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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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