From Sera Beak;s Spiritual Cowgirl

Andrew Harvey - Cambridge Scholar, Rumi Translator, Divine Feminine Lover, Sacred Activist and a Deliciously Red modern day mystic.

5 paths of service:

1. service to the divine – gratitude, prayer, passion, meditation, so the divine can pour into you.
2. service to yourself as instrument of the divine – work on self, shadow work, physical work, deep meditation etc.
3. service to all sentient beings – treating everyone you meet as a manifestation of the divine, including animals.
4. service to your own local community – get involved with local politics, local environmental movements, local volunteer opportunities that excite you.
5. service to the world - become a global citizen and make clear choices: vote, invest in green healthy companies, live life with awareness and compassion.

 

The Holy Longing - Goethe

Tell a wise person, or else keep silent,
Because the massman will mock it right away.
I praise what is truly alive.
What longs to be burned to death.

In the calm water of the love-nights,
Where you were begotten, where you have begotten,
A strange feeling comes over you
When you see the silent candle burning.

Now you are no longer caught
In the obsession with darkness,
And a desire for higher love-making
Sweeps you upward.

Distance does not make you falter.
Now, arriving in magic, flying,
And finally, insane for the light,
You are the butterfly and you are gone.

And so long as you haven’t experienced
This to die and so to grow
You are only a troubled guest
On the dark earth.