Poems and Prose

A boy, a short film, a piano and a poem …..

Earlier this month, the class teacher  gave children 30 minutes to write a few lines about their response to a short animated film based on a husband playing the piano after the death of his wife. …

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Loving Kindness Meditation

1.     Be relaxed and comfortable.  Close your eyes and discover a warm, caring, loving heartfulness towards life.  We do this by attending to the feeling of pleasant relaxation.  If it is useful, we might turn our attention to somebody or something we love and appreciate.  We then let that memory or picture or image fade from consciousness so that it leaves a sense of warmth, love and kindness in our heart.  With practice, this deepens. …

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Four More Poems for the Noble Life

The first poem reminds us to take risks in noble ways.

The second poems is a daily meditation on the value of silence and stillness

The third poem reveals liberation through insights into great and small things  of our experiences

The fourth poem reminds that footprints are not signs of going somewhere. …

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