Categories: Pyramid Poetry
Spiritual Poetry (June 1993)
By: Steve Ridley
Spiritual practices are paradoxically an ‘ego trip’. The ego-identity is necessarily perpetuated as one’s dominant perspective, while the “journey of awakening” persists.
Realization
Seeing that there is nothing to realize and no one to pursue realization, the deepest appreciation of living is known.
– Steve
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Ageless wisdom words arise –
Authentic Voice
The Teacher,
imparting integration-direction
despite praise, blame …
Joyous service fountain
quenches the Heart-Self of all.
– Spiritual Poetry, Steve Ridley
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The Spiritual Teacher is not to be honored or worshipped, but utilized well.
The appearance and personality of the Spiritual Teacher is only a convenient means of “connection” for the sincere aspirant to draw inspiration and nourishment from, which ultimately results in the restoration of living (as) Truth.
Though the Spiritual Teacher may choose to demonstrate friendship and personal affection toward students, the actual (and ultimately useful) Teaching flows (is naturally imparted) impersonally. Behind the guise of the teacher-student relationship, Consciousness Is. To get hung up on the Spiritual Teacher is to completely miss the point of the relationship. “Don’t worship the cow, drink the milk!”
– Joy, Steve
Topics: Heightened Awareness, Letting Go, Meditation, Poetry
Originally appeared in: June 1993