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dewdrops: Spring Week 4

Spring Week 4 BY ROBERT ADLER

Lucille Clifton's heartfelt blessing to those going forward into the mystery of unknowing, or adversity and the vast sea.

Whyte's poem of clear seeing: the experience of holiness is the very ground that is under our feet.

The unintentional authoring of a line that reveals something profound to a reader, remains a mystery to the author herself.

Adam Jon Miller offers readers a peek at a part of series of poems inspired by the ancient Chinese poets with his "anthology".

Here at The Dewdrop, we can't help but to be reminded of the late great Mary Oliver when reading Ellen White Rook's tremendous "On Waking".

Albert Einstein lays out his living philosophy and the set of ideals that he held in his personal, spiritual and political life.

Pablo Neruda wonders at the draw that pulls us in to the unknown, shifting ablutions that are the action of the sea and of water.

Amy-Sarah Marshall's poem 'Shelled' touches on feelings of loss and remembrance through a minimal and pared-down verse.

Chop Wood, Carry Water: Scott Berkun on Finding Amazement in Ordinary Life
A classic Zen koan shows that true presence isn't an escape from the ordinary work - and delight - of being human.
Don’t Waste Suffering: Ramiro López Larroy on Opening the Doors of Liberation
How can we use the things that give us difficulty in our lives to learn and grow, rather than avoiding them, or trying to push them away?
“Expanding the Universe” – Rick Rubin on Awareness in Creativity
What is the role of awareness in creativity and how can we cultivate it to make our world a bigger and clearer place?
The First Door of Liberation: Thich Nhat Hanh’s Vision of Emptiness and Interbeing
Rather than signifying a lack or a void, Thich Nhat Hanh took emptiness to be a state of inextricable and fundamental interconnectedness.
Mike Travisano – Bob’s Tattoos
A short story on the power of three simple words and how much they can mean and embody.