Silence

The Word of The Silence

A bare impersonal hush is now my mind,
A world of sight clear and inimitable,
A volume of silence by a Godhead signed,
A greatness pure, virgin of will.

Once on its pages Ignorance could write
In a scribble of intellect the blind guess of Time
And cast gleam-messages of ephemeral light,
A food for souls that wander on Nature's rim.

But now I listen to a greater Word
Born from the mute unseen omniscient Ray:
The Voice that only Silence' ear has heard
Leaps missioned from an eternal glory of Day.

All turns from a wideness and unbroken peace
To a tumult of joy in a sea of wide release.

18/19-9-1939

Sri Aurobindo

Reference: # 103 in "Les poèmes de Sri Aurobindo" (bilingual edition)
also in "Last Poems" - 19
all published by Sri Aurobindo Ashram - Pondicherry
diffusion by SABDA



I Saw in His Eyes

He slept in silence.
I saw in his closed eyes
The Peace of God.

He woke up in silence.
I saw in his blossomed eyes
The Joy of God.

He walked in silence.
I saw in his glowing eyes
The Light of God.

He ran in silence.
I saw in his ambrosial eyes
The Life of God.


Sri Chinmoy
from The Dance of Life

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Silence.....Peace

Exploration and Peace

It has been some time since I have really left the shores of Caledon for any real exploration. While my time last evening was brief, my appetite is once again whetted for adventure.

Whilst out last evening in Shengri La, my good friend, Shenlei Flasheart's new project with Dr. Rez Tone and several others, I discovered a wonderful shoreline and found myself sitting there enjoying the peace and quiet. I was most pleasantly surprised to have Shenlei find me and to have the time to sit and chat for a while.

I inquired about the nature trail that she mentioned as I have been intending to get Bucephalus out to stretch his legs for some time now. The poor thing has only been exercised by the grooms lately, and of course, loves to run the Loch. He and Nellie have developed a rather nice relationship seeming to enjoy one another's company as one swims near shore and the other runs near the water.

As we walked to the head of the trail, we stopped to admire the Destriers in their paddocks. Beautiful beasts! Perfect for a dear friend of mine, I stated. (I may have to return and inquire after one of these gorgeous creatures.) Just as I was getting ready to start a short walk of the trail, Dr. Tone cantered up on his own fine horse. At Shenlei's suggestion he graciously agreed to take me on the trail himself. The terrain is quite remarkable, and the horses did very well all along the way through snow-capped mountains and warm tide pools as we wound our way through Shengri La Love, Peace, and Joy.

See for yourselves...


Eva and Bucephalus stand atop one of the highest mountains in the sim.


Dr. Rez Tone provides the narration for what we see from this elevation.


Just gorgeous!


To the shore. Rez and I sit astride our horses as we look over the ocean. The lovely tea house in the background.


Here there be whales!! (and dolphins, and fish, and many other interesting creatures)


Sitting in the fading sunlight....finding peace.

Truly a wonderful place to explore, with many hidden treasures to be found. And the best part? The peace found by the end of the ride.