The Songs, Compositions, Poetry and Performances of Supreme Master Ching Hai (vegan), Part 8 of a Multi-part Series

“Peach leaves scattered across the path to paradise The lilting stream and oriole bid sad adieu Half a year in the land of fairies A step into earthly existence The end of bygone dreams and love remnants! Worn pebbles, withered moss Water flows, flowers drift A crane soars to the lofty sky Heaven and Earth separated at this moment evermore The cave opening The mountaintop The well-trodden path A thousand years to relish under the moon’s reflection…”

“Sleep well, love; let the rain lull you to slumber From your hands a flower blossoms, sustaining a life, nurturing a human lifetime With spring’s arrival, may I sing for you a lullaby always? A timeless lullaby for your tender fingers For the five fingers on your hand, I sing this eternal lullaby Displeasure will pass Your silhouette flows till eternity. A timeless lullaby for your rosy cheeks Your hands shall lead to the golden glorious homeland in a forgotten realm. Like the heavens of yore, your tresses have left forevermore. Echo still a lullaby through the heavens Leaves hastened to green, an everlasting lullaby for you An endless song, this lullaby Crooning for a thousand years, a lullaby for you…”

Life after life, birth after rebirth, our souls venture across the expansive universe, meeting new faces, seeing new places, making new friends. Despite all the warmth, the wonders, the joy we find in our mosaic of memories, they are only ephemeral. From one journey to the next, we move on in the cycle of life and death, ever searching for that limitless, unconditional Love. For it is only in realizing this omnipresent Divine Love that our hearts will be opened and souls liberated.

“I will forever love you Through all the worlds, Through all the lovers, Through all the beauties, That you so adore. Through all the beauties, That you so adore. You will forever search for The Love in yonder, The Love in yourself, The Love in My Lore, That you so adore. The True Love you'll find Only by My side. When your journey ends, I'll send you My Sign, I'll send you True Love, I'll send you True Light. I will forever love you Through all the worlds, Through all the mothers, Through all the beauties, That you so adore.”