Take Heart, Seeker: Non-dual Poetry Revealing What the Mind Cannot Know and the Heart Has Never Forgotten

By Walter S Cecchini and Priyam Saini

Discover for yourself that happiness is not dependent on circumstances but is your true nature, irrespective of conditions and situations. Begin and end your quest here.

Many believe awakening or self-discovery is either a complex mystical state, or that it doesn't exist. The truth is simple: causeless happiness is our true nature and is always available. Most of us are seeking happiness, in objects, other people and new experiences. The pursuit of happiness, in the so-called material world, can only temporarily mask our longing to return home to ourselves. The 60 poems in this book point the earnest seeker home, bypass the analytical mind, and resonate in the heart-space. Our true home is not a place, it is prior to mind. It is our very heart! "Take Heart, Seeker" is a practical companion, written to provide clarity and help point you back to your natural state, prior to mind, and to assist in effortlessly shedding all that is not essential to you. What remains? The poems in this book point to: "That!"

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tellwell Talent
• Release date: Jan 14, 2022
• ISBN: 9780228866503

Walter S Cecchini

Walter has been interested and involved in spirituality and Eastern philosophy since beginning the study of martial arts in his early teens. Operating two martial arts schools for over a decade, Walter felt moved to serve as a police officer, and currently specializes in de-escalation, crisis negotiations, and wellness. Walter is teamed with a mental health professional while serving the public, and describes himself as C.O.P. "Consciously on Patrol." Through the non-dual understanding, Walter seeks the most peaceful resolution possible and endeavours to provide aid and support to the most vulnerable and marginalized in our society. Having discovered non-duality in 2018, Walter began writing poetry in March 2021 as a means to clarify the non-dual understanding for himself and others.

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Take Heart, Seeker

Non-dual poetry revealing what the mind cannot know and the heart has never forgotten

Walter S. Cecchini

Take Heart, Seeker

Copyright © 2022 by Walter S. Cecchini

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other non-commercial uses permitted by copyright law.

Tellwell Talent

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ISBN

978-0-2288-6649-7 (Paperback)

978-0-2288-6650-3 (eBook)

Table of Contents

Dedication

Poem dedications

About The Author

Acknowledgements

Cover Art and Interior Illustrations

Authors Note

Introduction

Take Heart, Seeker

By The Fire

A to B

Yeah, but…

Welcome

Thing-less

Arithmetic

Distracted

The Gadabout

‘NoWHere’

Maya

Neutral-Eyes

Keep Quiet

About Nothing

Teachers

Dream‘I’ng

Tracing Back

Safe Harbor

Chase No More

And Know

Anahata

Dear John

Abundance First

Adversity

Unbecoming

No Matter

Spring Cleaning

We Are Filled

Sweet Repose

In, and As, Freedom

The Flower

Sitting Alone

In This Moment

I Abide

Borderless

Turn Around

Back to Basics

Like Space

Silence is Heard

Rest Itself

Not Named

I Shine

Incomparable

‘Up’ Rooted

The Funhouse

Actors

Resolute

Unknownth

Today

The Garden of Friends

Precious Few

Grace Embodied

A Casual Grin

Connected

The Show

An Open Invitation

Passing Through

The Divine Soliloquy

Undiminished

The Waterfall

Dedication

Lovingly dedicated to my mother, Carole,

whose light has brightened so many lives

Poem dedications

"Precious Few" was inspired by Priyam Saini. Thank-you Priyam for your wonderful illustrations, cover art and steadfast courage.

"Grace embodied" was inspired by Grace Roquefort-Villeneuve. Thank-you Grace for your gentle and inclusive presence.

"Connected" was inspired by Holger Hubbs. Thank-you Holger for your passion and dedication to growing the non-dual community.

"A Casual Grin" was inspired by Charlie Chamberlayne. Thank-you Charlie for the generous sharing of your poems with all.

About The Author

Walter has been interested and involved in spirituality and eastern philosophy since beginning the study of martial arts in his early teens. Operating two martial arts schools for over a decade, Walter felt moved to serve as a police officer and currently specializes in de-escalation, crisis negotiation, and wellness. Walter is teamed with a mental health professional while serving the public, and describes himself as C.O.P. Consciously on Patrol. Through non-dual understanding, Walter seeks peaceful resolutions and endeavors to provide aid and support to those most vulnerable and marginalized in our society.

Having discovered non-duality in 2018, Walter began writing poetry in March 2021 as a vehicle to clarify non-dual understanding for himself and others.

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