Rest on a haiku,
drawing from deep still water,
float on the ether...
I have come to appreciate the art of haiku as a meditative practice,
the benefits are similar to meditation as a means for calming the mind.
My own process ~
Search through my image files until I connect with my intuition (deeper knowing),
I sit with the image for awhile, I do not struggle for words, I wait until they surface!
Whether they fit in with recognized traditional haiku formula or not
is secondary to the intention ~
Align the Divine, connect to the stillness within, allow for flow ~
a peace inducing practice.
And of course I promote this peaceful practice
by sharing the love with ~
Haiku my Heart
Recuerda mi Corazon
By Note ~ Having participated in this Haiku my Heart gathering for about 3 years now as a means of connecting with like minded lovelies, this morning I came to a whole new realization, a new way of thinking about this tradition.
I attuned to the import, the full significance of this practice, it had not dawned on me until today ~
Yesterday was a full-on-day, my head was swimming with chatter from a meeting between my group of yoga buddies and me, there had been an upset in the camp, where our peaceful gathering had been violated, perhaps unwittingly but nevertheless the outcome was a painful one and painful in another sense that the group felt at a loss as to handling this complex problem in a yogic way! I find this intensity hard to deal with! This was all on my mind as I awoke this morning until I was able to rest into the pattern of haiku meditation, and it was at this point that I felt deep appreciation for this meditative practice, the way you can just sink into something soothing and peaceful,
that helps to put things into perspective.
This morning's aha moment has taken the haiku ritual to a whole new level!
I am grateful for nourishing practices such as this.
drawing from deep still water,
float on the ether...
I have come to appreciate the art of haiku as a meditative practice,
the benefits are similar to meditation as a means for calming the mind.
My own process ~
Search through my image files until I connect with my intuition (deeper knowing),
I sit with the image for awhile, I do not struggle for words, I wait until they surface!
Whether they fit in with recognized traditional haiku formula or not
is secondary to the intention ~
Align the Divine, connect to the stillness within, allow for flow ~
a peace inducing practice.
And of course I promote this peaceful practice
by sharing the love with ~
Haiku my Heart
Recuerda mi Corazon
By Note ~ Having participated in this Haiku my Heart gathering for about 3 years now as a means of connecting with like minded lovelies, this morning I came to a whole new realization, a new way of thinking about this tradition.
I attuned to the import, the full significance of this practice, it had not dawned on me until today ~
Yesterday was a full-on-day, my head was swimming with chatter from a meeting between my group of yoga buddies and me, there had been an upset in the camp, where our peaceful gathering had been violated, perhaps unwittingly but nevertheless the outcome was a painful one and painful in another sense that the group felt at a loss as to handling this complex problem in a yogic way! I find this intensity hard to deal with! This was all on my mind as I awoke this morning until I was able to rest into the pattern of haiku meditation, and it was at this point that I felt deep appreciation for this meditative practice, the way you can just sink into something soothing and peaceful,
that helps to put things into perspective.
This morning's aha moment has taken the haiku ritual to a whole new level!
I am grateful for nourishing practices such as this.
Comments
much love...
haiku rises from stillness
peaceful emergence
Peace
thank you for sharing your lovely haiku and morning thoughts on your haiku process. i join you in realizing there is a rippling effect from giving oneself so thoughtfully to pairing down to the essence.
i have been so moved with my attraction to simplicity through the practice of writing haiku that for several years now i have consciously been giving away so many of my belongings. i allow this to happen intuitively too. suddenly i see something in my field of vision i love very much yet in that moment i am flooded with the thought of another and the realization that this "something" that has given me great happiness is now ready to bring happiness to another.
the response to these spontaneous gifts is heart warming.
i know you are speaking of a different kind of letting go, but truly it is all so sweet.
thank you for being a bright and soulful part of my every friday.
xoxo
Thank you for this moment.
I am happy to be here.
How wonderful that this little cyber gathering can offer new insight into handling daily conflict. I appreciate your thoughts on this practice and how it connects us.
x..x
such a gift to see the truth that is...blessings
love and light
today marks December first and the beginning of my most favorite 12 posts of the year. as the days grow shorter and colder it is the warmth of sharing each day beginning with honoring the light of mother love in us all that warms our hearts.
i hope you will join in as your offerings also soften my heart.
xoxo