The Trefoil Muse

Take the road less traveled…

Spring pulls at my heart and I awaken, like a slumbering bear emerging from hibernation.  The morning frost glitters like jewels.  The air is sharp and fresh.  I fill my lungs with the healing odors of pine, cedar, birch and willow.  It’s good to be alive.  My heart swells.  I can hear its strong beat playing in rhythm with the earth mother.  The sun is stroking me from head to toe.  Its warmth fills me with power.  The rest of my body is awake.  I am hungry, famished.

I will go on a quest and find what I need to fill my soul; my body; my heart.  I must move slowly; ease into this new life; hurray and perfection do not match.  I know this in my heart.  It is hard for me and I struggle not to race forward.  I am starving.  So much so, that I feel rage building in my belly.  Patience is something I do not want to contend with.  But, if I do not exercise patience, I may take something harmful into myself.  So I grapple with the urgency to rush.  I must listen to my instincts.  Breathe a voice urges, inhale; exhale; inhale; exhale.  I will make it through this lean time.  I will move through strife.  I decide to point myself east, the direction of creativity and new beginnings.  I know I will find something good there.  The path, although less traveled, is easier.  I will start with small steps, it won’t take long to reach full stride.

Nirvana is a type of consciousness deep within.  It brings oneness with the universe.  It takes a great deal of trust, belief and patience to achieve nirvana.  Being human, we are subject to our own trials.  What is good for us?  What is not?  The answer lies deep within.  Humans have free will.  You therefore, have the answers to your own puzzles.  We all know right from wrong.  Ask yourself the hardest question of all, “Have I no conscience?”  Listen for the answer.

Nirvana is oneness with all.  It is the end of craving.  It is unity.  The mark of nirvana is a five pointed star.  The mark of unity and oneness is a circle.  What direction will you choose?

Have courage.  Hope for the world is alive.  Start small.  Start with yourself.