.

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In the Shaman’s Breath

I O Shaman Shaman With cold penetrating breath Having been pushed to the edge Will you reveal a chilling death?

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The Cul de Sac of Growth

Innocence blesses our early waxing years— The freedom possessed though not known Is a release from prejudice, hate and fear, Until seeds of worldly knowledge are sown. The senses pleasures become our growth, As pushing and striving for distant gain … Continue reading

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The Spirit of Phoenix – A Chant

Rise ye Spirit from the deep, Spreading invisible wings for vast flight— Sing out loudly the love of life And peace on earth of our song. Higher, higher do soar, Showing your invincible might. Bring eyes to those that are … Continue reading

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For the New Born

Early morning unfurls Initial rays of sun, To touch and feel our world From distant horizon. O Newly Born! Conceived of Love, Into life you come This eternal morn. May you reach the stars In an abundance of light, Being … Continue reading

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July 26, 1976

The oracle has been cast, All prophecies written And the script lay beside me, Yet I cannot respond. The sheep are led to slaughter With foreknowledge Of expected end To supposedly read their lines.

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Paths III

Entering His Heavenly Mansion On Ascension’s lifted wings of Light We learn of our newly appointed duty In the ever eternal fight, And manifest the Kingdom’s beauty By sowing Man’s Divine Perfection With Universal Mind, Will and Love, So all … Continue reading

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Paths IA, xi

During the early budding years The Holy Spirit will descend To live in the sacred temple, Becoming advisor and friend. When Heaven’s voice pierces the ear, Our Inner Peace gathers the might To pass all of temptation’s tests; For in … Continue reading

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Paths IA, x

A wedding of diverse forces Within the newly evolved Man Creates an everlasting fire Where the flickering flame began. Our journey’s return to the source Is often difficultly slow; Becoming heaven’s instrument We soon lose our earthly desire, While donning … Continue reading

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Paths IA, ix

Spiritual growth can now commence To accelerate in the Light Of loving Truth’s immortal beam, Showing us the basic birthright Received from His Holy Essence As your keys to eternity. Higher evolution for Man Is the undying vision seen Whenever … Continue reading

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Paths IA, viii

The deep rooted totality Found inside each one’s heart center Can now spring forth without effort Toward new horizons, and enter Lost levels of infinity, Previously beyond our dreams. With angelical assistance As our needed sacred passport, All gifts of … Continue reading

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Paths IA, vii

At the river today we stand In newfound unity of life, Prepared to cross its rough waters, Leaving behind yin and yang’s strife For Brahman’s universal hand. The initiates come ashore Greeted by the forces of Light And are given … Continue reading

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Paths IA, vi

In contact with the Holy Choir Our Spirit’s intense fire rages To help ward off the earthly thoughts That have swallowed Man for ages In the quicksands of mortal mire. When locked in Higher Truth’s domain We precipitate our soul’s … Continue reading

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Paths IA, v

The veils of Truth quickly unfold When the pure core of faith within Is freed from the smothering walls That have kept our Real Self hidden. Absorbed with Truth’s Light, our foothold Presently strengthens us this day For any temptations … Continue reading

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Paths IA, iv

Whenever the soul’s descent ceases The building process can begin To revive the inner strength lost When mortal darkness grew within. With hope commences the release From our soul’s rebirthing desire And the appeal for earthly gain, Which was purchased … Continue reading

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Paths IA, iii

Become one with God in silence And the Light will forever shine To illumine each darkened day With knowledge of our gifts divine. When immersed in His eternal presence The Life Immortal grows within, Opening formerly locked doors So as … Continue reading

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Paths IIA

Peek from ego’s cyclic wheel To glimpse the eternal Light, Which eclipses mortal appeal And pleasure’s fleeting delight. Leaving blind delusions behind The treasure of life we’ll find In lasting gifts of sight divine.

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Paths II, vi

Revolution can be The destructive process Which will begin ending Darkness’ fearful night And show life’s direction Toward cherished paths of Light.

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Paths II, v

Hateful utterances Express our bigotry; As caught in the whirlwind Thoughts of mass minds decay We lose the direction Of formerly trod ways.

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Paths II, iv

Banners of prejudice Maliciously declare The misdirected depths To which we have fallen; Soon foregoing hope Of peaceful unity.

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Paths II, iii

In His name, worshipping Idols of mortal man, We blindly march to war Creating hell on earth For faceless enemies We’ve never seen before.

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Paths II, ii

The differences appear To dismember oneness, And soon all worth is Me, The love of our neighbor Degenerates to greed And hateful jealousy.

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Paths II, i

Falling from divine grace We forfeit our higher goal To the self centered wheel Which still cyclically spins In utter ignorance Of paths to awareness.

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Paths I, xii

There came this man from Galilee Showing life’s direction with Love; Some say he could walk on water, God’s emissary from above, While in His name some charge a fee To purge others from mortal sin. He has been taken … Continue reading

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Paths I, xi

Once beyond the cyclic madness We view the pinnacle ahead, Giving thanks for not being listed Today among the living dead, Or those falling in their gladness To the games of the charlatan. Embody the ever eternal flame Uncoiling the … Continue reading

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Paths I, x

The paths pitfalls are ever near Blinding direction’s future goal, For without flowing purity We greet the all engulfing hole And don ego’s conquesting spear. We pause at the unmarked crossroads For our daily meditation And gain the strength and … Continue reading

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Paths I, ix

Various books of scripture lay For our opened eyes to see, A testament from all cultures Of the world that is to be. In spectrum’s spiritual array Peoples of all colors and creeds In silent reverence converse, Warning of temptation’s … Continue reading

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Paths I, viii

Awakening to the morning sun We accompany the birds and sing Our thankfulness for light of day And render this our offering. . . Humble gifts of selfless action Toward a world in harmony. While seeking love and brotherhood Along … Continue reading

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Paths I, vii

The cherished balance eludes us As the scales tip from right to left; Again we are disoriented, Vacillation leaving us bereft. This chosen path of exodus From a life of material gain Is often hazardously steep; Methodically it must be … Continue reading

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Paths I, vi

Is the heaven we seek beyond, Or a divine flame within us? To reach out, grasping distant star Is opening the heart to trust In a divinely loving bond. The seeds of immortality In each individual soul Lie dormant, to … Continue reading

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Paths I, v

In glimpses of light at tunnels end We gain the strength to persevere Our night’s desolate darkness And ebb the flooding tide of fear. The depths of despair we transcend With newly acquired eyes for sight And become immersed in … Continue reading

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Paths I, iv

Love of one can be a vacuum, An entangled web zealously spun That locks into the narrow sphere The unity that is illusion. When the union grows we resume Our direction and walk not crawl Up the path to find … Continue reading

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Paths I, iii

Notice the solely unique in each, For the preciousness of every one Is special and rare, a beauty To behold in the noonday sun; As pebbles along the shore reach Out, hoping to hear another call. . . An individual … Continue reading

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Paths, I, ii

We progress beyond thoughts of one Inwardly growing hand in hand. The sprouting seeds from ego’s hub Bring forth trees in desolate sand To light the path beyond the sun. Together we greet the new day Outwardly radiant, and purge … Continue reading

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Paths I, i

I leave the world of thoughts supine! To see the twilight of desire Mirrored in the changed face I meet Helps reduce the heat of passion’s fire While dwelling anew beyond time In a vision’s view of beauty rare. Through … Continue reading

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Sonnet to a Flyer

As we slowly leave the earth to ascend Through clouds of our vision, toward infinity, The heavens become our companion and friend. Vast horizons unfold for eyes to see; And while all of nature seems within reach, Man’s miniature world … Continue reading

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