Submissions by BruceBurkard
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
My name is Bruce Burkard and I compose poetry on the following subjects; spiritual, nature, political, and nonsense.
Unconsciousness
And the light
Shines in the darkness
And the darkness
Comprehends it not.
The outer sun is actually
Shining in the darkness of space.
This darkness might be likened
To the unconsciousness within us.
The light of God shines in the darkness
Of the unconsciousness
And the unconsciousness within us
Comprehends it not.
Most of us are still asleep
(Unconsciousness)
And have yet to awaken
To the dawn of consciousness.
Although -
Light, Love, Life, and Truth
That is God
Completely surrounds us -...
Shines in the darkness
And the darkness
Comprehends it not.
The outer sun is actually
Shining in the darkness of space.
This darkness might be likened
To the unconsciousness within us.
The light of God shines in the darkness
Of the unconsciousness
And the unconsciousness within us
Comprehends it not.
Most of us are still asleep
(Unconsciousness)
And have yet to awaken
To the dawn of consciousness.
Although -
Light, Love, Life, and Truth
That is God
Completely surrounds us -...
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Macrocosm and Microcosm
Sitting for meditation
In the center of creation -
I sent my attention
To the
Furthest most point
Of the
Outer macrocosm.
It took
Just a few microseconds
To reach.
I found the music
Of the Friend
Was playing there.
Next -
I sent my attention
Into the microcosm
Further and further
Inner and inner it flew -
And -
I still found the Friends
Lovely melody's playing here.
Dearest Seeker,
Have you tried
This experiment?
There is no place
Where the Friend...
In the center of creation -
I sent my attention
To the
Furthest most point
Of the
Outer macrocosm.
It took
Just a few microseconds
To reach.
I found the music
Of the Friend
Was playing there.
Next -
I sent my attention
Into the microcosm
Further and further
Inner and inner it flew -
And -
I still found the Friends
Lovely melody's playing here.
Dearest Seeker,
Have you tried
This experiment?
There is no place
Where the Friend...
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The Crossroad
In a dream I perceived a highway
And there where it forks into two
Many a dreamer stands waiting
Pondering what to do.
Their minds like waves in turmoil
On this desert span of life
Where the crossroads meet before them
And they ponder in trouble and strife.
Some have waited for aeons
While others pass right on
Hardly pondering a moment
Then forever gone.
There's something lonely
About a crossroad
And everyone there I see
Alone must make their decision
On the road of life -
To be.
And there where it forks into two
Many a dreamer stands waiting
Pondering what to do.
Their minds like waves in turmoil
On this desert span of life
Where the crossroads meet before them
And they ponder in trouble and strife.
Some have waited for aeons
While others pass right on
Hardly pondering a moment
Then forever gone.
There's something lonely
About a crossroad
And everyone there I see
Alone must make their decision
On the road of life -
To be.
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Forever as One
In the fullness of time
It cannot be rushed
Though we would like it
To happen today -
As -
The Master is waiting
Our soul to be pure
And shining bright
As ten thousand suns.
Then -
He will enclose us
In His being of love
And -
Join us forever as one.
It cannot be rushed
Though we would like it
To happen today -
As -
The Master is waiting
Our soul to be pure
And shining bright
As ten thousand suns.
Then -
He will enclose us
In His being of love
And -
Join us forever as one.
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Emptiness
The only worthwhile portion of anything
Is its emptiness.
For example -
The emptiness of a bottle, glass, bucket, room etc.
The emptiness is what makes all objects valuable.
Same with ourselves -
If we enter the tavern of the cupbearer
With a full cup
Then He will not be able to fill it
With His ravishing, sparkling wine
Of love and bliss.
For -
The cup of our life
Must always be empty
When entering the
Cupbearers tavern.
Is its emptiness.
For example -
The emptiness of a bottle, glass, bucket, room etc.
The emptiness is what makes all objects valuable.
Same with ourselves -
If we enter the tavern of the cupbearer
With a full cup
Then He will not be able to fill it
With His ravishing, sparkling wine
Of love and bliss.
For -
The cup of our life
Must always be empty
When entering the
Cupbearers tavern.
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Resonance
There is a resonance -
A vibration that originates
From the Friend
And is the Friend.
This resonance can be heard
By those who have been attuned
By a Master Saint
To hear this sound.
Ancient peoples
Called this sound
Logos.
The entire creation
Was created by this vibration
And is being sustained bu it
At every moment.
Dearest Seeker,
Do you suppose
That this could be the
Unknown ingredient
That the scientists
Are searching for?
The ingredient they call
Dark matter.
A vibration that originates
From the Friend
And is the Friend.
This resonance can be heard
By those who have been attuned
By a Master Saint
To hear this sound.
Ancient peoples
Called this sound
Logos.
The entire creation
Was created by this vibration
And is being sustained bu it
At every moment.
Dearest Seeker,
Do you suppose
That this could be the
Unknown ingredient
That the scientists
Are searching for?
The ingredient they call
Dark matter.
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Ethical Virtues
If you want to know yourself
And the Friend
It is vital that you develop
The six ethical virtues within your self.
These six virtues
Will charm the Friend into entering
Your inner temple.
They are -
Non-violence, truthfulness, chastity,
Humility, selfless service, and
Love for all.
Dearest Seeker,
Have you done anything today
To better know the friend?
And the Friend
It is vital that you develop
The six ethical virtues within your self.
These six virtues
Will charm the Friend into entering
Your inner temple.
They are -
Non-violence, truthfulness, chastity,
Humility, selfless service, and
Love for all.
Dearest Seeker,
Have you done anything today
To better know the friend?
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All Forms are His
The Friend is all alone -
Yet -
Everything is within Him.
The Friend is formless
Yet -
All forms are His.
Dearest Seeker -
If you understand
This concept
You may well be
On the road to
Enlightenment.
Yet -
Everything is within Him.
The Friend is formless
Yet -
All forms are His.
Dearest Seeker -
If you understand
This concept
You may well be
On the road to
Enlightenment.
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The Choice is Yours
A Great Saint has said,
"The Friend is a very polite guest
And will never enter your inner dwelling
Until you invite Him in."
However -
As long as you are engaged with the mind
And busy with the world
He will just wait outside
Until you have time for Him.
Why -
He has given you free will to decide
For yourself what you want.
Do you want the world
And all of its problems?
Or -
Do you want the Friend
And all of His bliss?
Dearest Seeker,
...
"The Friend is a very polite guest
And will never enter your inner dwelling
Until you invite Him in."
However -
As long as you are engaged with the mind
And busy with the world
He will just wait outside
Until you have time for Him.
Why -
He has given you free will to decide
For yourself what you want.
Do you want the world
And all of its problems?
Or -
Do you want the Friend
And all of His bliss?
Dearest Seeker,
...
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Mask of the Saints
God is spirit
And in His unmanifested form
Has never been seen by anyone.
So -
The Friend dons the dress
Of the Masters, Saints, Godmen etc.
So we can recognize Him
In a form we can understand
And love.
Dearest Seeker,
Remember behind the mask
Of all great realized Saints -
Is the power of God.
And in His unmanifested form
Has never been seen by anyone.
So -
The Friend dons the dress
Of the Masters, Saints, Godmen etc.
So we can recognize Him
In a form we can understand
And love.
Dearest Seeker,
Remember behind the mask
Of all great realized Saints -
Is the power of God.
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Love, Light, and Eternal Life
Our Master says,
"The intellect is all darkness
As compared to the soul (consciousness)."
Some of our greatest scientists
In order to understand the creation
Have developed many theories.
However -
Many say they do not understand
Why the creation is here.
Many believe that the creation
Does not need God for its existence.
The intellect cannot understand
That the entire creation
And all that exists is God.
And -
That its core is made up of
Love, Light, and Eternal Life.
"The intellect is all darkness
As compared to the soul (consciousness)."
Some of our greatest scientists
In order to understand the creation
Have developed many theories.
However -
Many say they do not understand
Why the creation is here.
Many believe that the creation
Does not need God for its existence.
The intellect cannot understand
That the entire creation
And all that exists is God.
And -
That its core is made up of
Love, Light, and Eternal Life.
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Sunset
I saw a mud puddle at sunset
And though it was muddy and grey
It reflected the sun and its beauty
At the close of a rainy day.
Our mind is like that mud puddle
Muddy, opaque and grey -
Yet - occasionally
Catches a beam of God's light
To remind us that He is the way.
And though it was muddy and grey
It reflected the sun and its beauty
At the close of a rainy day.
Our mind is like that mud puddle
Muddy, opaque and grey -
Yet - occasionally
Catches a beam of God's light
To remind us that He is the way.
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