In the belly of the beast.

 in the belly of the beast

there are no rainbows

eye for an eye

is the order for the day

but there are no shortages

of the holy bibles

where Jesus says "turn the other cheek"

black, wood, or 13 playing a surreal game of politics

grown men grumble because of empty bellies

others cry into pillows because of fear

other scream in pain because of failed suicide attempts

its a mad house of discontent

I laugh...

In the belly of the beast

there are no rainbows.

God is not Dead.

 God is not DEAD!

Quietly contemplating the universe,

I gasp at the silence,

Is there anything out there?

Perhaps a supreme being

championing the rights of miserable men?...

We swear God exists!

Similar to fake news,

A wild rumor on social media

A shout out during a Facebook RANT!

#ILOVEGOD

no angels separating the chaff from the wheat

everyone caught in the mosh of impermanence

grasping at straws

building houses on mud flats

praying to God that it wont collapse

but Gravity our master

whips us daily

reminding us we are meant to struggle.

only us fools

see rhyme and reason in a field of chaos.

Look up in the clouds,

It's Jesus, no Mohammed, no Buddha

no its chemtrails choking the life out of our body

so you don't collect that retirement check.

Political parties trying to make 2 + 2 = 5

Up is really down when looking at the stars

there is no direction in the void of space,

religion and priests, or science and scientist

folk shining a light in the dark that grows darker and darker

I still remain calm

In the belly of the beast

and still I claim

through broken pride

smashed dreams

and lost love

God is not dead.

but it really pisses me off.

3 hiding spaces

 Once upon a time, when I was beginning the path of learning meditation, I bought a book to ponder words of wisdom until I reached a meditative state. The book I purchased was " The clever rabbit has Three Hiding Places" a collection of wisdom from Chinese philosophers. I read the book from cover to cover and used the thoughts in the books as mantras to achieve understanding. I don't remember a thing from the book, but here is something that has stayed with me from that experience.

One morning I was in Golden Hill Park at sunrise starting a day of meditation. I hear and see things most people do not unless I point it out to them. In order to stop "the monkey brains" I would meditate in the morning to clear my mind's eye. Does not work for me.

On this particular morning I was sitting on a park bench cross legged taking in my surroundings. In front of me was a large pine tree, I think. It had to be a least 30 yards high. Squirrels were doing squirrel things at the base of the tree. I closed my eye and was pondering on ideas from the book "The Clever Rabbit has Three Hiding Spaces."

All of a sudden, a rabbit popped its head out from a hole 90 degrees perpendicular to the tree creating a hypothenuse with me. In front of me was the tree with the squirrels and at a 45-degree angle to my left about 20 yards away was the rabbit poking its head out of a hole.

Next thing I see, is the rabbit starts dashing out of his hole straight towards the tree, where the squirrels are doing squirrel things, then ran directly towards me, passed close by me, and ran pass into another hole.

At that moment the most shocking thing happened, a hawk dislodged itself from the top of the trees and dived through the branches and snatched up a squirrel and went back into the canopy with its meal.

I was dumbfounded and could only think, the Clever Rabbit has Three Hiding Spaces.

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