Tag Archives: Higher Self
Suffocate? Let go of control & open up self
Pain endures from struggles in a ‘Back’ Life
Hawk carries HSPs to their highest ideals
Unexplained ‘Pull’ leading me back Home
‘I confess!’ I cut school with Franny O
Kabbalah ‘receiving’ helps me in ‘giving’
“Start Over’ the instant you feel a need to
Angels Appear as Earthly Messengers
Concealing & finding Self –a life-long effort
Falling in love with the Love of Your Life
Nysiros holds secrets of life and death
Angels re-enter when you’re open to ’em
‘Open your eyes’ to journey of Lifetime
Women Elevate all our Desire for God
Can ‘spiritual indigestion’ be all that bad?
Weekend Euphoria needs time to set
The Greatest Weekend — No. II
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When coincidence occurs, look out & in!
Conspiracy of Love to Heal Us All, Now!
‘Five Jaunts’ create a life-long harmony
Spiritual wars should end at a dinner table
Psalm 46: Continue reading
‘None else besides Him,’ ‘none besides me!’
Looking for Self among all the wrong cards
Even on bad days, music can lift me higher
Hello! What would God do if He was you?
Oleg guides me on a “make ‘believe’ ” path
Unconditional love; language we all know
Labyrinth opens a hidden maze inside me
See you in a ‘next life’ Sombitch Rooster
(Cont’d from series on a-mean-rooster) Continue reading
Step into a reality governed only by ‘Now’
Taking first steps on the Kabbalah path
Goin’ to farm; pick blueberries barefooted
Renewal can come once a month in Life
Spirituality’s fun, whether you like it or not
Don Quixote battles PTSD in Philly courts
I never felt more like Don Quixote than when I represented a woman charged with a crime.
And while I didn’t want it, I’d feel called to “champion” her, even when it cost me my reputation, my sanity and my very career as a trial attorney.  Continue reading
The Gospel according to Bobby Darin
Answer is within, 2nd Coming proclaims
‘Divine Madness’ Reaches Out To Me Daily
A Jury can ‘nullify’ a law to stop injustice
Go Within & Awaken the Meaning of Life
Connect to ‘Mother’ for Enlightenment
City differences create a variety in my life
Al Brown taught this 8-yr-old lesson of a lifetime
Bliss arises in cherishing of another’s woes
‘Do the right thing’–do what’s right for you
Part II from Escaping-Brewerytown
Love generates within for no reason at all
‘Garlic’s imprint’ holds many limitations
‘Sound Bath’ calms & heals us with Love
Love & compassion’s for all God’s creatures
Freedom of Religion depends on religion
I’m heartily sorry for having offended Thee
Courtroom awakens karma understanding
Going back home sans the Maidenform bra
Values don’t change in impermanent world
Saigon Lady offers wisdom at check out
Saigon Lady taught me about Life and Buddhism tonight. Continue reading
Hit upside the head provides a life lesson
Dream of Swinging on a Star Rings Out
PTSD Creates New ‘Cause and Condition’
Causes and Conditions.
That’s what Life is all about.
Causes and Conditions.
The sooner I realize this,
the easier it will be to
Reach Enlightenment.  Continue reading
Remember to enjoy the ride getting ‘there’
Cock-sure Rooster leads in Race to Hades
Immigration stories hit closer to home
Old love songs morph into new spirituals
A soldier bows in salute to heartfelt words
Light shines here from a tip of the candle
‘Veterans are the light at the tip of the candle,’ illuminating the way for the whole nation.
If veterans can achieve awareness, transformation, understanding, and peace, they can share with the rest of society the realities of war.
And they can teach us how to make peace with ourselves and each other, so we never have to use violence to resolve conflicts again.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
The following is a message I left shortly after writing the quotes from Thich Nhat Hahn. I’ll never forget the experience meditating with him and other veterans who got together during the retreat and even had pictures taken:
50 chews per bite is goal, not meals’ end!
The outcome doesn’t matter Continue reading
Imperfect clergy always been kinda cool
Merging Two into One Okay, Michael J
Grief delayed me while in military service
Hudson River magic calls me to Omega
Be ‘Gentle,’ not Meek, to Inherit the Earth
Sutta Nipata calls me to Omega Institute
Jump at Chance to Finally Let Your Self Go
Writing clears up the ‘clogged up’ space
Always Look Within, To Now See Outside
Put a finger on ‘Sa Ta Na Ma’ Meditation
Loving, Longing, Yearning for My Beloved
Need spiritual evolution now, not hereafter
A body speaks its mind to free and heal you
Take a risk; a new you may emerge from it
2010 Time Capsule: Nick’s HS Class Trip
Fowl locked up after spiritual book bash
Make yourself a clean, well-lighted place
40 years later, I learn about ‘Nothing’
Writing the old-fashioned way inspires me
Now is when path and goal merge as one
Remembering the Greatest Time of my Life
Acupuncture pitches ‘halvies’ to a PTSD Vet
‘Yes’ you can ‘Whirl’ & ‘Close’ to a Jury
Allison’s creating colors for life’s canvas
True Love can quench Ali son’s desire #1
my love longs for ever more
Some words, phrases, even entire messages look different through the lens of time. Take this feeling I expressed to a friend half-way around the world about the “yearning” I felt on reading Sufi poems for the first time. It moved me so much that I “penned” my own feelings of life-long “longing” to be with, what the Sufis call, “my Beloved” — the Higher Being that can take the shape of your Most Perfect Loved One, the Divine. Continue reading
Contoveros 
“Ain’t gonna study war no more . . .”
That was the song veterans and family members of vets sang at the retreat with Thích Nhất Hạnh at Blue Cliff Monastery, upstate New York. We formed a group which included the daughter of General William C. Westmoreland, once the commander of the Army during the Vietnam War.
Thầy held a special place for veterans from the United States who faced war and believed we could help others see the futility of all wars!
(See https://contoveros.com/2017/03/15/thich-nhat-hanh-sees-the-suffering-in-us/)
Lyrics
I’m gonna lay down my burden, down by the riverside,
Down by the riverside, down by the riverside
I’m gonna lay down my burden, down by the riverside,
I’m gonna study war no more
I ain’t a gonna study war no more, I ain’t a gonna study war no more
I ain’t a gonna study war no more, I ain’t a gonna study war no more
I ain’t a gonna study war no more, I ain’t a gonna study war no more