{"id":2798,"date":"2014-01-14T10:31:25","date_gmt":"2014-01-14T09:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bodhicharya.org\/manyroads\/?p=2798"},"modified":"2014-01-14T10:31:25","modified_gmt":"2014-01-14T09:31:25","slug":"meditation-house-stone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bodhicharya.org\/manyroads\/meditation-house-stone\/","title":{"rendered":"MEDITATION: IN A HOUSE OF STONE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large;color: #993366\">MEDITATION<a href=\"https:\/\/d2wipdjmobk1g8.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/12\/22152617\/JAIYA.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large;color: #800000\">A Hopi woman sits daily on a hand woven blanket atop a rock in the desert at sunset, gazing deep <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;color: #800000\">into the umber parade of colors arcing over the horizon. Some ask her why she sits and stares. She <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;color: #800000\">says, \u201cI turn to the sky to remember that I am forever provided for. A voice there reassures me with <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;color: #800000\">these words:\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: large;color: #800000\">In a house of stone, I gather you rich moss to soften your resting place. In a house of wood, I gather <\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;color: #800000\">you oils to smooth the grain. In a house of yearning, I gather you rain. In a house of smoke, I gather <\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;color: #800000\">you fresh air to feed your breath. In a house of rising sun, I gather you shade trees to comfort your <\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;color: #800000\">skin. In a house of dusk, I gather you candlelight to make clear your way. In a house of willows, I <\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;color: #800000\">gather you water for your enduring thirst. In a house of wind, I gather you song to beautify the <\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;color: #800000\">breeze. In a house of silence, I gather you Spirit, that you will know you are never alone. In a house of <\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;color: #800000\">Love, I build your throne. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366\">Copyright \u00a9 2007 Jaiya John <\/span><br \/>\n<a title=\"SoulWater\" href=\"http:\/\/www.soulwater.org\/home.html\"><span style=\"color: #993366\">jaiyajohn.com <\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993366\">facebook.com\/JaiyaJohn <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993366\">youtube.com\/SoulWaterRising <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993366\">iTunes (Jaiya John)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2wipdjmobk1g8.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/12\/22152617\/JAIYA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"JAIYA\" src=\"https:\/\/d2wipdjmobk1g8.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/12\/22152617\/JAIYA-300x199.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"119\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MEDITATION A Hopi woman sits daily on a hand woven blanket atop a rock in the desert at sunset, gazing deep into the umber parade of colors arcing over the horizon. 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