The Lake of Bliss

by Ingrid Goff-Maidoff
Postcards from the Landscape of Joy

"Within you are gardens,
rare flowers,
peacocks, the inner music;
Within you a lake of bliss,
on it the white soul-swans
take their joy."
~Mirabai

Within the Landscape of Joy there is a Lake of Bliss. Drinking from this lake is so refreshing. Stepping into the Lake of Bliss, its waters are warm and silky to your skin. Surrendering your body to its loving embrace, you float like a single drop merging. You feel your small self disappear as you become one with all there is. All around the lake, wind whispers in the trees and birds sing to each other.

You carry the memory of this lake back into the world. Greeting others, you smile. You are coming from the Landscape of Joy. They feel so much love from you. By your compassionate awareness, they catch a glimmer of the Lake.

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Copyright 2008/2009 Ingrid Goff Maidoff, all rights reserved.

Ingrid Goff-Maidoff is a poet, nectar seeker, and book artist who lives on the island of Martha's Vineyard. Her work appears in numerous anthologies, including her gift book collections on Friendship, Happiness, and Love from Andrews McMeel Publishing. Her hand-made books and gifts for heart-centered living are lovely remembrances of the spiritual realm, and are available through: http://www.tendingjoy.com

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