i am not a teacher

i am not a teacher to follow.
rather
i am a boat on the stream of wisdom..
carrying ancient liveliness
to any who welcome themselves home ~

i am not a teacher to follow.
rather
i am a doorway to the venerable practices
a threshold of the sacred
to any who choose to cross over ~

i am not a teacher to follow.
rather
i am a tree with many leaves
falling from the branches of unknowing
for any who stand on the pulsing hallowed earth


~ no teacher here to follow,
simply an open palm
of tender mercies..
a palm of luminous gems
reflecting the dazzling self
in the mirror of glistening marrow ~

who is looking within?

look in with me.
together we shall see our generous wakefulness
in the radiance of one another's kindness ~
there is no where else to find the one we are looking for..

be reckless
stay true to the heartwood