It is so 

tantalizingly close

this mystery

I can feel it inside,

It is in my mind

And my heart.

I can feel it in 

the air.

Death brings it

even closer.

Birth sings its praises.

It is

Everywhere.

And I know

If I can only

touch it,

I will be saved.

What a puzzle;

It already touches me;

But  I can’t touch it.

Maybe,if I let go 

of my desire,

It will take 

me in.

I know I’ll be 

gone in a little

while.

We all go.

I feel some sense 

of urgency, but

mostly I watch.

I know I need

that special sense

That comes from

the center

of my heart.

It sees through the

filter of God,

removes fear,

And places each 

thing in its

proper light

Eternity in a grain

of sand always

sounded good.

I’m beginning

to see how 

it’s possible

Just breathing – something we do 43,242 times a day but never think about it and accept it as our due. But in it lies the meaning of life as well as death. If we watch it by sitting quietly and observing its in and out passage we become calmer and after a while the breath will slow to a whisper. With this comes awareness and peace and a new  appreciation of our life and its value.Try it.

True peace for human beings exists in only one place.

That place is not a meditation room,not a church,not a temple.

That place cannot be found through psychology, science, mantras, meditation, ritual, or spiritual practices.

That place is found only within the open space of pure light

which is the human soul.

M.R.Bawa Muhaiyaddeen