Within the spiritual journey you understand that suffering becomes something that has been given to you to show you where your mind is still stuck. It’s a vehicle to help you go to work. That’s why it’s called grace.
– Baba Ram Dass
oh, my bleeding heart
quivering in pain
at the suffering of the world
head hung in shame
if only I could feel away the sorrows
of all of the other bleeding hearts
then, I would find peace
in my chamber of sorrow
in my mausoleum of suffering
echos of saintly whispers
softly speak;
the world has known suffering
since the dawn of time
it is what makes grace
the ultimate condition humans seek
grace is
the humbling lull of devastation
trust within dissolution
peace amidst chaos
and
love without conditions
for all Souls
who walk
have walked
will walk
the Earth we all call home
Raja Ravi Varma // Circa 1910
I wrote this in May, before the public eye shifted to the suffering of the black community, but the energy speaks to us all. Recognize the suffering within, validate your emotions and feel them all around, practice compassion for yourself and watch authentic compassion for the suffering of the world grow, and with that, enormous Grace flows. You deserve to be here, to feel, and to grow. Sat nam.
With loving kindness,
Maddy
self-discovery, scientifically 