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    <title>Gaia: Meditation Encouragement and Sharing  - Conversations - Poetry of the Heart and Spirit</title>
    <id>tag:gaia.com,2008,:Gaia</id>
    <link>http://groups.gaia.com/meditation_encouragement/discussions/feeds/thread/17246</link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2006 06:19:17 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Gaia: Meditation Encouragement and Sharing  - Conversations - Poetry of the Heart and Spirit</description>
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      <title>Re: I Witness In Wonder</title>
      <author>http://aphinya.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>Aphinya</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2006:Gaia-31198</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2006 06:19:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/meditation_encouragement/conversations/view/17246#31198</link>
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&lt;p&gt;        &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&amp;ldquo;An inconvenient Truth&amp;rdquo; is an eyes opening, and reminding us about our impact on the earth. We take in from the earth every minute; have we ever asked ourselves what do we put out to our mature earth? &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;em&gt;I do ask myself everyday now.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Poetry of the Heart and Spirit</title>
      <author>http://loving.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>samadhi</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2006:Gaia-22586</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2006 14:50:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/meditation_encouragement/conversations/view/17246#22586</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This little self just needs to say this:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I love you all and always will, even though I may never meet you in this life,&amp;nbsp;I do wish deeply and sincerely for your good health, abundant resources, powerful protection, a peaceful mind, a loving heart, and for you to become fully awake, right here , right now, in this very life!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All blessings to you all, with deep respect and a very low and slow bow&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Only Love can heal the deepest wounds!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;May we all awaken together&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: I Witness In Wonder</title>
      <author>http://whereami.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>arjuna</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2006:Gaia-22483</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2006 02:06:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/meditation_encouragement/conversations/view/17246#22483</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      &lt;p&gt;just wanted to offer something...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;although perhaps I am asking...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;perhaps both...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;go see &amp;quot;An Inconvenient Truth&amp;quot;... It&amp;#39;s Al Gore&amp;#39;s (our real president) movie... it will blow your mind... if you didn&amp;#39;t believe in global warming before, you will now...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;SEE IT!... it&amp;#39;s the movie of the year, without a doubt....&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;but I am wondering if it will win any awards?... *ponders*... probably not =)... heheheh&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;blessings,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nic&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: I Witness In Wonder</title>
      <author>http://loving.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>samadhi</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2006:Gaia-22025</guid>
      <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2006 15:27:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/meditation_encouragement/conversations/view/17246#22025</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      Thanks for the beautiful words and images... &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>I Witness In Wonder</title>
      <author>http://redwoodjedi.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>eBuzz</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2006:Gaia-21301</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2006 04:34:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/meditation_encouragement/conversations/view/17246#21301</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img id="lightboxImage" src="http://aura.zaadz.com/photos/31745/large/i_witness_in_wonder.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.freeweb.hu/tarrdaniel/images/buddhism/wheel.gif" alt="Dharma Wheel" width="42" height="67" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Open Your Mind</title>
      <author>http://redwoodjedi.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>eBuzz</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2006:Gaia-20960</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2006 03:47:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/meditation_encouragement/conversations/view/17246#20960</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      Nice haiku!&amp;nbsp; =) &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Open Your Mind</title>
      <author>http://loving.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>samadhi</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2006:Gaia-20839</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2006 21:48:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/meditation_encouragement/conversations/view/17246#20839</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I give up&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This little self won&amp;#39;t leave-&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;summer surrender&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Open Your Mind</title>
      <author>http://redwoodjedi.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>eBuzz</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2006:Gaia-20654</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2006 07:45:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/meditation_encouragement/conversations/view/17246#20654</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img id="lightboxImage" src="http://aura.zaadz.com/photos/31010/large/open_your_mind.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src="http://www.freeweb.hu/tarrdaniel/images/buddhism/wheel.gif" alt="Dharma Wheel" width="42" height="67" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Poetry of the Heart and Spirit</title>
      <author>http://whereami.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>arjuna</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2006:Gaia-20474</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:23:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/meditation_encouragement/conversations/view/17246#20474</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      &lt;p&gt;dying to self&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;fasting from light&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;food does nurture&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;but music satisfies&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;relativity and patience&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;both are necessary for me&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;one I can find&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;the other is waiting for me&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;just beyond my consciousness&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Poetry of the Heart and Spirit</title>
      <author>http://loving.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>samadhi</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2006:Gaia-20419</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2006 14:07:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/meditation_encouragement/conversations/view/17246#20419</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;One mind of love&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fills the infinite void of space&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Peace spreads&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Poetry of the Heart and Spirit</title>
      <author>http://whereami.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>arjuna</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2006:Gaia-20070</guid>
      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jun 2006 03:58:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/meditation_encouragement/conversations/view/17246#20070</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      &lt;p&gt;simply inspired&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;easily understood, but not transparent&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;covering that which is already hidden&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;silent knowledge&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;wordless expressions of my heart&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;continuous&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;not lacking, but still in the mist&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;the mist of my awakening&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;the greater spirit calls me, but I turn away in shame&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;and afraid of that which already is&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;how can I deny that which is?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;do I deny that I know it?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;or do I turn away simply because I yearn for something else&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Poetry of the Heart and Spirit</title>
      <author>http://whereami.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>arjuna</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2006:Gaia-19513</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2006 03:06:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/meditation_encouragement/conversations/view/17246#19513</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      &lt;p&gt;calling myself a name&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I anger the greater self&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;which dwells everywhere&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;yet without words, none shall possess&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;none shall survive&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;save the last, which cannot be spoken of&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;together we find safety&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;together we must protect our knowledge&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;lest time shall fail&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;and thought cease&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Poetry of the Heart and Spirit</title>
      <author>http://whereami.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>arjuna</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2006:Gaia-19512</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2006 03:04:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/meditation_encouragement/conversations/view/17246#19512</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      &lt;p&gt;sleeping and wakefulness&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;two sides of the same thing&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;simplicity is easy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;many things confuse&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;however one thing will end all&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;thinking&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;without words or voice&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;without thought or deed&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;without any but this&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;well well well&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;down the well&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Poetry of the Heart and Spirit</title>
      <author>http://loving.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>samadhi</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2006:Gaia-19483</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2006 23:45:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/meditation_encouragement/conversations/view/17246#19483</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;mind swirling&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;fast complex life-&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;one breath unifies&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Poetry of the Heart and Spirit</title>
      <author>http://loving.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>samadhi</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2006:Gaia-18485</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2006 15:08:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/meditation_encouragement/conversations/view/17246#18485</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="3"&gt;angry fool lost&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="3"&gt;in dream of a real self-&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="3"&gt;Awake again&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Poetry of the Heart and Spirit</title>
      <author>http://inlakesh.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>Bubbasattva</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2006:Gaia-18358</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2006 01:03:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/meditation_encouragement/conversations/view/17246#18358</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      &lt;p&gt;i could sing the desert of desires asleep &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;and dance gently through&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;it&amp;#39;s tangles, briars and brambles&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;wind down to the pure still waters of love&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;there I&amp;#39;d be wating for me &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;lost and found&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Poetry of the Heart and Spirit</title>
      <author>http://inlakesh.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>Bubbasattva</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2006:Gaia-18357</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2006 01:00:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/meditation_encouragement/conversations/view/17246#18357</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      &lt;p&gt;oh my Sweet what lays between &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Your breaths&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Your waves&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Your words&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Let&amp;nbsp; me please be that inbetween &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;for there is the eternal&amp;nbsp; embrace &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;closer than skin&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;than eyes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;than teeth&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Poetry of the Heart and Spirit</title>
      <author>http://inlakesh.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>Bubbasattva</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2006:Gaia-18355</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2006 00:55:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/meditation_encouragement/conversations/view/17246#18355</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      &lt;p&gt;The gift to be this &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;gratitude sweeps&amp;nbsp; the cobwebs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;now kiss me awake&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Poetry of the Heart and Spirit</title>
      <author>http://whereami.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>arjuna</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2006:Gaia-17949</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2006 18:46:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/meditation_encouragement/conversations/view/17246#17949</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      &lt;p&gt;awake or sleeping&lt;br /&gt;dead or alive&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;conscious?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;no more food to eat&lt;br /&gt;no more work to be done&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I sit and wait&lt;br /&gt;silently&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;my heart moves&lt;br /&gt;my mind stands still&lt;br /&gt;and I wait&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;earthing myself&lt;br /&gt;I cannot come down&lt;br /&gt;in the clouds I lie&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Re: Poetry of the Heart and Spirit</title>
      <author>http://loving.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>samadhi</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2006:Gaia-17926</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2006 16:29:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://groups.gaia.com/meditation_encouragement/conversations/view/17246#17926</link>
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&lt;p&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Just one Taste&lt;br /&gt;opens this invisible little self&lt;br /&gt;all cultural decorations, rituals, and beliefs are stripped away&lt;br /&gt;nothing is attained&lt;br /&gt;no I, no Me, no Mine remain&lt;br /&gt;a heart-burst releases streams of compassion, loving-kindness, and sweet joy &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where is this self now&lt;br /&gt;complete interbeing&lt;br /&gt;one cosmic-universal consciousness&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Silent, ever present&lt;br /&gt;completely free from identity&lt;br /&gt;unknown, unknowing&lt;br /&gt;AWAKE!&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

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