clarity...

men of gathered knowledge

such as those in the psychology fields

have little to give that can set the soul free

what they have to offer as aide is more mentation,

only a different version

which serves to create a higher wall to truth

and pure life

a bigger, better story sounds so great to egos

and may soothe 

those souls needy of confirmation and nurturing

for a time...

but, it is not serving the soul well at all...

for what comes of this, but more self-protection,

justifications and divisive mind play...

which can be worse, because now there has been

a so called authority that has substantiated 

the poor me drama...

just put a twist on it that is supposedly wiser 

and better sounding...  

but, no matter how flowery or self-justified the words sound,

there is no freedom to be found within it...  

a better sounding story is also much more 

difficult to let go of ..

because it brings pleasure to the ego...

and pleasure is much harder to be rid of than pain --

which makes it a bigger thorn and more burdensome to bear

even though within, one has fooled themselves that it is different...

it is not -- 

it stems from the same grasping to a *me* center --

and creating a world of separation and thus suffering..

as Guruji puts it "velvet bars" -- 

harder to break free of indeed...

this is why the Guru is the greatest blessing of one's life --

even if one is not to enter freedom in this lifetime...

still, to open to the wisdom of Guru's blessing

will begin to break down the walls, so light can enter

instead of creating *more* walls and games ...

like the layers of an onion --  

one layer after another is shed until the pure core 

is revealed ...

this is the way the grace of Guru works...

a *loosing* (of the me drama),

rather than gaining a more attractive story 

that will keep one bound even tighter

to the wheel of karma...