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October 03, 2009

The Independent Mind

Pursuing a special lover’s favor
is degrading,
alarming even,
whether lost or gotten,
if sacrificing the basic nature
of the true self.

Giving yourself permission
to respect the vision
of your inner passion
aligned in simple expression
of the Tao,

Is the bravery
of an independent mind,
flowing freely
of external opinion,
whether positive
or negative.

Approval comes from the eternal
self-less internal
connection to the Source of Love,

That spiritual essential
congruence with all life,
that fervent belief
in the universal worth
of your own unique faith.

Gordon Neumann
8/19/2007

Posted by mwblog at October 3, 2009 12:24 PM