Categories: Teacher Experiences & Reflections
Unseen Essence
By: Judy Tretheway
Sacramento, California
The hollowed out charred stump
where I’d sat before
asked for Cosmic Consciousness Pose today
It felt, as I felt
The me, my body
was there in its embrace
reaching, hugging, enclosing
so much more unseen essence
of all of me
that is unseen
the heart, the mind, the spirit, the essence
that could expand
to surround anything
Fuller than full
infinite, endless
beginning less
infant, aged, cycling, eternal
rooted and secure
weathered and burnt
throughout all the changes
time had wrought,
the essence remained.
Pyramid Poetry (about Silence)
how
do we
silence our
monkey minds now
Justin says
Mu Mu
…
– Jerry Granock
breathe
the sounds
of silence
expanding us
nourishing
us to
grow
– Sheryl Adair
spring
retreat
delicious
dark chocolate
both sweetness
for us
all
– Joyce Shar
in
silence
and in noise
always quiet
inner strength
power
clear!
– Dora Derzon
shhh
stillness
harsh critic
rest for awhile
you are not
always
right
– Dianne Moody
Topics: California, Cosmic Consciousness Pose, Heightened Awareness, Meditation, Poetry, Practicing Outdoors
Originally appeared in: August 2012