“The one who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.” John 7:38

Bible lines and verses
to me, read like poetry
perhaps, really no explanation is needed
on water and the majesty of it’s vitality,
but sharing as these words
emerged see

Now, the Bible refers to the Holy spirit as water
throughout the book this term is dispersed.
By the Holy Water one is baptised and
if willing, in it becomes fully immersed

About 70% of the earth is covered
by rivers, lakes and oceans,
water grows the trees we breathe
and the food we consume.
About 60% of the body is water
About 80% of the brain is too.

So it’s vital for mental nourishment
and cellular replenishment.
Oxygenation of your
human operation.

Now, if we may say the lens
of our perception is murky,
tainted by attachment and identification
with worldly accumulation,
it’s the water of the Holy Spirit
that cleanses and polishes,
renewal and purification
of one’s perception.

Flow is a state in which people
become so involved in an activity
that nothing else seems to matter

The late father of flow
says one loses track of time,
action and awareness becomes merged,
no separation between doer and what is done

Between performer and performance,
no distinction between artist and art,
or between observer
and that which is observed.

This to me sounds like ego dissolution,
one is fully submerged,
in the moment,
and there is total immersion

Now what takes over,
you know
during this state of effortless ease
as one is in flow?

Action is being done, and
seemingly from a higher place
flows creativity
and quality productivity.

In this state
you’re not thinking about this
or worrying about that,
wondering about dinner
or whether you look smart,

you’re not replaying old regrets
or for that matter
dwelling on any other
fragmented part.

I say this
is the river of living water
flowing through you,
the water of the Holy Spirit. 

Perhaps this it means to
let go and let God.

There’s an immense intelligence
flowing through all existence…
You know this absolutely,
we just get in the way of it,
the attachment to personality
and illusory identity.

Like when the mind is
struggling & striving…
in constant mental contraction,
for the water of this river
this is like stagnation.

But when the mind is still and empty

the conditions are prime for
this water to flow
smoothly and freely.

Empty your personal vessel
and be full of the Holy water

Christ says:
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened,
and I will give you rest.”

So drop the burden of the ego
and stop wading against the current.
Delve into the depths of the Holy Water,
Let Christs current of Love course thru you.

Let go.
My love, you will not drown,
for you shall become… 
the flow…

Love turns me into Nothing Special

If your heart is even just a little open, you may well have a special place for Ram Dass…if not, you don’t know what you’re missing. Ram Dass (or Richard Alpert) was one of the first teachers that truly resonated with me back in 2011…just beginning the inner journey. I devoured his words for hundreds of hours.

If familiar, You may have heard of his doc / book - ‘Becoming Nobody’ …he’d often say he was ‘nobody special’ and that the true spiritual path was just that…becoming nobody.

Opposite to our western culture, which is predicated on the notion that you should become somebody, something - standout from the rest, the individual identity…the ego is celebrated.

Apart from the separation and isolation from others,
Ram Dass explained how this was the barrier to experiencing the truth of who we are.

Here’s a short poem inspired by this idea of ‘Becoming Nobody’:

Being nobody,

and not striving 

to be somebody,

Love turns me

into everybody.


Being nothing,

and not struggling 

to be something,

Love turns me 

into everything.

Being a traveller

and not trying

to get anywhere,

Love turns my

Heart into a home.

Being simple,

and not pretending

to be clever,

Love transforms

my experiences

into wisdom.

Being humble

and not seeking

to know anything,

Love turns my

Heart into a scripture.

Being still

and not needing

to move,

Love turns my

actions into prayer.


Being silent

and not needing 

to be heard,

Love turns my

words into a poem.

And so be it.x