{"id":2305,"date":"2004-05-22T14:31:29","date_gmt":"2004-05-22T12:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hansvandergugten.nl\/?p=2305"},"modified":"2004-05-22T14:31:29","modified_gmt":"2004-05-22T12:31:29","slug":"i-know-you-are-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vh2021fhynz-0.hosting-space.nl\/?p=2305","title":{"rendered":"I know you are love"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe Being Present Retreat\u201d. This is how a participant spoke of the silent retreat 2004.<\/strong>
\nAt a point this man was in the chair with Isaac Shapiro and read a love poem: I know you are love.
\nHe gave permission to put it on this website and he wishes it to be a anonymus poem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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I know you are love <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\u2018For love to say no, it becomes an invitation’ <\/p>\n

Isaac Shapiro <\/p>\n

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Being Present Retreat <\/strong><\/p>\n

Venwoude 22\/05\/2004 <\/strong><\/p>\n

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I know you are love <\/p>\n

Even if you say no <\/p>\n

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I know you are love <\/p>\n

Even if you shout your no <\/p>\n

In anger, rage or fury, <\/p>\n

The expressions of your despair.<\/p>\n

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I know you are love <\/p>\n

I know you are love <\/p>\n

I know you are love <\/p>\n

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I know you are love <\/p>\n

Even if this love in your heart <\/p>\n

does not come out again <\/p>\n

For the rest of my life. <\/p>\n

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I know you are love <\/p>\n

Even if it hurts so much <\/p>\n

That our beautiful love <\/p>\n

Is now hidden away, deep, <\/p>\n

Deep, deep \u2026. <\/p>\n

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I know you are love <\/p>\n

Even if it hurts so much <\/p>\n

To see your hurt and <\/p>\n

To know that my wanting and confusion <\/p>\n

Have been responsible for it. <\/p>\n

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I know you are love <\/p>\n

Even if your hurt is so deep <\/p>\n

That you just cannot receive my sorry, <\/p>\n

In terror of being hurt again in this <\/p>\n

Very core of your openness. <\/p>\n

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I know you are love <\/p>\n

I will not say or pretend that <\/p>\n

It does not matter that <\/p>\n

You keep this love from me. <\/p>\n

It does. <\/p>\n

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It is not easy to let go <\/p>\n

That you should forgive me <\/p>\n

As there was no intention <\/p>\n

of hurting you so deeply. <\/p>\n

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It is not easy to let go <\/p>\n

if I carry it around <\/p>\n

as shame or blame. <\/p>\n

I will not do that. <\/p>\n

I will forgive myself for my ignorance. <\/p>\n

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I know you are love <\/p>\n

It touches my heart if I just see <\/p>\n

and feel your pure pain. <\/p>\n

I will not use it. <\/p>\n

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I know you are love <\/p>\n

I simply have no choice than to <\/p>\n

Live with the defences that you built. <\/p>\n

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I know you are love <\/p>\n

Surrounded by a wounded heart <\/p>\n

That has been hurt so deeply <\/p>\n

That you have chosen never to <\/p>\n

Feel this pain again. <\/p>\n

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I know you are love <\/p>\n

I will not ask you to forgive me.<\/p>\n

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Not out of arrogance <\/p>\n

Not out of my own hurt <\/p>\n

Not out of fear of being rejected. <\/p>\n

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No, I will not ask you to forgive me. <\/p>\n

I will not ask you to take the risk <\/p>\n

Of being hurt again. <\/p>\n

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I do ask you to find the courage to <\/p>\n

Know yourself that you are love and that you too <\/p>\n

Have no choice than to live with this love <\/p>\n

and to express it. <\/p>\n

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I know you are free <\/p>\n

I know you are love <\/p>\n

I know life will heal you <\/p>\n

If you just can find the courage <\/p>\n

To be with this pain <\/p>\n

and to know you are love. <\/p>\n

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There is no intention <\/p>\n

To be in the way of love <\/p>\n

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I know you are love <\/p>\n

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And I know that I am consciousness <\/p>\n

Behind all that. <\/p>\n

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I know I am consciousness and love <\/p>\n

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Perhaps this deep pain of the heart <\/p>\n

Is making us real <\/p>\n

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For love to say no <\/p>\n

Is an invitation to make love real. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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