Petals and Blood: Stories, Dharma & Poems of Ecstasy, Awakening & Annihilation - Hardcover

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LINEN-SLIPCASE JACKETED GILDED EDITION...... Petals andBlood weaves ecstatic poetry with stories drawn from the poet's stark, vulnerable and adventurous life. Defying apartheid, helping orphaned children in Africa, realizing Oneness with murderers in a maximum security prison, uniting with The Infinite at the threshold of death, making peace with illness and betrayal, offering prayers to the Goddess Pele in Hawai'I, and his devotion to Mother Africa - The stories and poems remind us that our Essential Nature remains unsullied and untouched by whatever may befall us, no matter how unfortunate the circumstances of our lives may be. From the magical moonlit garden of Harrison's early years in South Africa, to the evocative intersection of his life with the glorious poetry of Hafiz in Iran, and on through his years of meditation, service and healing, Petals and Blood evidences a life lived fully, even amidst great struggle. He, his poems and his stories all overflow with a joy that is uplifting and contagious.With fierce courage, intimacy and candor, Harrison conveys the terror, rapture and wonder of awakening to Divine Love. His poems summon us to the depths of who we all truly are: the mysterious pre-existing Ground of Love, Kindness, Wisdom and Presence that is neither personal nor ever lacking. The poetry evidences Harrison's abiding commitment to be deeply free in this lifetime. The union of poems, stories and images celebrate a Liberation that is unconditional and also deeply human. Petals and Blood challenges us to stand by our core, no matter what. Its stories and poems urge us to live from the ground of our deepest knowing, while serving all sentient beings everywhere. Gavin Harrison is author of In the Lap of the Buddha (Shambhala Publications, Boston, 1994) and a recipient of the Unsung Heroes of Compassion Award presented to him by H. H. the Dalai Lama for "kindness and quiet dedication to others." To look inside, visit: petalsandblood.com.

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