enlightenment

I’m Practicing Not Reacting

Aug 26, 2025

poetry, religion, Spirituality

christianity, Church, enlightenment, poetry, Spirituality, Transcendentalism

And not doing very well because this entire post is a reaction to something I just read about a fellow poet, James Very. Turns out that when you follow Jesus’ teachings to the letter, you get excommunicated and admitted to an insane asylum. The answer will never EVER be in organized religion or a temple…
Enlightenment is Lovely

Aug 24, 2025

poetry, Spirituality

Buddhism, enlightenment, poem, poet, poetry, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Spirituality, Transcendentalism

But a lonely road… Enlightenment is down the road.That’s fine.You’re in the same boat as billions of other people.(If their numbers are to be believed.)(Which we know they are not.)The point is constant growth toward the goal.You are always exactly where you are supposed to be.It really feels like everything that happens is happening spontaneouslyBut…