I haven't posted at all since starting my 100 Day Practice vow over 50 days ago, but I have a series of posts coming this week that I think you'll really enjoy. They're mostly filled with teachings and instructions given to me by Hokai, along with my own experiences...
Ryan Oelke
100 Days of Practice
On May 25, 2010 I started a 100 day practice vow with the encouragement of my teacher, Hokai Sobol. It's a pretty straightforward challenge: 100 days of practice. In a row. (that last part is key) Practice every single day, no matter what, no matter how long. Do the...
With the Colors of Love
Dip your brush into my heart, paint the faces of those who seek you and be sure to kiss our cheeks before they dry ...rest your feet upon my shoulders as I carry you... gentle steps plunge deep in Love.
Kept Awake
...and when I can't fall asleep I don't complain, how fortunate I am to be kept awake listening to the epigrams you penned with my tenderness, spoken with my tongue.
Listening, and I Become You
Listening with all of my doors, like morning dew covering plains without end, I open my eyes to find you already here, smiling. Your voice springs forth from my stomach, a spiraling vortex of clear light working its way up my spine until releasing through every pore...
Condensation of Love
This day collapsed under the weight of timeless tears... how I wish I could cry with your eyes, breathe with your lungs all the sadness that evaporates from the condensation of Love.
Parting of Our Lips
You held me so lovingly as I took photographs in between breaths, even as I descended back into madness, but not before you pulled the night sky to my face, reminding me ...these memories are only what is born from the parting of our lips.
Momentary Lapses
Momentary lapses never distance us - You're everywhere I'm waiting to be. With my gaze returned upon your face I'll listen to this silence for eternity, until your hands reach through my heart and your words find their way to my lips.
A Chamber for Your Resonance
You throw me out of bed, smile and ask me to sing your song to the world. Lips trembling, I open my mouth... I am just a single note in this infinite harmony, a chamber for your resonance. Won't you wrap a blanket around me for just a while longer?