aletheus; a compendium

here now as is nothing is missing

  • Green Tara Prayer

    Green Tara Prayer

    a short mantra prayer for meditation practice and post meditation activities

    aletheus

    2020
    …, buddhism, POETRY
    buddhism, meditation, poem, practice, writing
  • Litany by the Sea

    Litany by the Sea

    In an abundant woodOf Queen Anne’s lacedried and brown like bamboo,the ant scurries its way over fallenbramble and raspberry thorn,twisted California poppy blooming orange.As I lay there, intertwinedlistening,I hear an old manwith an ancient smilein simple language say –“Every step is a Prayer.” 1 Every feather in a wingevery sail set to seathread woven as clothhorn […]

    aletheus

    2018
    POETRY
    poem
  • The Abnormal Is Not Courage…

    I love this poem, for so many reasons, but mainly because it fortifies the heart and strengthens resolve. The Abnormal Is Not Courage… poem by Jack Gilbert, Monolithos The Poles rode out from Warsaw against the GermanTanks on horses. Rode knowing, in sunlight, with sabers,A magnitude of beauty that allows me no peace.And yet this poem would […]

    aletheus

    2018
    art, SPIRIT
    poem
  • tree, a story

    tree, a story

    . The Tree is an ancient symbol in many cultures. The Tree of Knowledge, the Family Tree, and the Tree Of Life are three powerful examples. “Every atom belonging to you belongs to me.”   ~ Walt Whitman ♦ Picture if you will, a Tree. An old Tree that stands in the middle of a […]

    aletheus

    2018
    fiction, SPIRIT
    story
  • “Sit still! Or else!”

    I wonder how much residual resistance remains from our caretakers telling us to sit still when we were kids. The directive was an imperative that had punitive consequences if not heeded. When we try “to sit still”, is part of the restlessness rooted in this formative experience of admonishment? Remember the challenge of trying to […]

    aletheus

    2018
    MIND, SPIRIT
    buddhism, practice
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