Fire
A Fire Mandala to Color
Spinning Rings of Fire
Flame
A Bedouin sits by his fire
Who am I? he asks the embers
Touch me and find out, comes the answer
The man turns around and says to his camel
I have been out here too long –
I am having a conversation with a pile of burning dung…
The camel blinks stupidly;
no one can tell what a camel is thinking
The Bedouin shrugs and turns back to his fire
Truly, If I touch you, I will know who I am?
No, cracks the fire. But you will know two things…
Curious, the man asks – what two things?
You will know pain and you will know you are not pain
How stupid, grumbles the man
Indeed, says the fire
You have been confused for a long time.
~Grace Gibson
Flame Mandala
To burn always with this hard, gem-like flame,
to maintain this ecstasy, is success in life.
~Walter Pater
Credits and Links:
- Find cool Flame Mandala stuff at Cafe Press
- The Flame Mandala was created by Shirley Gibson, aka Shirley Twofeathers