Spiritual practices are an entering into a personal relationship of love... ...not a mechanical formula. This poem is a reflection on that reality, as I experience it. Love is Not A Formula 'Madhava' by Braja Sorensen Oh my dear Madhava To push a button That opens up, then The world within us Awake from chrysalis. It’s a dance, my king, Where angels sing And love perfumes Hearts’ inner rooms. How can one make A way to take Love, essence of life, Cut it with a knife Bottled in a jar Studied from afar? Photography by Quoc Dinh Love always resists An analysis. Capture is hopeless And force is useless. If we want to control, We remain like a mole Who desires the sun While be...
Women's Spiritual Poetry