Meditations on God

Be quiet and listen
even the silence
is not silent
intrusions abound
in the temple of your mind
but you can neither
engage nor ignore them
if peace is what you seek
rather allow them to pass by
like feathers
on the breeze
of solitude

NOT SILENT
By Robert Van Valkenburgh
‘Meditations of a Gentle Warrior’ at http://www.holisticbudo.com

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