In God Makes the Rivers to Flow; An Anthology of the World’s Sacred Poetry & Prose, Eknath Easwaran has included a selection from the Isha Upanishad and entitled it “The Inner Ruler.” I have written a series of poem-like reflections based on this selection. This is the seventh one in the series. Without and Within In …
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All That Is: Reflections on a Sacred Passage
In God Makes the Rivers to Flow; An Anthology of the World’s Sacred Poetry & Prose, Eknath Easwaran has included a selection from the Isha Upanishad and entitled it “The Inner Ruler.” I have written a series of poem-like reflections based on this selection. This is the sixth one in the series. All That Is The …
Looking at the Lion: Reflections on a Sacred Passage
In God Makes the Rivers to Flow; An Anthology of the World’s Sacred Poetry & Prose, Eknath Easwaran has included a selection from the Isha Upanishad and entitled it “The Inner Ruler.” I have written a series of poem-like reflections based on this selection. This is the fifth one in the series. Looking at the Lion …
The Self: Reflections on a Passage from the Isha Upanishad
In God Makes the Rivers to Flow; An Anthology of the World’s Sacred Poetry & Prose, Eknath Easwaran has included a selection from the Isha Upanishad and entitled it “The Inner Ruler.” I have written a series of poem-like reflections based on this selection. This is the fourth one in the series. The Self The Self …
Ourselves and the Self: Reflections on a Passage from the Isha Upanishad
In God Makes the Rivers to Flow; An Anthology of the World’s Sacred Poetry & Prose, Eknath Easwaran has included a selection from the Isha Upanishad and entitled it “The Inner Ruler.” I have written a series of poem-like reflections based on this selection. This is the third one in the series. Ourselves and the Self …
Denial: Reflections on a Passage from the Isha Upanishad
In God Makes the Rivers to Flow; An Anthology of the World’s Sacred Poetry & Prose, Eknath Easwaran has included a selection from the Isha Upanishad and entitled it “The Inner Ruler.” I have written a series of poem-like reflections based on this selection. The first one was my last post, called “Let It Go.” This …
Let It Go: Reflections on a Passage from the Isha Upanishad
The following quote was found in God Makes the Rivers to Flow; An Anthology of the World’s Sacred Poetry & Prose as collected by Eknath Easwaran. My reflections on the passage follow and were partially inspired by an incident in which I had multiple valuables stolen by a woman I had been living with. The Lord …
Praise God, World, a modern psalm
Here’s another poem inspired by a passage from God Makes the Rivers to Flow; An Anthology of the World’s Sacred Poetry & Prose by Eknath Easwaran. Praise God, World “Raise a shout for the Lord, all the earth…” —Psalm 100 Praise the Lord, O computer. Praise the Lord, iPhone, iPad, iPod. Shout hallelujah, posters. Glorify God, …
There Is Only God, a poem
I’ve decided to try an experiment. I have an anthology of spiritual passages called God Makes the Rivers to Flow by Eknath Easwaran. I’ve started writing poems inspired by the passages. Here is the first one: There Is Only God “Filled with Brahman are the things we see, Filled with Brahman are the things we see …
Two Important Life Questions Everybody Should Ask
Last month I wrote about a webinar presented by Mary Morrissey. After the webinar, I went looking for her first book on Kindle, but it wasn’t available. I wanted to know how to bring my dreams into reality. My search gave me two different places to start, two different life questions to ask. Life Question …