‘Still Life, Pink Roses’ – Vincent van Gogh, 1890 – WikiArt
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We keep receiving invitations
from presence all the time.
But we turn them away
too often — and it’s a shame.
They could take care of our path
with the elegance of
their coming into being.
Paving it as it were.
Illuminating it.
For they are graceful messengers
blooming from the depth
of our innermost being.
They abhor objectivity.
They form surreptitiously
above and amongst
all that is unconscious
in ourself.
They are prodding little bells
that are here for a mission:
To wake us up.
To lure us into presence.
They may come suddenly as
the insistent call of a blackbird.
Its song a joyful reminder —
Stop it! Come back! —
so that you may let yourself
fall back into presence.
So that you may be reminded
of the intimacy of your
most tender being.
Honouring these invitations
is an ever present Sadhana.
One that requires very little effort.
For this is the effort of just
being — Being presence.
A tower of watchfulness.
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Text by Alain Joly
Painting by Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890)
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Website:
– Vincent Van Gogh (Wikipedia)
Suggestion:
– Voices from Silence (other poems from the blog)
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