The sincere seeker of truth has no interest in taking short cuts. For the illusionary promises of comfort, pleasure and security hold little value for such a person. Rather, souls on the path of spirit dive deeply into the river of life leaving no stone unturned and embracing the inevitable ebbs and flows of absolute being. This, they learn through direct experience, is how true wisdom is found. Abandon fear, live with courage and wait for the grace of God to reveal your purpose.
In the Darkness
I see
That what surrounds me
Is so wild and free….
So, what does it mean
To be the one
Dancing in the breeze
with the people I believe
Who are filled
With the love of pure intentions?
Listen and receive
The message
From the spirit of God
Within you.
“What Force Wills It?”
By: Forrest Rivers
The eye blinks
But what force wills it to blink?
The ear hears
But what force wills it to hear?
The nose smells
But what force wills it to smell?
The tongue tastes
But what force wills it to taste?
The mind thinks
But what force wills it to think?
The sages say that at the moment of death
When the eternal indwelling light
Drops the body
The senses then cease to exist
Center your awareness
On that eternal indwelling light
And discover the answer to what wills
Your eyes to blink
Your ears to hear
Your tongue to taste
Your nose to smell
And your mind to think.
“The Earth is My Church”
By: Forrest Rivers
Chirping birds
Sing their heavenly song
Early in the morning
The rising sun greets
Hungry seekers
Gathered in worship
And the cool air brings
Levity to a new day….
In this church, you see,
There is no priest
Other then the rocks and trees
The mountains and the breeze.
“The Soul of Nature”
By: Forrest Rivers
The trail is my refuge
A road to God
The beckons my mind
To acknowledge
All I am a part of….
As I walk
My spirit is moved
By the beauty of the divine
Beyond space and time
The soul of nature
Is reflected in the moon
Watching
Waiting
With her eyes
Fixed on the tides
That condition my mood
To transcend
the illusion of separateness.
