Tuesday, January 29, 2013

What If

What if religion was each other?

If our practice was our life?

If prayer was our words?

What if the temple was the Earth?

If forests were our church?

If holy water - the rivers, lakes, and oceans?

What if meditation was our relationships?

If the Teacher was life?

If wisdom was self-knowledge?

If love was the center of our being.

~~Ganga White~~

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18 comments:

  1. GParkerJanuary 29, 2013 at 4:21 PM

    Really nice poem grandma :)

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  2. the wild magnoliaJanuary 29, 2013 at 4:30 PM

    I find these words to be a tremendous blessing.

    Thank you for sharing.

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  3. NancyJanuary 29, 2013 at 4:45 PM

    Very thought provoking. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. LynnJanuary 29, 2013 at 4:55 PM

    Very nice reading with my tea break. Thank you.

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  5. BeverlyJanuary 29, 2013 at 5:28 PM

    makes me smile....your food from yesterday looked yummy! My kid's granny made the lime salad..and I have made it too! She called it salad. It is one of my comfort foods.

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  6. One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.January 29, 2013 at 6:05 PM

    Oh my Gavin, you make your grandma smile - visit again :)
    Sandy, Nancy, Lynn - thank you.
    Beverly, missing you...

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  7. kerrdeluneJanuary 30, 2013 at 8:36 AM

    Such deep wisdom here and such food for thought.

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  8. One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.January 30, 2013 at 9:07 AM

    Dear Cate, thank you. Hope you are feeling better. Tornado in my area in the middle of the night
    no electricity and screens blown out of screen porch - but all is well.

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  9. JudyJanuary 30, 2013 at 9:47 AM

    What if? It would be a lot more peaceful in our world.

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  10. MsGrayseaJanuary 30, 2013 at 2:31 PM

    Beautiful. I sent this along to some friends and family. Very meaningful right now.

    Hope you are OK. Heard about the tornados and bad weather in the south.

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  11. LauraJanuary 30, 2013 at 7:01 PM

    oh how beautiful... thank you for sharing this!

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  12. melJanuary 30, 2013 at 9:28 PM

    Perfect last line. As always, you get it exactly right.

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  13. WisewebwomanJanuary 30, 2013 at 11:18 PM

    Perfect.

    XO
    WWW

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  14. One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.January 31, 2013 at 7:36 AM

    Judy, Marcia, Judy, Mel and WWW,
    thanks for visiting...

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  15. One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.January 31, 2013 at 7:36 AM

    Dear Laura, thank you...

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  16. BalishaJanuary 31, 2013 at 10:24 AM

    I was worried about you with all the bad weather around you...Glad to hear that you are OK
    Balisha

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  17. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2013 at 10:38 PM

    Oh my, oh my. This one says it all! I love it. Thanks so much for sharing. I'm going to copy it. What a wonderful prayer/meditation/mantra. I will take it to heart.

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  18. One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.February 3, 2013 at 10:39 PM

    Ellen, need to get off of computer but saw your comment :)
    Balisha, thank you...

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