ALL EGOIC DISTURBANCES=RUMI’S VISITOR*
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REMINDING:
ONENESS WITH BREATH
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THE TOUCHSTONE
SOULUTION’S ALL ENCOMPASSING QUIET ANSWER
ELIMINATING ALL QUESTIONS
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SIMPLY BEING THE QUIET ANSWER
BEYOND EARTHLY MEASURE
ew
4:38 AM-2/9/20
*See Note and More Information
(in Read More below Afternoon Photos)
re: the AMAZING "Rumi Visitor(s)" who Appeared as a
Deja Vu Synchroncity
at foot of Sand Dunes path
following Afternoon Beach Walk 2/7/20
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REMINDING:
ONENESS WITH BREATH
=
THE TOUCHSTONE
SOULUTION’S ALL ENCOMPASSING QUIET ANSWER
ELIMINATING ALL QUESTIONS
=
SIMPLY BEING THE QUIET ANSWER
BEYOND EARTHLY MEASURE
ew
4:38 AM-2/9/20
*See Note and More Information
(in Read More below Afternoon Photos)
re: the AMAZING "Rumi Visitor(s)" who Appeared as a
Deja Vu Synchroncity
at foot of Sand Dunes path
following Afternoon Beach Walk 2/7/20
* RUMI'S VISITOR
The Guest House
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice.
meet them at the door laughing and invite them in.
Be grateful for whatever comes.
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
— Jellaludin Rumi,
translation by Coleman Barks
The Guest House
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice.
meet them at the door laughing and invite them in.
Be grateful for whatever comes.
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
— Jellaludin Rumi,
translation by Coleman Barks
AFTERNOON
(below is the Offering Phil Recited
at foot of Sand Dunes Path
2/7/20)
CASTLES IN THE AIR
Phil Long (aka Phievalon)
It feels good to know the truth
And it feels good to avoid delusion
And we humans have cornered the market
On building castles in the air.
We trace eternity with vanishing lines,
on rented wings,
through borrowed time,
Hoping to discover—that our lives really matter.
We look for truth as if it could make a difference.
As if it could add a hair to our heads
or a beat to our hearts.
at foot of Sand Dunes Path
2/7/20)
CASTLES IN THE AIR
Phil Long (aka Phievalon)
It feels good to know the truth
And it feels good to avoid delusion
And we humans have cornered the market
On building castles in the air.
We trace eternity with vanishing lines,
on rented wings,
through borrowed time,
Hoping to discover—that our lives really matter.
We look for truth as if it could make a difference.
As if it could add a hair to our heads
or a beat to our hearts.
We want answers
that aren't always behind the questions we ask
And we find that wanting to be loved
isn't quite the same, as loving to be wanted.
And so we settle,
for concrete castles,
though our vaporous souls bid us higher.
that aren't always behind the questions we ask
And we find that wanting to be loved
isn't quite the same, as loving to be wanted.
And so we settle,
for concrete castles,
though our vaporous souls bid us higher.
We have determined that infinity is measured
by cause and effect
We believe that miracles
must have reasons.
And so we seek for what we can hold
only to discover that we are held—by what we seek.
by cause and effect
We believe that miracles
must have reasons.
And so we seek for what we can hold
only to discover that we are held—by what we seek.
We are cosmic specks of eternity,
so brief that galaxies don't notice
We are an instant of awareness, perceiving,
We are hope;
A collision of particles
tasting meaning and purpose
And searching the stars for a possibility
with a question...
We ask "Why?"
and darkness answers
with empty echoes from space.
so brief that galaxies don't notice
We are an instant of awareness, perceiving,
We are hope;
A collision of particles
tasting meaning and purpose
And searching the stars for a possibility
with a question...
We ask "Why?"
and darkness answers
with empty echoes from space.
We ask "Why?"
and exploding silence
wrenches truth from mindless chaos.
and exploding silence
wrenches truth from mindless chaos.
We ask "Why?"
until open hearts
hear a voice that deafens...
until open hearts
hear a voice that deafens...
We are miracles, in search of reasons.
But we reach into fractured rainbows
for monochrome mystery
We polish knowledge
as if wishing over enchanted lamps
We speak incantations of hope
into the senseless, churning void
But we reach into fractured rainbows
for monochrome mystery
We polish knowledge
as if wishing over enchanted lamps
We speak incantations of hope
into the senseless, churning void
But we are living souls;
breathing, material, madness,
And we have discovered that
It's good to know the truth
and it's good to avoid delusion
And we humans --
We’ve cornered the market on building
castles in the air.
Phil Long
(aka Phievalon)
breathing, material, madness,
And we have discovered that
It's good to know the truth
and it's good to avoid delusion
And we humans --
We’ve cornered the market on building
castles in the air.
Phil Long
(aka Phievalon)
RATHER THAN FOCUS ON WHAT NEEDS CHANGING
TURN THE ATTENTION TO WHAT CANNOT CHANGE
Wu Hsin
Solving Yourself
Aug 19
TURN THE ATTENTION TO WHAT CANNOT CHANGE
Wu Hsin
Solving Yourself
Aug 19
STOP TELLING YOURSELF WHAT YOU ARE
AND
BE WHAT YOU ARE
Wu Hsin
Solving Yourself
August 21
AND
BE WHAT YOU ARE
Wu Hsin
Solving Yourself
August 21
THOSE WHO DON’T KNOW
BELIEVE
WuHsin
BELIEVE
WuHsin
ANYTHING YOU DO JOYFULLY IS ALWAYS EFFORTLESS
Sadhguru
Sadhguru
See Read More Below
More notes re: "MILESTONE" RUMI VISITOR Occurrence 2/7/20
as we finished Afternoon Beach Session
More notes re: "MILESTONE" RUMI VISITOR Occurrence 2/7/20
as we finished Afternoon Beach Session
Two island Visitors were headed up sand dunes path to the beach 2/7/20/Afternoon....we Mutually Smiled and when a bit into the exchange i asked re: their PASSION(S) in life....
Phil recited the ENTIRE
'CASTLES IN THE AIR'
THAT WROTE THRU HIM...
...his beautiful wife Quiet, Smiling and Gazing at him....but when i asked specifically re: her passion, she added "grandchildren".
This entire "Visitor" Happening
(including the Timing!)
is truly beyond my ability to word.
Phil recited the ENTIRE
'CASTLES IN THE AIR'
THAT WROTE THRU HIM...
...his beautiful wife Quiet, Smiling and Gazing at him....but when i asked specifically re: her passion, she added "grandchildren".
This entire "Visitor" Happening
(including the Timing!)
is truly beyond my ability to word.
February 8, 2020
Afternoon e-mail from
Phil Long
[email protected]
Hi Dorothea,
Pam and I enjoyed meeting you and chatting yesterday near the beach. Below is the text of poem I shared with you.
I’ll also include a link below to one of my very early performance poetry pieces that I debuted at an open mic event in Seattle a few years ago.
https://youtu.be/cABPPdMSPjc
And this more recent trailer for my Fringe Theater poetry show Cosmolyrical.
https://youtu.be/cABPPdMSPjc
At a coffee shop in Decatur Georgia...
https://youtu.be/am5l-T9V2Ek
Audience outtakes from the Fringe Theater Production in Orlando Florida
https://youtu.be/ztx315owcvc
The entire Cosmolyrical poetry script is here...
https://www.amazon.com/CosmoLyrical-what-its-all-poetry/dp/149047739X
Enjoy!
- Phil (aka Phievalon)
Castles in the Air
Phil long (aka Phievalon)
It feels good to know the truth
And it feels good to avoid delusion
And we humans have cornered the market
On building castles in the air.
We trace eternity with vanishing lines,
on rented wings,
through borrowed time,
Hoping to discover—that our lives really matter.
We look for truth as if it could make a difference.
As if it could add a hair to our heads
or a beat to our hearts.
We want answers
that aren't always behind the questions we ask
And we find that wanting to be loved
isn't quite the same, as loving to be wanted.
And so we settle,
for concrete castles,
though our vaporous souls bid us higher.
We have determined that infinity is measured
by cause and effect
We believe that miracles
must have reasons.
And so we seek for what we can hold
only to discover that we are held—by what we seek.
We are cosmic specks of eternity,
so brief that galaxies don't notice
We are an instant of awareness, perceiving,
We are hope;
A collision of particles
tasting meaning and purpose
And searching the stars for a possibility
with a question...
We ask "Why?"
and darkness answers
with empty echoes from space.
We ask "Why?"
and exploding silence
wrenches truth from mindless chaos.
We ask "Why?"
until open hearts
hear a voice that deafens...
We are miracles, in search of reasons.
But we reach into fractured rainbows
for monochrome mystery
We polish knowledge
as if wishing over enchanted lamps
We speak incantations of hope
into the senseless, churning void
But we are living souls;
breathing, material, madness,
And we have discovered that
It's good to know the truth
and it's good to avoid delusion
And we humans --
We’ve cornered the market on building castles in the air.
Attachments area
Preview YouTube video Once A Boy - Phil Long
Once A Boy - Phil Long
Preview YouTube video CosmoLyrical (excerpt) || Java Monkey Debut
CosmoLyrical (excerpt) || Java Monkey Debut
Preview YouTube video CosmoLyrical || What If It's All Poetry? (trailer w/audience clips)
CosmoLyrical || What If It's All Poetry? (trailer w/audience clips)
Afternoon e-mail from
Phil Long
[email protected]
Hi Dorothea,
Pam and I enjoyed meeting you and chatting yesterday near the beach. Below is the text of poem I shared with you.
I’ll also include a link below to one of my very early performance poetry pieces that I debuted at an open mic event in Seattle a few years ago.
https://youtu.be/cABPPdMSPjc
And this more recent trailer for my Fringe Theater poetry show Cosmolyrical.
https://youtu.be/cABPPdMSPjc
At a coffee shop in Decatur Georgia...
https://youtu.be/am5l-T9V2Ek
Audience outtakes from the Fringe Theater Production in Orlando Florida
https://youtu.be/ztx315owcvc
The entire Cosmolyrical poetry script is here...
https://www.amazon.com/CosmoLyrical-what-its-all-poetry/dp/149047739X
Enjoy!
- Phil (aka Phievalon)
Castles in the Air
Phil long (aka Phievalon)
It feels good to know the truth
And it feels good to avoid delusion
And we humans have cornered the market
On building castles in the air.
We trace eternity with vanishing lines,
on rented wings,
through borrowed time,
Hoping to discover—that our lives really matter.
We look for truth as if it could make a difference.
As if it could add a hair to our heads
or a beat to our hearts.
We want answers
that aren't always behind the questions we ask
And we find that wanting to be loved
isn't quite the same, as loving to be wanted.
And so we settle,
for concrete castles,
though our vaporous souls bid us higher.
We have determined that infinity is measured
by cause and effect
We believe that miracles
must have reasons.
And so we seek for what we can hold
only to discover that we are held—by what we seek.
We are cosmic specks of eternity,
so brief that galaxies don't notice
We are an instant of awareness, perceiving,
We are hope;
A collision of particles
tasting meaning and purpose
And searching the stars for a possibility
with a question...
We ask "Why?"
and darkness answers
with empty echoes from space.
We ask "Why?"
and exploding silence
wrenches truth from mindless chaos.
We ask "Why?"
until open hearts
hear a voice that deafens...
We are miracles, in search of reasons.
But we reach into fractured rainbows
for monochrome mystery
We polish knowledge
as if wishing over enchanted lamps
We speak incantations of hope
into the senseless, churning void
But we are living souls;
breathing, material, madness,
And we have discovered that
It's good to know the truth
and it's good to avoid delusion
And we humans --
We’ve cornered the market on building castles in the air.
Attachments area
Preview YouTube video Once A Boy - Phil Long
Once A Boy - Phil Long
Preview YouTube video CosmoLyrical (excerpt) || Java Monkey Debut
CosmoLyrical (excerpt) || Java Monkey Debut
Preview YouTube video CosmoLyrical || What If It's All Poetry? (trailer w/audience clips)
CosmoLyrical || What If It's All Poetry? (trailer w/audience clips)
Here’s another one performed
at the Green Mill in uptown Chicago
on Pal Sunday a few years back called
Mad at a Myth.
This one won a few poetry slams over the years!
Phil
https://youtu.be/uh8imSSl144
at the Green Mill in uptown Chicago
on Pal Sunday a few years back called
Mad at a Myth.
This one won a few poetry slams over the years!
Phil
https://youtu.be/uh8imSSl144
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