Archive for January, 2010

in native indian legend  the people would befriend  a totem spirit that would serve as their guardian from nature and the powers that be. The wolf  was one such friend – a great teacher, a sage who after many years of seeking wisdom on the sacred path on wintry nights would return to share it’s wisdom with the tribe. so when this brightest and largest  january moon came out in its full glory, the wolf packs would roam the earth in close proximity thus inspiring them to call it a ’wolf ‘ moon.

there’s something about the full moon and it’s silver shadows that makes me seek the deep silence of my heart and reflect upon rumi’s words:

“ at night, i open the window and ask 

the moon to come and press it’s

face against mine.

breathe into me.

close the language – door and open the love -window

the moon won’t use the door

only the window.”

” the purpose of our lives is to be happy. ”

- dalai lama

the latin meaning of the word ‘impeccable” means ‘without sin’ “peccatus’ means ‘sin’ and ‘im’ means ‘without’…..hence ‘impeccable’. The toltecs were an ancient society of scientists and artists, who came together to exlpore and conserve the spiritual knowledge of their ancient ones…..one of their commonly understood agreements was to be’ impeccable ‘ with the word.
when you are impeccable, then you take responsibilty for your actions without judging and blaming yourself or anyone else. Any word we use has a power and vibration that it carries, it has an energy.
so when we are impeccable with our word then we use the word with a purpose and energy in the direction of love, truth and gratitude for our self and towards others.
be impeccable with your word.

we are where we are, where we are meant to be                                                                                                                                                in any moment.
there is the big picture that we don’t always see,                                                                                                                                             for if we could,                                                                                                                                                                                                                   then we would                                                                                                                                                                                                            know and be sure
that we be – long to this moment
the universe and no more.
time and space
as we know it
may seem linear….
the past right behind us
the future still to come
but what we have
and what we be – long to
is no more than just this moment, the dot of eternity and the circle around us.

                                                                   – mrinalini

you sunny oracle of the wild
healer, seeker, free spirit yet mild
leaving your footprints
softly, in the breeze
where others of your ilk
who tread not like you, freeze,
yet dare to follow
as you thrust forth in open field
and bare your head to wield
from crag, nook and cranny.
oh! you have cast your spell on me
dandelion! dandelion!
you have set me free!
you brave free spirit of the wild.

                           -  mrinalini

there is peace on earth
there is peace in the moment
the truth of things comes
in its opposite reflections
within without hand in hand

- by mrinalini (a tanka poem)

tankas are traditionally 31 syllable poems that have been the
most popular form of poetry in japan for at least 1300 years.

tankas evoke a moment or mark an occasion .