torch of understanding

"go and sin no more"

these are the words in the bible 

which means to not 

go back to the darkness 

that wreaked havoc on the spirit

this means to not take departures 

from the righteous path 

that bring one away from truth 

because a man cannot be pure 

if he continues to dip into the 

source of impurity which is thought 

he must instead dip into the well of knowledge 

that has come from the lips of 

completed masters 

the masters tongue is pure 

and words flow that are not 

tainted by the world 

they flow from the source directly

like a river of grace 

in these words is shakti 

lit with the torch of understanding 

as the lamp is lit with ghee 

so the words of the Guru 

are lit with understanding 

the ones that hear these words 

and are in the way of wanting 

freedom sincerely

take in these words like soul food 

and keep taking it in 

as if the life was dependent on it 

because there is not anything else 

that will give so purely as the 

master that is in heart 

will give 

the mind wants to believe that 

there is something else that will 

bring happiness 

but truly only a completed master 

will give what is needed to break thru

conditioned bonds of egoism

and destroy the energy of mara

for this energy is not easily put down 

and this energy is to need a stronger force 

that sends it to sleep and die away 

in the heart 

this one is the master that has 

risen from the dust of experience 

and can now speak to the ins and outs 

of the journey as if it was a map for those 

souls that are in need of joy, harmony

and lasting peace 

this one points the way to the heart 

and the seeker follows inward to the SELF 

the master knows the heart as this is where 

he abides always 

not tethered to the world and it's ups and downs 

not tethered to the changes that come 

he is in the heart free always 

he speaks from here to aide the seeker 

to go inward and find out for himself 

the truth 

that is not shaken by any experience 

he points inward always to the source 

of all

and the seeker is to go inward 

trusting the words and guideance 

as a young one trusts his 

elder 

and not question constantly why, why

but to find out 

seek it out 

find the source 

and then come and say why, why

but these types of questions will not rise then

for they are all put to rest in the heart 

where mind is not active 

and love and light and peace 

are the center 

which is the most glorious presence

and is the gem of true worth