Category: poetry

Your Smile is a Miracle

Your smile is a miracle
Your lungs and heart are miracles of life
To be alive is a miracle in itself
You don’t need to strive to become something
You don’t even need to strive to be a
Buddha (awakened one)
Deep down you already are one
You are already successful as you are

You are a miracle of life

The entire cosmos came together to create you and all living beings

The sun, moon, stars, bacteria, plants, water and numerous animals all had to come together for you to be alive here and now

The paradox of life is once you accept yourself as you are today with radical transparency, then you can heal and transform
So accept yourself with deep loving kindness
Shame, hatred, and violence will not heal yourself and the world
Only true love can

Your brother,
Johnny

May my Enemies be Joyful

May my enemies sleep well tonight
May they feel safe and loved
May they heal

May they be joyful like small children
For they are not my true enemy
My true enemy lies within my own greed, hatred and fear

With love,
Johnny

God is Within Us

If you look for God in the sky above you

You will only dream

If you look for God within your heart and soul

You will awaken and heal from within

The kingdom of God is a seed of unconditional love within you

Water this seed and it will transform you

From fearful to an embodiment of love

From greedy to selflessness

All your worries will vanish

All your suffering will be transformed

Keep looking within yourself each moment of the day

Keep watering this seed of love within your heart and soul till your last breath

With love,

Johnny

Keep Your Eyes On Love

No matter how dark it is outside of you

There is a light within you

Keep your eyes on this light

Let it guide you out of the darkness of greed, hatred and fear

Follow this light of unconditional love and you will experience true liberation and joy

Let it transform you and heal you from within

If we keep our eyes on the darkness we will sink into the depths of fear and despair

Keep your eyes on the seed of unconditional love within your own heart

Be still and know true unconditional love

With love,

Johnny

Nourishing the Seeds of Love

Today I will abandon all self centered ideas

I will abandon all greed, hatred, and fear within my heart

Empty my mind of selfishness

Instead I will only water the seeds of unconditional love, forgiveness, compassion and grace

I will water these seeds within me, other beings and the universe

Bringing transformation and joy to myself and to all living beings

Nourishing the planet with love with each step

Prayer of Emptiness

May I empty myself to you God

So you can fill me with your divine love

May I empty myself of all self centered ideas

So you can fill me with your divine grace and humility

May I empty myself of all hatred, fear and greed

So you fill me with your infinite compassion

I empty myself to you God

I surrender to your unconditional love

Death before Death

To be truly alive

We must die before death

We must die of the notion of a separate self

We must die of our old ways of living

Burning down our old life and leaving no traces of ourselves

Completely letting go of who we once were

Through death we can be resurrected

Each moment we can be a time of revitalized and resurrection

Each day we can be reborn if we surrender to the power of unconditional love within our heart

Beyond Beliefs

Beyond all beliefs

There is a sanctuary

Let’s meet there

A land of no hatred

No dogma

No sinners

No fear

No religion

Only compassion for all beings

A kingdom of radical peace

A land of unconditional love for all, no matter how lost they are in the darkness of hatred and fear

Lets meet there right now on this beautiful planet

With love,

Johnny