Zen Mode

knowledge of scriptures 
satisfies lower mind
however our soul
remains starved
picture of the fruit
offers us not its taste
and so we dwell in silence 

09-June-2023
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Loving Iii Avatar
June 8, 2023 at 6:48 PM
When fruit is not fruit but allegory it requires more than a first grade look.
Seeker Avatar
June 8, 2023 at 9:28 PM
Or drop mind and feel by touch, pulse of life within, radiating bliss
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