Cosmic Gypsy

𝓛𝓮𝓽 𝓰𝓸, 𝓸𝓻 𝓫𝓮 𝓭𝓻𝓪𝓰𝓰𝓮𝓭.

[defeatwhatdefeatsyou]

You feel my weight in the silence of sorrow A stark reminder, all life is borrowed When you are lost, I am found In empty chairs and spaces Between the drowning of seas I'm the current you resist The taste of salt and breathlessness In the exhales of tide I carry the burning air of your pleas In the rageful bitterness I cling to you, like smoke in your lungs Why must you run from me? I will leave once you receive The stillness, an uninvited guest When you accept my choking bequest - SV

[defeatwhatdefeatsyou]

The Oak Tree I stand, quietly in equanimity My roots bend and turn Carrying echoes of centuries Intertwined with all I've learned I have seen existence unwind Rebirth in the cycles of time Storms pass, carving truth in my skin Our scars, my rings Tell the story of all things I have witnessed Tethered experiences of joy and sorrow With tales of yesterday, experiencing tomorrow Come sit with me Rest beneath my branches I will support you without expectation Whisper softly to your soul My wisdom, my love Be still, and listen In all things, change and seasons - SV

[defeatwhatdefeatsyou]

Professor's prompt was to write a poem set in the dark. Leave it to me to take this simple instruction and write about non-dualism and śūnyatā...

𝑺𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝑰 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒇𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒅.   𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒖𝒕, 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈   𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈.   𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔?   𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒗𝒂𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔.   𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔.   𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆.   𝑰𝒏 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑰 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆. -𝑺𝑽 

[radical-revolution]

— Ikkyū Sōjun (1394-1481), a famous Japanese Zen Buddhist priest and poet known for his eccentric and rebellious nature.

* enlightenment and freedom allow one to be fully present and unhindered by the concept of being "lost". It points to a philosophy of living in the present moment, without attachment to a particular outcome or place, embracing the journey itself as the true experience.

[luciacristina15s]

crédito: zataylor

[somethingtocallmine]

[wonders-of-the-cosmos]

Over 500,000 light years across, NGC 6872 (bottom left) is a truly enormous barred spiral galaxy. At least 5 times the size of our own large Milky Way, NGC 6872 is the largest known spiral galaxy. It is located about 200 million light-years away, towards the southern constellation Pavo, the Peacock.

Image Credit: Adam Block

[radical-revolution]

[bakwaaas]

adulthood is weird because there’s simultaneously so much grief and so much joy

[probuccalfat]

there’s no permanent self and that’s pretty cool

[defeatwhatdefeatsyou]

My actions are my only true belongings

Thich Nhat Hanh

[zerounwantedvibrations]

[spacewonder19]

Tadpole Nebula closeup © astronoob

[lsleofskye]

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[onlinecounsellingcollege]

“I withdraw from people and places from time to time. I need space from a world that is filled with millions of mouths that talk too much but never have anything to say.”

— Kaitlin Foster

[s-sinch]

My happiness lies within me. It's nowhere else.

- Sinch

[panatmansam]