The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.
Don’t go back to sleep.
You must ask for what you really want.
Don’t go back to sleep.
People are going back and forth across the doorsill
Where the two worlds touch.
The door is round and open.
Don’t go back to sleep.
-Rumi
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I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Melanie-Préjean Sullivan’s reflection on her morning prayer practice. I have always been a student of spirituality. From the time I could read,
A Blessing for Friendship and Community*God of friendshipI come to know your love and carethrough the embodied presence of others.Weave me together with kindred spirits,knit me more closely with friends of the soul,cultivate in me a kinship with humanityso that I recognize my struggles and
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I am not sure of the song Suz, if you find out let me know. :-)
There is a group that sings this in a very hushed tone…does anyone know who it could be? I have forgotten.
I especially love “the breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.” I believe it to be true. That is when I am blessed with my most interesting insights.
“you must ask for what you really want.” so hard and so true! xo