Saturday, May 16, 2020

giving up all trying





I wearied myself searching for the friend
With efforts beyond my strength
I came to the door
And saw how powerfully the locks were bolted
And the longing in me became that strong
And then I saw that I was gazing from within the presence
Only after that waiting and giving up all trying
Did Lalla flow out from where I knelt


Gently I weep for my mind,
caught in its illusion of ownership.
Mind,  you're not who you think you are.
You're dancing over a pit.
Soon you'll fall through,
And these things,  you've valued
And collected will be left behind.




~ Lalla

1 comments:

Mystic Meandering said...

Powerful... A friend of mine calls it "the inertia of trying" - always trying but getting nowhere..." - until we stop trying...