Please do not talk to me about "pure awareness" or "living in the absolute."
I want to see how you feel about your partner.
To your children, parents, to your precious body.

Please do not give me a lecture on the illusion of a particular self or how you have achieved permanent bliss in just 7 days.
I want to feel the genuine warmth coming from your heart.
I want to hear how well you can listen.
Perceive information that does not fit your personal philosophy.

I want to see how you communicate with people who do not agree with you.
Do not tell me that you are awakened and free from the ego.
I want to know you beyond words.
I want to know how you feel when you are overtaken by misfortune.

If you can completely immerse yourself in pain and not pretend to be invulnerable.
If you feel your anger, but do not go to violence.
If you can safely allow the experience of your grief without becoming his slave.
If you can feel your shame, and do not embarrass others.

If you can blunder and admit it.
If you can say "forgive" and really mean it.
If you can be completely human in your adorable divinity.
Do not talk to me about your spirituality, buddy.

I'm not so interested.
I just want to meet YOU.
To know your precious heart.
To understand a beautiful person struggling for light.

Before the words "about the spiritual man."
To all the skillful words.

Jeff Foster