such a difference… writing on Christ...

when Christ came to the earth

he said, be still and know

he said that darkness has no power against the light 

he said this with a voice so clear 

and free of the wounds that were laid upon him

this was at a time when the people were not giving of their souls 

but were pretending many times to be disciples of the holy one 

the seekers were pretending that they loved this Lord 

and would lay all down for him to be set free of their burden

but when it came to that time to own up and say

yes, this is my savior that is to be crucified 

this is the one i love so dear and without selfishness

many would not say 

and walked away with their minds churning about on 

thoughts that would take them only into more suffering 

but when Christ rose again on the third day 

he came in spirit and taught those that were open to 

give what his word was 

which was to sin no more and be present and real and 

peaceful without thinking all the time 

and being caught up in desire after desire 

for this will not be a life of freedom

the disciples that listened, then went out to teach 

the word as they had within them the holy spirit

which is truly kundalini

it is the serpent fire that comes from the absolute 

and gives the seeker a chance to see what is keeping them

bound to the false

Mary Magdelene, she was filled with seven demons 

and when Jesus looked upon her, she was shaken out of her 

dark turmoil and laid to rest within herself to be able to 

listen to the holy scripture that came from the voice of Jesus

she listened with an openness not seen often with the ones that 

sat by him

he spoke of the light that filled the heart with love, joy

and perfection

she listened to him with love and did not desire him in the flesh

or want to be his partner in that way

but wanted to love his heart in the way of being one with him

she was a woman that came out of turmoil and was grounded in

the light of Jesus and saw immediately the difference in her life 

due to his grace 

and because of this she was committed 100% to him in the way

of service to know her heart as it is without stain

this is like the sadhaka too… he is to see the difference in his life 

that the Guru has opened the way to him and because of this 

his life is different in the best way… even though it is very, very hard still

he knows that without this light that has come.. his life would not be 

grounded in the heart like it is and pointed in the right direction….

this is the truth

i have no burden to bear

i have no crafty ways of mind 

i have no life or death

i have no pain or sorrow

i have no shifting sands 

i have no house to lay my head

i have no coverings to hide behind

i have no building up or taking down

i have no here or there or in between

i have no form or name or face 

i have no words to speak

i have nothing to give 

i have nothing to take 

i have nothing to find 

i have nothing to know 

i have nothing to be free of 

i have no bondage

i have no ego

no falsity, no voice that speaks of this

or that or me or you

who am i?

my dear your very self

this the truth

you are this beauty that shines of 

love and light 

and stillness

clear, peaceful and without the least bit 

of duality

yes, this is the truth

shakti play

what life is not,
is that which mind speaks of
a shadow or a ray
that personalizes all that is seen
and heard and felt
life is not this
dear souls,
it is the shakti play
in all her wondrous ways
it is the leela
the dawn of colors and
dancing appearances
that is imbedded eternally in truth
which is non-dual
this is what is the living dance
it is forever playing it's tune
it is endless in nature
and not to be attached to
or taken in as a thing to be owned
oh dear souls, how very wrong this is
for all that plays is the
absolute perfection
it cannot be separate from it
it has it's life from this
it has it's death in this
it has it's creation from this
it has it's mystery in this
yes, indeed
it is the shakti play
love it as a witness
not like a one that is *lost* in it
oh friend,
love it as a silent witness
then this world will not wreak havoc
on your soul

she lives...

listen, 

she is this life pure 

oh love 

yes 

she is this one heart indeed 

she lives to make you well and whole 

she lives to free the soul from bondage 

she lives to breath fire into your heart to make 

you die a beautiful death 

and then rise like christ rose as a spirit 

that was not to be touched by the world 

or suffering 

she lives in you friend 

inside the heart and she is still always 

like pristine waters 

she lives there still like the moment untouched 

she lives there still like music without a singer 

she lives there still like the full moon without cloud cover 

she lives there still like mind in it's original state

she lives there still like shiv and shakti in union

she lives there still like night made day

she lives there still like forgotten suffering 

she lives there still like mouna 

she lives there still like the majestic mountain

she lives there still like kali in her naked state 

she lives there still like freedom made manifest 

she lives there still like brahman, buddha, christ and God 

she lives there still like a sinless presence 

she lives there still like timeless purity

she lives there still like ardhanarishvara

she lives there still like a dreamless sleep

she lives there still like a dreamless reality 

she lives there still like a dreamless ocean of one 

she lives there still like a sun full, with great rays of light 

she lives there still like a tree of knowledge 

she lives there still like the impersonal one 

she lives there still like love undivided 

she lives there still like love without attachment 

she lives there still like love that winds it's way thru

all things seen and unseen

she lives there still like a united heart that has nothing 

but joy within it 

she lives there still like a sunset ablaze with life and colors 

so rich that one cannot look at it without feeling her presence 

she lives there still like a river that runs without encumberments,

but flows joyously on and on without end 

she lives there still like a fresh breath of air that gives of itself 

and keeps giving and giving 

she is like this my dear heart and how she does not take anything 

but the suffering away when the heart is open 

and rejoicing in her

she loves all that are open to her, (and loves all that are closed in heart as well )

but when the one that is open comes fully to her love 

that is made of beauty and truth only

she will bless this one well and give what is needed to burn the 

separate identity to ash…

there is no understanding her way as she is the fullness of all

how is the mind to understand this? something that is beyond the limits 

that mind places on the soul?

when one is open to her, she will be right there immediately like an 

angel of light 

she will be right there as a graceful presence and take and take the 

barriers away that make one feel they are separate from God

for this is not right to believe that one is separate and is like a body 

and mind 

this is not well at all precious ones 

but she will say to you with quietude and joy that you are one always 

and you are like a still beautiful glow that is filled with rich wisdom

she will say this with stillness…. this is how she speaks always to you

that you are free now and always 

you are without thought and without worry and without doubts in truth 

and you are like a light that is filled with joy

she is speaking this way now to you dear 

can you feel it?

can you taste it?

can you see it?

can you touch it?

can you savor it?

can you love it?

can you breath it?

can you let this be how it is?

can you forget yourself and let her be and let her speak to that which is always whole?

can you?

When Buddha walked the earth...

when buddha walked the earth

he put his baggage by the roadside 

and did not return there to pick it up

he walked thru the dark forest
of sensual experience

and sat by the wild animals 

and drank from the rivers 

and ate of the earth and shrubs 

and bruised his body on the rocks 

and forgot his past 

and forgot the world that spoke of attachments 

and dreams of this and that 

had he not walked into this jungle 

to find his pure soul,

where would he be?

a king for awhile that had all the things 

that money could by 

and all the luxuries and all at hand that 

was beautiful to touch and taste and experience 

but instead he chose the hard road of the mystic 

because in him blazed the fire of a seeker that 

was burning to know the truth 

when he was a boy he would sit by the trees 

and sit in meditation 

he would wonder about what the world was 

composed of... what it was made of... 

was it a solid thing?

was it something that could be held tightly to?

or was it as a dream that faded in the mist? 

how he wondered so many things like this

and felt his heart's desire becoming stronger 

to seek out the source of all..

then when all were asleep in their dreams 

and he was old enough 

he stole out into the night with his horse and companion

he did not look back or bemoan what he left 

he was as a mystic that would not be turned 

on the wrong roads 

what is this like my friends?

it is like a man that has in him what it takes to persevere 

and to not be persuaded to follow shadows and dark alleys 

that lead to perishable understanding 

for the heart is like the fire that consumes all other

and it is where the mind is to be focused 

when he sat under the bodhi tree

his mind was not looking back or forward 

but inward 

and he became the self of all

he was like the truth 

he was non-dual in nature 

and preserved eternally as this 

what has this to do with you dear souls? 

but to know he found the light unto himself 

that is the same within all

and this is where one is to sit and breathe and be 

like buddha all are awake inside eternally 

and to discover it

one must let go of the false shades of mind 

like this one that sat under the tree of knowledge 

how it is like this 

when one allows the tree of knowledge
to give cooling peace
to a mind that has been in the heat of the search so very long

and my friends 

did buddha worry about his comforts or what was to give him

pleasure or pain or make his life just right? 

he did not 

he lived in the open with no walls to hide behind or doors to lock

as the consciousness is vast like this without end 

without borders 

he lived in the open like being transparent and not seeking private space 

inside yourself to hide away in

and when he walked, he was barefoot on the earth with nothing separating 

his soul from the universe 

and when he ate, he ate what came to him no matter what it was 

he did not think about what he wanted or turn away what he didn't want 

this is a mind that is within equanimity always

not saying all the time within; this is good and that is bad

and this is right and that is wrong 

and when he spoke, his words flowed out spontaneously without thought 

like the river of grace that flows without obstructions 

and when he bathed, he bathed in the rivers or the rain washed his form

of dirt and mud 

as this is what came as grace from the universal mother to wash away the dross

with this blessing of being fully without covers and concealments 

he sat under the bodhi tree or the tree of great knowledge 

and sat and sat and sat 

and what he found there, was his mind that was cast in shadows 

of this and that 

separated out like rays of concepts and thoughts and all the rest 

but he did not look to the thoughts that chanted and tempted 

he looked to his own soul that was pure 

and with this seeing directly experienced the source 

and when he got up to move into the world

he was not in it like before

but purified as God is within light, love and quietude 

as this was what was always present, and not found like something new 

purity of consciousness forever lives here

never will it go away

how glorious is this 

and this time now, stillness is
be within it 

heart of all 

be here 

beyond body and mind….

seeker, lay your burden down 

and let the grace of all move the being 

to stillness

for grace is the only thing that makes it right 

this is the reality 

the body is simply a vehicle of experience and 

is inert, insentient and cannot be the doer or the 

one that gives life force …

the mind, it cannot be the doer either for it is 

like a moving current that changes all the while 

and has within it nothing lasting that can be 

put in front of one and say "here it is!"….

this is what is to be seen sturdy souls 

see the movement with detachment and 

wisdom instead of getting lost there …

for in this movement, thoughts jostle and play about 

and are empty always, always …

grace though, it is the freedom that gives of itself 

it has within it love undivided and wisdom that 

is pure and holy and without the least stain of 

of the personal way...

the sadhu he is a one that walks the path

with his staff and gourd and robes of ochre 

he lives and breathes reality 

in his mind there is the driving desire to be free

from the transient way

and in his heart too, there lives this fire that burns 

he lives in the caves and lights the dhuni fire that 

is always burning bright 

this fire is the atman to him and it is what is to 

be entered into with love and courage 

he sits by it and chants or sleeps or eats or 

performs austerities 

he is not to be taken in by the ones that are masquerading 

as sadhus for this would be such a disgrace 

he wears his hair in dreadlocks of shaves it or 

keeps it long, it makes no difference 

his body is sometimes very lean and unkempt 

but it matters not, for he is not this mass of bones and flesh

and impurities ever and he is to know this well

when he sit on the ghats in the evening light or in 

the early morning he is well aware of death and how it 

comes to all without discrimination

the burial grounds are showing of this way that life has

how it gives and takes all at the same time …

in relation to the body, it comes into the world 

out of the womb of the mother…

and begins it's journey with eyes that are 

most often pure in the beginning, but tarnished by desire 

in time due to identification with the body...  

in time though, (sooner or later), the body begins it's descent 

downward and eventually it is taken away and buried or burned

or left out for the creatures to eat or what have you…

the sadhu he watches this type of thing and when this burning 

desire ignites with the feeling of death and seizes him
greatly -- then the mind is shocked into 

thinking that there is an end to it …

like Ramana who laid down at his uncles house as he was overcome 

by the feeling that he was to die and he went thru the death process --
the spontaneous inquiry came; "who dies?", "what dies?"..

with a flash he felt the "I" to be separate from the body and he 

knew without a doubt that he was not this body that walked around 

and talked and ate and all of this …

he was the absolute reality … this came to him not with a thought process,

but with an understanding that was not of mind …
like Guru too… she was sitting on the banks of the

ganges and understood her efforts were done on this journey and there was nothing
more that could be done … then she said, "on the altar of truth, i lay myself"…
and there was a great fear that arose, then the death experience came to her
and she was pulled into the absolute reality…. 

(which she has spoken so many times about)….
and after realization, went on to be a mentor to many going thru
kundalini, always making the pointing to stay in the heart and within
quietude…

Ramana also spoke about letting go of the world 

and being in the heart …

this is what is to be seen and lived 

the heart is the soul fire of all

it is on the right side of the chest, but not really a local point that 

can be identified with -- it is truly not physical -- it is the absolute 

which is bodiless…

the right side is simply a way to say that one is truly the heart …

not the head, not the thoughts, not the playing out of the world …

but the heart, hridayam  = "heart am I" as Ramana says so perfectly….

-maha shanti om-

life awaits...

know my friends
that one is to be *living* the truth
this is so very different than an understanding
of it
this is so very different than being separate from it
for the mind will do this
make distinctions and separate out a you
from all else that lives
this is the trick that it plays
like a room of mirrors that eludes itself
always
and in this room of mirrors, there is no truth
to be found
only a revolving wheel of thoughts and all that
comes with this …
but when the mind stops this revolving and comes
to rest in the heart
then and only then is there peace and what is seen
is not separate, but the same in all directions and at all times
and under all conditions
then and only then, there is stillness that forgets the world
with all it's miseries and events that happened to a persona
then and only then, the mind is cleared of all obstructions
and misunderstandings that have been collected due to clinging
to this false notion of individuality...
so very much like a ghost of sorts (this false sense) that rises and attaches to the form
but in itself it is formless and is not at all real or solid
this is the reality
and having no place to attach, when the mind is purified, this energy
will die away like mist in the morning light
for it is not able to withstand forever
this light of love that is God, Guru, Allah, Brahman, Absolute
or whatever name one wants to call it
it is the absolute reality that is ONE and undivided and without end and without
beginning and most importantly without suffering, fetters, bindings, attachments
nothing like this ever existed in this perfection
and this perfection (the absolute)
is what is to be entered into with courage and heart and love

oh my friend
i know you to be well and out of suffering
always and forever
you are the burning atman, the fire of allah
the mountain steady and filled with majesty
you are the prince of peace
like Christ
how he came to free the souls that thirsted for clear waters
he came like a prince and was crucified by the ones that loved
him in the beginning even
how very sad indeed
but, the bright note is always that Christ showed the way to the eternal
to the holy of holiest, the one, the sun that sits glorious and filled with light
and love and purity
is this not a beautiful thing?

sons and daughters,
seat yourself by the waters of joy
this evening,
the sky is filled with colors of bright hue that have only
been spun by the heart
the earth, so filled with riches… deep and wonderful mysteries
lie there awaiting new birth always
the ocean, spreading far and wide with rolling waves
that sing so joyous
and the life within it how filled with abundance!
the children running about and playing in the light that
dances by the shore and in the breeze fresh with warmth
the hills too are filled with the call of the earth and the wild creatures
how free they roam about, laying their heads in the dirt at night, filled with
the song of life
in the jungle, what wonders are there!
animals of such power and strength and such rich greenery and dancing mysteries...
in you too, this life dances my friends…like all that live and all that have died
and all that are to come…
no one is left out of this life that gives of itself… and leaves the man to seek his heart
if he so chooses…
this is the beauty of life… to choose to walk the journey of heart… to be set free of shadow
to never call it back to the soul…
yes, indeed, this is the greatest opportunity…
and those that continue, how blessed are they?
these ones are to know in time the non-dual treasure that sits like a beautiful gem
splendid and without comparison
eventually, this is the reality...the best of the best awaits
but know dear ones, that this reality is here and now and not out there like a thing to be
taken and possessed… this is so very false…
the ego wants to own this treasure and it cannot, not now, not ever…
so do not be deluded by this type of thinking…
it is the ego that is to die completely away before life is…
before this perfection can be made manifest…


...and so the journey continues…

steady, ever steady….

it takes such a strong will

to pass beyond mind into liberation

but strong will is indeed what is needed 

for the mind is so very much soaked into the soul

(or this thought of being a body with a separate existence)

and this is what needs to be rooted out without a drop

of this feeling remaining 

for if there are seeds of desire/attachment remaining 

then these can sprout up again and sprout they will

if watered with attention 

this is why it is so important to look within and be vigilant 

with the mind by utilizing the practices given by Guru

and continuing steadily without being pulled by so, so many

thoughts 

if one can be patient and continue through all experiences 

that come 

and stay with it 

then there will be fruit to enjoy

the mind will not stop it's course without the strong force of 

grace which is embodied in Guru

but for this force to penetrate deeply, one is to be still

and not driven by anxiety or looking always for pleasurable 

experiences… you see, this is so selfish (which is the way of ego nature)

ego is indeed a selfish energy that all the time whines for *me, me -- i i*

this is what is to be seen my friends and seen well…

for this ego will rise up strong when given attention and nurtured.. 

when the will is strong to go beyond this energy that has been 

seen to bind and bring suffering, then one will not be distracted no

matter what comes or goes….

my friends, there cannot be an understanding of what a great treasure 

stillness is until this beauty is experienced deeply…

then and only then will one know the treasure there …

and as all the sages say, stillness is the only way to be out of suffering 

and without karma and all of the cycling that comes there …

the mind cannot go beyond mind, not ever --

nor can there be an intellectual understanding or insight about what is 

being spoken of 

so friends be quiet --- and when mind is in place drown it in the practices 

and stay steady, every steady…

om shanti

here, now

oh joy,

this time is the now

like the earth song so filled with divinity

like the mother love that carries not a drop of 

suffering with it 

for it lives forever 

like her (the mother) she lives on and on 

as an angel of truth and as an angel of light 

like this, but not as something to be seen

by the eyes 

for you to see her rightly go to the waters of light 

where all is to be made clean

and this untruth is to be taken away

the untruth that speaks of other 

as you go to this water, know that it will rinse the 

mind clean of shadow which is mistaken knowledge

this knowledge is not real

not now, not ever 

it is like a pollution to the soul, so out of tune 

is it with the one 

and how it drives the soul to be out of truth

do not be afraid ever of this energy

for it is not real by any means 

it is like an empty playing out 

that comes from nothing 

know that the waters will drown this foe (ego)

he is not a friend of yours 

he is like a thorn on your skin that pricks and burns 

badly

and with this movement (of ego), sorrow is born to you

but oh friend, have no fear

go to the waters in yourself that are clear and made of 

beauty only

and know that when the mind is rinsed, all the dream risings 

will come forward in a gush to be washed away

this is quite normal

do not fear this type of uprising -- stay in the heart and be 

as a still one 

and forget yourself and what is to come and not come 

for you cannot say in yourself what is to be 

only God knows this 

not you for sure 

and what is to come is what is to come 

it will be no matter what you haveto say about it 

it is like a trick to think you know the next step

so instead, why not be quiet with what is here? 

this flow of life, so present and wondrous 

yet not apart from anything 

the mind will have it's time to dance -- it is this way

but it has an end to it 

it has an end, and then the beginning of life is 

known

but this is not a beginning as the mind thinks it is 

for pure life always IS 

and mind truly has not ever lived 

not even for a moment as a true entity

for it dies away -- it dissolves away and is no more 

oh my friend, 

yes, know this reality and stay in this moment 

here, now
this moment
0

what remains

a life lived in stillness
is the most high
not like a one that is above everything else
but like a one that is the SAME as all else
if this makes no sense,
then good…
for mind cannot turn the light
into an understanding or a ray
it can only begin to question
and then the snake eats it's tail
and leaves the ground of being
to be known
then,
this soul does not know himself
as he was any longer
that one has died and left the o ne
to replace the suffering persona
what grace dear ones
what grace...

what are you?

what are you dear?

in the heart 

what are you?

not as you think 

for certain

not as a measured thing 

that has this quality and that

not like this in the least

in the heart 

you are as you truly are 

which is unborn

beautiful

made of only pure life 

untouched by form and mind 

untouched by thought 

untouched by even one thing that 

can be named 

oh heart friend, 

yes, you are perfect 

it is true 

and what is to make you think

otherwise is this spell of maya

it plays and moves as the world 

it creates dream substance 

a shadow over the heart 

that sits clear as the most precious 

jewel

come find it my friend

seek not what the mind is after 

and dive into the heart 

like a one that is to die to what is known

and you will be freed of suffering 

in this light 

love is as still waters 

so pure and clean

as God in it's right state 

be in this light 

and let the shadows go

know yourself

then all is set right

how blessed

the non-dual texts speak always of one 

heart friends this is what is real

spoken by voices that are free of illusion

this truth shines so undeniable in this writing 

as the sun pours it's light forth at high noon

and can be felt by all that live under it 

and turn their face upward 

how these words melt into the heart and mind like this 

writing of this sort is of it's own category

and cannot be set up against writing of a dualistic nature 

that speaks to me and you and this and that 

and becoming and gaining and losing and all the 

woes and struggle of mundane existence 

the non-dual writings flow from the source directly

as honey flows from the sweetest body of water 

it quenches deeply and takes away

only what is creating bondage 

this writing is so very rare as to not be of interest 

to those taking up the reins of the cart and horse
of worldly desire

where will this lead? only to more of the same 

but to those souls that are to turn inward into themselves
and look deeply at what is real and lasting

and are graced with Guru's compassion

and teachings 

and are in the way of devoting their lives to the truth 

to these ones 

even a few words spoken from the lips of a completed master 

will strike the cords of the heart 

and begin to tear away the coverings of illusion

how blessed is the soul that opens in this way

how blessed is the soul that keeps as it's steer and rudder 

the faith that all is ONE 

how blessed is the soul that carries not the shadow of the past 

and projections of the future 

how blessed is the soul that discovers the path of heart 

how blessed is the soul that keeps on step by step

and does not turn back to the world of shadow

oh men and women that desire freedom

keep steady

and have faith in the words spoken by those free of 

suffering for they speak the truth that resides in all hearts

these words speak to what has always been 

and cannot be otherwise 

which is that all is ONE 

all is without death and without suffering 

beyond body, beyond mind 

this is the truth 

what exists here and now -- Brahman...

what does the sage say about God?

God is synonymous with SELF which is the essence of 

ALL -- there is nothing apart from this essence

or there could be no life...

what does the sage say about *me*?

that it has no separate existence, not now or ever..

the snake will never, ever be the rope --

this means mind can never, ever be real, not for 

an instant

what does the sage say about *you*? 

that there is no such thing in reality

what exists always, always is the absolute 

undivided consciousness

made of sat, chit anand 

*me* and *you* are only superimpositions 

on the one reality 

that is the true reality

the other is but a dream --- an imagining of mind 

a mental trick that allows for the forgetting of the one reality

-- and though it covers over and appears real,

it is not -- it is only emptiness with no power in itself

what does the sage say about youth and old age? 

that it is of the body which is made up of elements 

and impurities.. it is made up of parts: arms, legs, head, torso,

feet, belly, thighs and so forth that are like anything else in nature 

which intrinsically decays and will pass away
 -- these parts can never, ever be the absolute
which cannot be parted out or pointed to,

nor can it rise or fall, nor can it pass away -- it is a mistake to identify

with that which decays
as the truth is we are always and eternally ONE,

undivided in nature, pure beingness, of the nature of Brahman which is ALL

what does the sage say about practice?

that it is not to be looked at as being apart from the practitioner

or turned into mechanical action or to turned into devotion that is dualistic

in nature, but to be centered in the heart and quietude
allowing the sense of duality to fall away….

what does the sage say about the world? 

that it is not separate from the absolute --- it is one with God and one 

with all -- 

what does the sage say about the body?

that it is to be detached from -- it has no knowledge within it, it is 

insentient and is not to be nourished with thoughts that tethers the mind to it …

without this type of detachment the mind will be ridden with fear and concern

about so many things that bring on a feeling of duality ---

what does the sage say about thought?

that it is the source of confusion, doubt, imaginings and the full host of 

suffering for the soul -- there is nothing else that brings suffering … 

and with this said, all thought is to be removed by following guidance given
by Guru and steadfastly abiding in the heart/quietude/practices without
being lost in the mental shifting states….
what does the sage say about Brahman?

that it is the one, undivided essence or substratum of all seen and unseen

it is made of knowledge only and nothing else 

knowledge is the non-dual source of all 

it is not knowledge *of* something as the mind thinks, but pure, undiluted reality

that has no separation within it, it has no conceptualization or imaginings in it
whatsoever….

consciousness is what Brahman is made of  which is the SAME in all ---
consciousness is what you and me are made of which is the SAME in all--
consciousness is what here and there is made of which is the SAME in all
consciousness is ALL….
this is Brahman…
the playing out of mind loses itself to this essence that is Brahman
it dies away there and then Brahaman is revealed as that which has always been
behind the playing out and sense of division…
this is Brahman
ONE, eternal -- complete, without parts, without affliction, doubt or burden…
ONE always -- Brahman
what does the sage say about non-duality

as the wave has always been water and never can it be anything in between --

this is non-duality ----- all has and always has been ONE without exception, everywhere 

and always ----  ONE 

song of pure life #2

how Ribhu sings
what a sage is he
when his words come
there is no thinker there
sweet and perfect,
flowing like a clear river
when he was a boy
he was living with Shiva
Shiva was his mentor
holy was this time
when the meeting of two
became one
timeless and forever one
Rhibu listened with rapture to Shiva
who told him
young soul,
i love you well and dear
and want to speak of the one
to you
listen well dear boy
and he listened intently
with love and openness
to what Shiva gave him
and
he became the absolute
and spoke to Nidagha on the mountain
of this beauty so full
so filled with life and love
when he spoke to his
disciple Nidagha
he spoke words like this;
child, you are the absolute (brahman)
and you must know this for certain
without a drop of doubt
as told to me by Shiva,
it is not until the nescience or darkness is
removed that only then the supreme consciousness
can shine
in it's beautiful radiance in which there exists no other
it is only the agitated mind that covers this perfection
this is what must be cast out my child
and with love and courage
one is to abide in pure consciousness
or (the SELF) without waver
there is no other way to be in this beauty
my child, the world is nothing but one, non-dual
and without any stains of mental play
or affliction
all is pure consciousness now and always
listen dear soul,
the wise know that there is nothing different than Brahman
he spoke words like this (Rhibu)
not a single breath, word, deed, body, mind,
branch, tree, root, flower, berry, blossom
ant, beetle, spider or anything that crawls, flies or
moves about are anything but Brahman
all bodies, living and dead
all wondrous and majestic mountain ranges, all the phases of the
moon and the appearing
and disappearing of the seasons
the sky with it's various shades
the oceans with their movement of waves and creatures of all sizes and
shapes
all Brahman and nothing else…
the light, the dark is Brahman
the night and day
the ignorance, the liberation
all Brahman and nothing else
he sang like this (Rhibu did) of the glory of one
that is not separate
the heavens, the hell realms (what are they when all conceptual
thinking falls away?)… non-existent and nothing more
so Rhibu is a sage that sings of pure life that is woven into
everything seen and unseen
and nothing can damage this purity that is of Shiva nature
the seeker that hears the wisdom (of the sages) and drinks
it in lovingly
he will be blessed with Shiva nature
he will be like Shiva himself with no ego nature anywhere
he will be still and filled with love
he will be as all the sages
one
always and forever ….


more writing on Rhibu -- as all the writing, it just flows
and takes on it's own style...
please know that the main message is within the writing...
may it be enjoyed for what it is….




shanti om

nothing to give..

he came, this sage
and sat in the streets where the men walk by
preoccupied, not ever glancing away from their world
of desires and daydreams
he sat silently in the streets not saying a word
until a man that looked like a pauper came to him
and said, dear man why do you sit so still and silent?
not any reason spoke the sage, i am just sitting
there is nothing more to it
the pauper said, do you mind if i sit with you?
the sage said, i do not mind
so the pauper sat by him
they both sat
finally, the pauper said, i am lonely and have nothing
the sage said, i have nothing, but am not lonely
the pauper said, well, this is different.. i do not understand
well, said the sage, i am not desiring anything for all is full
and complete
oh, said the pauper, this is a good thing to hear this moment
i will sit with you awhile longer and hope to get some of this
good feeling you have
the sage laughed and said i have nothing dear man
yet i am not feeling lack
i am simply quiet inside and because of this, all is very well now
and cannot be otherwise …
i cannot understand your state my friend, but i will say, it sounds okay
to me
i wish to be like you, but i am very tired and old and need
comfort for my weary bones
dear sir, said the sage, you are quite well too in spirit --
look over there, the sky is a brilliant red, how it glows of life
yes indeed, it is pretty spoke the pauper
look too, at the puddles of water on the street, how they sparkle of life
yes indeed they do spoke the pauper
you are a funny man, said the pauper -- i will sit awhile longer and then
go from you so you can enjoy your time…
as you wish said the sage
i know not what to give you for you are the same as me dear soul
look within yourself and do not keep wanting to be different
the lord has made you the same as i
how can i give you something that you already are
this sounds odd to me said the pauper -- i am not really getting this
but i wil mull it over a bit here and there …
but for now, enjoy your time and thank you for speaking of yourself
the sage did not say anything else -- what could he say?
there are no words to express this beauty that is of life,
love and stillness
and lives within all hearts equally
and without end...
he just sat and all was well with him
and this was all…


om shanti

song of pure life...

a long time ago 

there was a sage named Rhibu

he was manifested by Shiva 

who lived on Mount Kailasa

in the himalayas

he was taught by Shiva of the 

the timeless reality 

that lives beyond words, 

beyond mind, beyond all conceptual
understanding

Rhibu drank this wisdom deeply and

when he was illumined 

went to the holy mountains and taught

Nhidagha the essence or truth of existence

Nhidagha was a seeker that listened intently

to the words that poured like honey from Rhibu's mouth

his words were like rain to a soul that was parched 

and walking for many a day, year and lifetime

in the desert of maya with her spell of illusion

Rhibu spoke with beautiful words and a voice 

that sung without waver 

that all things and all playing out within the sensual world 

are nothing but Brahman

all is Brahman and nothing else…

all is consciousness -- 

everything from the grain of sand to the beautiful sun in the sky

all Brahman... 

Rhibu was a one that honored Shiva with his entire 

being 

he offered his mind and body to him 

he offered his life to him to be taken in and 

bathed in the purity of this grace 

in which there existed no form or personhood

but was only made of the substance of truth (or atman)
existence, consciousness and bliss

with his full devotion, Rhibu gave his flowers of love 

which is his own self

that was longing to know what lies 

beyond this world of suffering and desires and all that comes 

with this 

he sang of the love that is inherent in Shiva or pure consciousness

and the purity there that is like the clearest pool of water 

stainless, without anything that speaks of separation 

void of any questions or seeking…

nothing like this exists within this tranquil essence

Rhibu was a sage that sung of the non-dual essence

he sang of what it was and what it was not 

(like all sages that are true) 

he sung with eloquence of the one -- the knowing beyond 

all knowledge 

he sung with love and joy of the the heart that shines in all 

without end 

without division

without me and you and this and that 

without death

nothing and everything 

he sang of life in it's purity….

Om Namah Shivaya…

this is the writing that flowed this evening…

shanti om

seeing of the heart

crying out for God?

my dear 

how can God go anywhere? 

he is the living light

when all the searching stops 

lo, he appears 

as the soul fire 

the beautiful heart

that is in all things 

and when the ones that speak

of him 

say, "be still and know"

then listen friends 

and do not be swayed 

by thoughts

that bring in their wake 

suffering 

instead, free the mind to be 

in the heart 

as God will become the center 

then 

he is not to be found outside yourself

because he is not outside 

he is inside the soul

and breathes life and love and joy

always 

as a single being 

and when the love of God 

is seen in all things 

from the smallest to the largest 

without distinction

without separating this is me and that is you

and all of this 

then the heart is open

to the one 

but even here, there is more to go

for the mind is to still without a drop of 

ego nature

then pure consciousness is what remains 

and this is the end that is the beginning (of life)

so let not the thoughts speak to you 

for they will take you away into the place of shadow

and deception

there is no thought that can ever

see rightly

for the heart is the shining force always 

and it *sees* perfectly 

it is the one 

and it is to be entered into in surrender 

this is the writing of this moment 

maha shanti om

timing of grace

the saints were the ones that walked
the path of surrender
they walked into the fires of purification
and here
there was much manifestations that came
forward as clearing
such as visions, kriyas and mental playing out
that came as kundalini
the saints were the ones that *lived* the path
which is so very different than holding
a philosophy about it
a philosophy is for the realm of duality
and those ones that need to grasp onto
something to make their lives better
which is where most are in the realm
of spirit
and though this kind of thing may bring
souls to some feeling of being a
better person
and give soothing words to the mind
it is entirely different than a path of
surrender
which will tear all that one has
built up inside as thought and concept
away
to walk a path such as this takes great
fortitude and great desire to be free
of all that brings suffering
this cannot be manufactured
like a mental philosophy
it is a burning inside the soul
that cannot be ignored
like the saints
like Guru
like Buddha
like Christ
one that has within a burning like this
is moved to fulfillment of the scriptures
which is the righteous path laid out
by those that have come to the end
and found the pearl of great price
which is liberation
those few that walk the razors edge like this
are not to be looked upon as if they are special
or better or higher
this is completely absurd
for these ones are simply moved according
to lifetimes of focus/energy that has been put toward
this end
and it has this type of playing out
the ones that are not yet in the way of
walking away from the world
are not to remorse or look to be any
other way than what is true inside
and this aides in settling the mind and heart
and opening up to what is before one to
be immersed in
which may be family, work etc…
be in this experience fully
and this will awaken the mind to go deeper
when the time is right

the heart's timing is not in the hands of ego
it is the timing of grace
and the mind cannot understand it
no matter how much it attempts to
even when one feels certain that the world
is this way and that they themselves are this
particular way or whatever …
this will eventually lift like a cloud
and one will then experience the one
which will blow out any of these concepts..
this can happen at any time and place
and then the journey gets going
and there is much challenging of the mind
(ego)
which will in the end not rise victorious
if one continues
it will be drowned in light, love and stillness
which is the gem of greatest worth
as it has no suffering in it

so my friends, be well
and continue on your journey
no matter your circumstances
be in love with your life
be here and do not
worry
grace will move the soul
to be free
in God's good timing….

changeless truth

when a man gives away 

all of his possessions 

he is still left with himself 

he does not change 

when he covets objects and goes 

after this and that 

he is still unchanged in truth 

when he goes to the river to cleanse 

his soul 

he is still unchanged in truth

when he walks with wayward souls 

or with saints 

he is still unchanged in truth 

when he calls to the heart 

or calls to the heavens 

or loves or hates 

he is still unchanged in truth 

he is never out of beingness

even in the most dark places 

for truth is not found newly 

it is always and forever here 

as one pure light 

it is to be uncovered by the one that 

seeks with sincerity 

it is to be uncovered by the one that 

is not making up stories of deception

it is to be uncovered by the soul that 

leaves the body sense go

and forgets his little world of troubles 

and pleasures

and forgets his ego nature and forgets 

his most precious attachments 

for in these there is pain always 

even with the pleasure 

and he is to know this well and go out 

of this and be of his own light 

like a sadhu that is to be purified 

in the fires of Guru

he sits in this fire 

and lets the dust of his creation die

away

and with this death there is a blessed light 

that is effulgent and made of only love 

and silence 

silence, silence 

not anything else but this 

this brings an end to all that he is seeking 

and then he goes on to be himself 

as he always was 

just without the overlay of egoistic 

playing out 

the ego is the cover --

there is nothing else that overlays pure mind 

it moves and makes up imaginings that 

bring the soul to believe in separation

which is never, ever true 

so souls,

be living in yourself and make your life 

one of joy and rich being 

no matter where you are or what is happening

make your life one of silence 

then you can be wherever you are 

and be free 

Kiss of Awareness

in winter the earth is dry and all is starkly bare 

as that which lays dormant

awaits the first kiss of the sun

when it comes, this kiss

it awakens the life that has fallen to sleep

for awhile in the depths of the earth

and life is moved to begin to grow

little bits of green poke it's way out of the soil

and miracles occur within and without 

and all around 

for the soul too, this is the way

it sits in slumber

and awaits the first kiss

which is awareness

untouched by any forces

that are of the personal

and with this kiss of awareness

life begins to stir in the soul and something

else begins to move the being 

which is grace

then, the holdings in consciousness
come to the surface to be seen

like bits of flotsam and jetsam on the waters 

of pure life 

and the soul is then made aware of all that has 

been occluding pure vision

this is a good thing to see what is there  

that has been driving one to be in circles 

of worry or defensiveness or comfort 

or what have you

because without first seeing what is there,

there can be no cleansing

and how mother cleanses, does she not?

for she is like a goddess of the heart

in her way, she is like 

the most chaste presence

that comes in and through

and gives one a chance to see
what is true and what is false 

she comes this way to all in every moment 

with a kiss of wake up and see dear one 

for you are my love 

you are my child of the spirit and i know you

as the sun only

i do not know you as a shadow not now, not ever 

you are my child that i have given life to

and  i will take your soul to the place of rest 

when you open your heart to me 

and then i will make you be still

i will not ever leave your heart dear one 

i will not ever be away and forget you

but my child 

you forget me, by going out into the world 

of the false 

and when you are there, you do not know who 

you truly are 

you forget that you are One only

and that God is your very Self

there (in the world), souls speak of this and that 

and me and you 

and you are lost in that 

but know that every breath that comes in your form

is my heart only

and every tear too

and every word that you speak is my creation

but words are not this at all

they are only bits of shakti that rise and fall on this 

heart so pure and so real

so, my child, when you go in the world, can you know 

the one?

if you love me like your very own soul

you can know always this one that is here 

for i love the one that is not afraid of me (Kali)

i love that one with heart and soul and a force of fire 

that can never die 

and i love those that are away in the world too the same,

but they are not really in the way of seeing the real

they are playing in the world as if it is a playground 

for fulfilling their desires 

this is fine and well -- for it will bring life lessons to them

but for those in the way of wanting to be free

these ones i call to me 

come home and love me true

for i know the way and the path is in you to be walked 

stay sturdy and upright in your character 

and do not let worry and fear rule your reality 

then you can settle into this moment 

and feel the wind purely and feel the sun purely

and feel the sweet smile of a friend purely

and feel the heart as the shining one 

come dear child 

and be as you are 

i am your mother always 

and nothing can compare to this type of love 

but do not love me as an object 

for i will melt like wax and die there 

love me as your own soul

and i will burn bright as the brightest star

for you to be guided to the heart 

and i will burn bright as the brightest moon

that cannot be denied in the dark sky

and i will burn like a lantern and a torch and 

fire so strong and so filled with life

that you will not be able to return to the shadowland 

you will be moved to be true and well like you are 

so well and so filled with life and love and compassion

that will tear the walls of ignorance down 

so come now 

be free and do not roam in the land of the lost 

come and be the life that you are 

the life that can never die 

More on Ramana

this sage
when he was young
played a lot with other boys
he loved the games of athletics
he loved the joy of running through the open
spaces
he one day did not take to his studies so well
he all of the sudden showed little interest in worldly
matters
he would sit in the temples surrounded by the saints pictures
with the lingam in the cool dark inner cave of the temple
sitting still and silent
deeply absorbed in the energies of light and love
it shook him fiercely to imagine lives spent
in such an immaculate way
and within such deep surrender, love and devotion to God
he would be alone a lot this child
but never lonely for he was always inside himself in
peace
one day he walked away from his family and home
he walked to the trains in india and bought a ticket
and never returned
he went to the mountain to be as a renunciate
this mountain was of the purest form
it was like heaven itself and it drew him in like a magnet
he wandered before getting to this great mountain
and slept on the streets
he tore a bit of material to make a loin cloth
and then it rained fresh and pure on his skin
which he considered the standard bathing ritual for sadhus
and he tossed his few coins in the gutter
walked into the temple of saints
and never returned to the world
he lived as a chaste being
and had no desire for worldly pleasure, wealth or anything else
he wanted nothing from any soul
he simply lived in pure beingness and this was enough
to aide others to freedom

when he came to the mountain
there was a bright light that shone
on the top of it
it guided him inward to the Self
he did not stop at the entrance
he went into the heart of the rock
where there was a vacuous force
a pulling that
stripped the mind bare of it's
varnish of the world
he sat down like a man that was
reborn
in him
there was not any more pridely airs
not any more to be known or seen
or heard or touched or tasted
not any more to be searched for
he had found that which is in all
the stillness that is of it's own light
the stillness that is of it's own presence
that is not of the identity
and with this said
he was now to be called a sage
though there was no one to claim
this name
in him it mattered not
what he was called
what was the absolute that
was nothing and all
to be called?
he was that timeless beauty always
and had he walked away from the
entrance to the heart
his life would have taken
a very different turn indeed
not one that was the deathless
as the Buddha
as the Guru
as Christ
something else entirely
like the man of the world
who is not awake
and not ever could he
be away from this heaven
that is of the earth
not distinct
not filled with thoughts and concepts
empty
eternally resting in
sat chit ananda

pure life

on the hill

by the beautiful tree that sits in full bloom

and the waters of blue rest calm

like glass reflecting a world that comes and goes

i will meet you here 

as the sun sets behind the

mountain range 

and the busyness of the world

has died down

here i will be 

when the moon rises slow and steady

across a clear sky

will you be here too?

and find me as the life of all life 

and the death of  all deaths

like a song with no singer 

and joy undivided

come climb the hill 

this pure life will take you in 

as it has nothing to lose 

it will remain as it is 

free of stain 

and without attachments

the blossoms fall 

like rain

as moonlight melts  

on still waters

the stars are out like little lights 

that twinkle 

and i am here as the Self

come find me here

be the best of beauty

the Self of all

pure life

a woman

a woman came tonite 

she was like a beautiful glow 

she wore only white 

her face was as an angel

so soft were her features 

her gait was light and as 

a feather that 

lifted itself easily 

with the natural flow of things 

she came close to your ear

and whispered,
my dear, you are lost in yourself, 

how come?

have you been thinking too much?

have you met something in the world 

that is so much better than 

truth? 

what will make you come back

to your soul? 

what will make you come to your joy?

oh dear one, 

what beauty is in your soul

and how it sings of love 

how it stills your thought 

how it is so full and rich

i am your perfection of beauty

and sing of truth only

come to me now

and be free

mouna, light of all

in mouna,

silence fills the space where mind once sang it's tune

of separation

mouna

like pristine still waters, that are clear as a sky with no cloud cover 

not anything can be said about this beautiful state really, because there are no words to 

describe it 

mouna

light of all

glorious consciousness that is not soiled 

there is nothing comparable to this grace that comes from grace 

one struggles to be free

and yet this bright light that shines splendid and glorious is always present 

and can never die 

the struggle is from ego

not of the one 

as the lotus arises from the mud and unfolds it's petals of bright hue 

so the mind is cleared of all obstructions and tendencies when rejoicing 

and resting in  the one 

then what manifests is what lay eternally under the dross 

mouna

like honey that is tasted after only knowing the sour

oh how it refreshes the mind and calms it down and deepens the 

presence of one heart 

slowly by slowly the mind is calm and tranquil and still

mouna

stillness without end

forgetting of the world with it's troubles 

single 

0

mouna

have you been still tonite?

mouna

seated in the heart 

the life force 

the shining all

not one drop of suffering is here

in this silence 

like cooling moon beams on a deep dark

night 

this tranquil heart that shines as all

is 

like nectar from the sweetest flower 

honey, fruit of the heart 

pouring like rain

soothing to the mind that is drenched in maya

oh let it pour tonite 

for there is no more being lost in the byways of thought 

let it rain on all that are thirsting for clear waters 

the Guru shines here, she does 

she knows the road out to where all is  

as one 

when she calls you to this path that is like fire 

she is in you burning bright like a lantern

that will not go out 

she will be there burning the dross away

she sits like a buddha still and perfect 

in your heart 

and night becomes lit and the path is born in you

to be walked 

like a sadhu with his staff that bears his weight 

thru the most treacherous courses that come 

thru the hills and valleys and crevices that 

appear and can be dangerous 

the sadhu steadies himself on his staff 

and walks straight forward 

the Guru shines in him like a force 

that continues to push his boundaries 

and tear his notions of how things are 

to shreds 

this is the reality dear souls 

for one cannot know what the next minute 

will bring 

and mind wants to get complacent and *think* 

it has it figured out 

not for one minute is this true 

you know not about yourself and know not 

your inner strength until this personal world 

is burned to ash

do not be afraid of this for it is the best thing 

that life offers 

it is the most secret thing 

which means it cannot be known by those that are 

not in the way of being open and desiring of it 

and putting efforts there 

but even with efforts, there is a place 

that effort cannot reach  

only grace takes over then 

and though ego may want something else 

it goes in the direction of grace 

like a torrent of rushing water compared 

to a trickle (which is ego)

this happens when ego gets thin and weak

the power of grace then becomes the all consuming thing 

may you know it souls that seek

then all that was felt dimly before or felt like a whisper

becomes real and alive like love, 

soul fire, spontaneity,

quietude, beauty

pure life, all of it 

is enlivened in you

so have you been still tonite? 

an auspicious day

what an auspicious day
the birth of Guru
she came to be out of suffering
and worked thru the conditionings of mind
to lay them to rest
she came to be free, yes
but she came to be a light to humanity
and set those souls that are desiring of freedom
on the waters of truth
to be awakened in themselves to the heart
the light, the one

when i first met her
she seemed so ordinary in one sense
and yet so much the mystic and saint on the other
this is what drew me to her
as i could sit and laugh like a friend with her
but yet there was something else, so very potent
that came through in the most ordinary moments
and this is called grace
it cuts thru the false like a knife
and slices and dices the persona to bits
this is no joke my friends
one can be anywhere and at anytime
doing absolutely anything and this comes
this bursting apart of the person you thought
you were
and then an entirely different reality opens
in which one is *purely present*
and nothing else exists
time does not exist
as so many times
we can be driving and it may seem like
we were driving for lifetimes, but we only went
a few miles (this happened the other day when driving with Guru)
or a day will feel like seconds or like it never happened

i will say, this form has not always been well
it has had many illnesses that came in which i
i did not come back quickly by any means
but since coming under the halo of Guru
the body heals as mind dissolves …
which does not mean that the body will not have it's
ailments no matter what
but as the knots are freed, so is the body focus
which brings a loosening on every level
this is what has come here …
i know for sure Guru has saved my life and i
will not deny it …
she knows and i know …
but there is no harboring of *i did this* and
*you owe that*….
Guru just is .. timeless and present in all moments
and this leaves no residue of what just took place
but the grace is here and flows without end
how it is so present in all moments
and is felt on every level --
even in the hardest times..
and the stillness that *is* goes without saying
it would have never been known without
Guru's blessing and gracious presence

friends of heart
be well this day and rejoice in the grace that has come
in your life
if you are blessed to be under the halo of Guru
or if you are blessed to simply have a form that will
give the opportunity to go forward and learn
life lessons
than be grateful and love this moment
it is here now
and what is needed will indeed come to your life
if you are open
although it will not be what you *think* it is
(it will be better in the end)
and ego may not like it, but trust in this
if your heart is sincere and you move forward
it will be the best blessing and will open you to
grace
which will in time bring stillness
beauty and peace
there is nothing that has more worth
not in this life or the next …

great day and om