how will you tread?

will you be in this way of yours that comes and goes

for a long time yet

or will you seek out the source of your being

in the heart right now

it is not clear to you as of yet

that you are this light that shines so full

because you grasp at the reflections

and seek to make them real

this is not the way to uncover the perfection of now

so precious lying within and waiting

what then will you take up now

dear one of the heart

the family?, the money?, the plans that 

have been so neatly put in a box?

the possessions that sit and gather dust in 

your room?

what then?

if you are indeed wanting of great peace

why then is it that you continue

to claim the world as your own?
as this is sure to bring great waves
of unrest that do not settle....

it is indeed the mystery of maya

the land and playfield of illusion

that has scattered dust in your eyes

and set you off on a chase

such as this....

when will it be
that you tire of this way

that is to be like a
room of mirrors
and smoke
reflecting no true
substance?...

that which lives as purity has not a 

name or face 

nor does it carry a single drop of 

the personal....

it will not reach out to you except

within your unrest...
so as to say within this transient
place there is no balance
or serenity to be found...
so then my dear

how will you tread from here?

in the shade of *your* wandering alleys?

or in the light of *now* that is to 

bring you away from 

your own destruction...

and uncover great peace eternal
that is unchanging
and sturdy as a mountain range
untouched by the shadow nature
of mind
and forever anchored within
perfection....

how will you tread?

om shanti