The joy of dewdrops
in the grass as they
turn back to vapor
in the grass as they
turn back to vapor
~ Koraku (1837) in JAPANESE DEATH POEMS: WRITTEN BY ZEN MONKS AND HAIKU POETS ON THE VERGE OF DEATH
Sisters and brothers, listen. Make your heart crystal clear within. Your senses will be opened and your soul so transparent that you will see into the Love and Wisdom of God ... Spiritual persons who dwell on earth are offered two kinds of spirit: In this way two pure natures come together. The first is the flowing Fire of the Godhead; and the second is gradual growth and expansion of the loving soul.