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Petals and Blood 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."
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