The Heart of the Matter
January 13, 2010
Soaked!

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People ask me what it was like
being with Maharaji
five days in a row.
Here's what I tell them:
It was like spinning around in a monsoon, cup in hand,
trying to catch the rain.

Every time I noticed my cup was full,
I opened my mouth to sing,
but my mouth filled up with water.
I gulped, I drank,
I bailed my boat of joy.

Somehow,
in between the tidal waves of love
and my odd little habit of trying to understand
what in the world was going on,
I heard what he said:
"Get wet! Get wet!"

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Posted by Mitch Ditkoff at January 13, 2010 10:18 PM

Comments

A nice reminder!

Thanks for sharing it!

Posted by: j bhutu-ji [TypeKey Profile Page] at January 31, 2009 01:47 AM

Mitch,

I love this poem and the picture fits it to a tee.

All the best in 2009!

love,
Jiya

Posted by: Jiya [TypeKey Profile Page] at January 31, 2009 10:51 PM

did you try to practice during this period?

Posted by: sanfranciscojim1 [TypeKey Profile Page] at January 16, 2010 01:12 PM

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