This Radiant Soul

This Radiant Soul

There are times when beauty slices me right open and I glimpse the great depths of my own being, soul light shining, some presence within that exists beyond the constraints of this single life.

When I am still and quiet
I become aware of something inside me
that transcends time and place.

A presence, loving intelligence
a point of clarity in the dark.

Many different moments
in the field of existence woven together
by a single thread.

A continuum made up of many lives
passing in and out of the plain of this reality.

Wisdom growing, love maturing,
a lamp gathering luminosity.
Lighting the way to the source of light.

When I am still and silent
I become aware of the light
burning within me, this radiant soul.
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The more we let beauty touch us then the brighter this light shines. 
These photos are taken at sunset at the Waiwhakaio river mouth. Beauty, opening up a path to the soul.

Paritutu and the Sugarloaf Islands

Taranaki standing tall above the Fitzroy golf course - just after sunset

Te Rewa Rewa bridge reflected in the still clear water of the Waiwhakaio river.

5th May 2018 Alec Messenger

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