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David Farmer
Jan 25, 20241 min read
The empty vessel - Spiritual poem
The body is an empty vessel A conduit of truth Devoid of limiting beliefs True nature flows free No mirror nor speck of dust No thing to...
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David Farmer
Dec 9, 20231 min read
Lone wolf - Spiritual poem
You do not know me Because you do not know yourself Know yourself And you will know all things And in that knowing you will find There...
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David Farmer
Dec 5, 20231 min read
Dusk stillness - Spiritual poem
Dark clouds hang Winter geese pass below Dusk stillness ~~~~~ (Spiritual poem)
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David Farmer
Sep 3, 20231 min read
You never left - Spiritual poem
When you are lost Ask for directions Then you will be pointed To where you never left ~~~~~ (Spiritual poem)
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David Farmer
Jun 27, 20231 min read
Did it ever really happen? - Nondual pointing
Every character has a story. There is nothing wrong with it. It need not be gotten rid of or dismissed in any way. It makes for good...
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David Farmer
Jun 22, 20231 min read
Knowing - A zen parable on telepathic understanding
In the last two years, many wonderful beings for whom there is Self-realisation have appeared in my life. The beautiful thing about these...
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David Farmer
Jun 9, 20231 min read
Joy in a blade of grass - Spiritual poem
Sometimes words come Sometimes they do not I've ceased caring either way When they come I write them down When they do not I sit in my...
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David Farmer
Mar 1, 20231 min read
The Sparkling Beauty of Everything by Julie Cloutier
Photo Credit: Julie Cloutier The sparkling beauty of everything. Realising that you have never gone anywhere that you were never “this”...
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David Farmer
Feb 27, 20234 min read
The Ten Ox-Herding Pictures - Zen
I have always loved the teachings of Zen Buddhism for their simplicity and clarity. From short 17-syllable Haiku poems to delicate...
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David Farmer
Feb 17, 20231 min read
Spring is near - Spiritual poem
A change sensed Birdsong wakes me from my slumber Spring is near ~~~~~ (Spiritual poem) I have always loved the Japanese Haiku form of...
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David Farmer
Jan 31, 20231 min read
You and I - Spiritual poem
We are not so different you and I Separated by a single thought You look at the world and say it's real I look and see only myself...
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David Farmer
Jan 29, 20231 min read
You are not broken - Awareness
Let me tell you something important: You are not broken and do not need to be fixed. Why? because all perceived problems, flaws, and...
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David Farmer
Dec 30, 20221 min read
God knows no why - Total freedom
How to recognise total freedom from mind Have you ever felt uncomfortable when someone asks you "Why?" you act in a particular way or say...
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David Farmer
Jun 9, 20225 min read
The Jenga Tower - The illusion of ego
The truth of what you are is so simple and so intimate that it is constantly overlooked. Being seduced by the apparent outside world and...
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David Farmer
Apr 25, 20221 min read
Equilibrium - Spiritual poem
I glanced at my hand, Wrinkled, skeletal Turned it over, Skeletal, wrinkled... Peripheral, off-focus. I am neither the body nor the mind....
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David Farmer
Jan 27, 20221 min read
Death - Die before you die
Birth and death exist purely as thought. Everything that is apparently "seen" is nothing more than the ever-changing contents of your...
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David Farmer
Jan 15, 20221 min read
Signposts - Truth
Whether you are an eloquent professor, a babbling guru, or a shy man in the street, when someone asks you for directions, it's best to...
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David Farmer
Dec 14, 20211 min read
Truth - Spiritual reality
Absolute reality cannot be defined, it can only be alluded to. Even so-called spiritual definitions of truth are insufficient as they are...
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