Marianne Williamson: Quotes, ETC.

The Speed of Light

What if
the speed of light could accelerate
and shatter man's delicate cosmology,

that conglomerated material picture of the universe
that seems so important,
falling off the table
into so many religious shards
of philosophic theory,

even the poetic crack of dawn
wouldn't be safe from conjecture
of some temporal conspiracy
to separate what we believe
from what we know,

for if
the speed of light is not a constant,
then where, oh where,
is our answer to it all?

Gordon Neumann
6/9/2008

Living Virtuously

In the valley of humility,
a fertile green garden-place of grace,
where the river of life flows
natural virgin virtue
of pristine splendor
from a ceaseless Source,

Of love, kindness, and beauty
bestowing unspoiled essence
to human understanding
under heaven
in harmony with the infinite,

Constant, strong, caring,
innocent, and wise,
allowing seeming opposites
to seed,
grounded in the growing goodness
of the Tao.

Gordon Neumann
9/3/2007

Guided by Inner Light

The sage is illumined
by an inner light
glowing the awareness
of the Tao,

Knowing giving
is the same as receiving,
and truth teaching
is the job of living,

In raising collective consciousness
to new levels of conduct
where compassion is spread impartially,
all inclusively, spontaneously,
to cover all possible scenarios,

Realizing the bad man is but
the good man's opportunity
to do love's duty,
instructing while conveying respect,
without judging,

One thought,
one action
at a time,
making the universe
a better place.

Gordon Neumann
9/2/2007

Staying Calm

Regardless of external circumstance,
the sense of serenity is still
a personal choice
in maintaining a balanced inner posture,
even in the midst of chaos,

Between confusion and tranquility
lies the ability
to stay calm
by claiming the honesty and responsibility
for one's own fearful psychic squealings,

To become sole master of self
oblivious to subliminal panicky feelings,
while sinking deep
within the easing quiet of the Tao,
in the face of impending turmoil
and careening crisis,
even unto the brink of death,

Gently surrounding yourself
with love and light
at your holy center
hosting the Creator,

Where peace blossoms
from a wise innate will
into a flower of ever-encompassing trust,
overcoming all form of earthly unrest.

Gordon Neumann
9/1/2007

Living without Excess

Clear the winding path of grasping weeds
that pride-fully boast of personal acclaim;
seek a freeing attitude of gratitude
knowing everything owned, touched, seen,
breathed, or eaten
is a gift from Source.

Bragging doesn't share enlightenment
or produce accomplishment,
but creates unneeded confusion,

While a perspective radically humble,
reveals the greatness of everyone,
making the way of the Tao
more visible.

Simple thanks
opens endearing eyes
to enduring wisdom,
without the weighty distraction
of ego's excesses
not essential
for the long journey.

Gordon Neumann
8/30/2007

Living Naturally

Rejoice,
that things are as they are,
on a cyclical trip
through time and space,
continuously composing
and decomposing,
returning to Source,

Pause,
to remember serenity and peace
await on the other side
of tension and strife,
as you cooperate
with the all-creating power
flowing through you,

Follow the Way,
and become one with it,
an unforced goodness
enfolding in you,
naturally.

Gordon Neumann
8/29/2007

Living Flexibility

Relaxing in the face of confrontation,
not restricted to a goal,
or proving a point,
but open to all possibility,

Bowing to the wind of the storms of life,
holding sway in trusting harmony,
as flexible as a palm tree,
without rigid pomposity
in beckoning Tao energy,

Using the strength of adversity
to become even stronger, wiser
in dealing with contentious nature,

Remaining whole,
malleable in renewal,
able to greet the new dawn,
gently.

Gordon Neumann
8/28/2007

Living Flexibility

Relaxing in the face of confrontation,
not restricted to a goal,
or proving a point,
but open to all possibility,

Bowing to the wind of the storms of life,
holding sway in trusting harmony,
as flexible as a palm tree,
without rigid pomposity
in beckoning Tao energy,

Using the strength of adversity
to become even stronger, wiser
in dealing with contentious nature,

Remaining whole,
malleable in renewal,
able to greet the new dawn,
gently.

Gordon Neumann
8/28/2007

Living the Elusive Paradox

To think one can speak the Truth,
capture, in words,
the elusive intangible essence,
the life-breath of all creation,
the invisible formless enigmatic energy
animating every thought and action,

One should laugh,
laugh wildly, now…
before sinking…
into a benevolent reverence
for the all-knowing Tao,

Then,
after contemplating
allowing and experiencing
this eternal namelessness…
understand,

It is within
where you begin,
vague and obscure,
and yet,
an aspect of yourself
that need not remain
a mystery,

That Force behind your eyes
that processes what you see,
and tweaks an amalgam of cues
prompting you
to simply be.

Gordon Neumann
8/27/2007

Living without Striving

Alone, drifting,
not knowing where,
like a newborn baby
before it learns to smile,

Without a place to go,
with no worries, no mind,
a wave on the ocean,
as aimless as the wind,
still, with instinct enough
to suckle
the all-providing Mother's breast,

Immersing in the current now,
surrendering to the Tao,
letting go of striving,
simply arriving,

At a relaxed fearless attitude
bearing witness to abounding abundance,
without the illusion
of needing what's not,

Willing to admit wonder
at the endless universe,
bowing to the Force
that brought you here,
from nowhere.

Gordon Neumann
8/26/2007

Living Unattached

Discover
your heart's inner desire,
that secret Tao center,
and see societal substantiations
are poor substitutes
for your genuine nature,

Let go
of organizational codes
that try to label
intelligence, morality, and divinity,

Be free
of appearances of importance,
and cast off
attachment to outer forms
of specialness and selfishness,

Shift your energy
to harmony
and generosity,
by trusting, first and foremost,
in your deeper self.

Gordon Neumann
8/25/2007

Living without Rules

Seeing life with a heart-based attitude,
unlimited joy,
kindness, abundance, and well-being,
makes legal regulations redundant,
while minding an inner harmony,
not dictates from society,

As the Tao flows responsibility
through the sage,
not to act virtuous,
but to be virtue,

Authenticity
guided from the inside, out,
aligned in consciousness
with conscience,
defined in the divine
as a citizen of the universe,
living without rules.

Gordon Neumann
8/24/2007

Enlightened Leading

The enlightened leader is quiet,
as invisible as possible,
creating space for others'
inspiration and greatness,
by raising the energy
of lower inclinations,

Producing an enriching environment
of personal responsibility,
and praising people to be a part
of their own healing integrity,

The sage actively observes,
simply trying to serve,
not demanding,
while deflecting credit,
and choosing to resolve conflicts
with love,

Living kindness,
trusting others to know
what's best for themselves,
and being trusted, in kind,

While leaving scarce
personal trace
of teaching influence
in the process.

Gordon Neumann
8/23/2007

Constancy

The ultimate constancy
is the come and go,
the to and fro',
energy's never-ceasing flow
fluxing between life, no life,
life, no life, life, no life…

The natural cyclical harmony
of all material things,
where endings become beginnings
to what is and what is to be,

Peace
is in the impartial perspective,
a noble space,
viewing the ever-changing pageant,
taking comfort
in the ever-present Tao
that dissolves all despair,

Into the air
of understanding,
water to vapor,
to water again,
to vapor to water, to vapor to water,
to vapor…

Gordon Neumann
8/22/2007

The Unhurried Life

Row, row, row your boat
gently down the stream,
warily, yet unhurried and confidently,
within the flow
and wisdom of the Tao,

Watchful, yet relaxed and peaceful,
simple, yielding, and half-full,
willing to be shaped
by forces profound and subtle,
allowing happenings to settle
within the clarity of still waters,

Not rushing or chasing or demanding,
yet, totally in self-control,
trusting in creation
to unfold
in nature's due time,

Row, row, row your boat
gently toward your destiny,
merrily, merrily, merrily…

Life is but a dream.

Gordon Neumann
8/21/2007