Friday, September 16, 2016

austerities


the heart 
is the cave where the sadhu lives
with the dhuni fires 
that burn night and day 
he does his austerities for the lord 
and these austerities are very harsh 
to his body
they strip him of the world in the way 
of making him not attached to the form-shadow
that is as a dream
the austerities are consciously done when he 
is in meditation postures
or even when he is walking about with bare bones 
exposed to the elements of nature 
this is painful to bear 
but he bears this as a one that is in love with God 
but friends, 
these austerities come in the course of this journey 
of kundalini 
whether the seeker consciously does them 
as the sadhu in his right way of doing them 
or a one that is in the world has pain and bodily 
hardships and/or mental that cause that one to either 
run away or surrender 
because most will not surrender 
of their own accord (as this is how ego is)
and hardships cause the mind to be panicked and go 
wild 
but eventually
a one that is in love with the SELF
that one must find the faith 
that one must find the substance 
that one must find the strength to go on amidst 
much hardships and burning of all sorts 
this is not to say that one needs to be in love with 
suffering, not at all
but to know that there are many experiences
that come
that call one to stay steady and truly live
what is being spoken about in the scriptures
to truly embody the faith, the surrender
this is the way of all those that walk the path
of knowledge
this is the way of all those that walk the path
of surrender
it cannot be simply a philosophy or understanding
but a true embodying



3 comments:

  1. Namaste, and Thank you for pointings. Great reminders. Straight to the point. Om shanti.
    Liza

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  2. Namaste - love the perspective on this austerities issue... thank you!

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  3. Namaste, surrender and stay in the heart. Thank you for this pointing on austerities. OM

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