Feelings which come

Feelings which come

may ask something of me

an opening?

An allowing?

A through passage

A taking of scones and tea

just to visit with me

for a while

Feeling echo potent with sharp reminders

of past realities

let me remember there is softness in this

opening and not

nailing shut the door

letting my self drop

to my knees

knocking my ego

sideways

for as Rumi says

these feelings and sadnesses

are guests

And so today

I will let myself

become

a welcoming guesthouse

Once you become aware of your coarse neuroses as well as your subtle neuroses, love them.  Love all your neuroses.  Love all your imperfections.  Learn to love your fear and anger as well.  Always be aware of them, and they will dissolve on their own. They will keep dissolving by themselves without any effort.  As times goes by, you become more this melting, living mandala rather than this frozen one.  Your heart is filled with more joy and more love.  You feel more and more connected to this world as a paradise – an imperfect paradise, not a perfect paradise.  In the end, you may love everyone and everything that exists.

Anam Thubten