It Happens Over and Over

Every time greed, violence, hate, and deceit

possess human consciousness,

rot undermines the social order.

Heaven is lost.

Love is lost.

Ugliness reigns.

The world falls apart. It’s happening now.

We Are the Problem

Existence is all one thing

but the mind makes it into many things,

this and that,

you and me,

us and them,

human and animal,

woman and man,

God and me.

Struggling in quicksand never works.

Simply put, we are the problem, all of us,

identifying as separate beings.

Move from the many to the one and

know all are God.

Then there is no one left to fight.

Your problems will never end until

you give up the quest to fix them.

Relax.

Quit trying.

The idea of “you” creates the very problems you struggle with.

Freedom, happiness, and vocation begin

the moment

your personal movie ends

and you walk into

the ineffable, all-pervading light

of God’s presence.

We are not in the world for solutions, riches, or fame,

we are here to awaken the power of love

that fuels Creation.