Thursday, January 17, 2013

no-thing

if you were a beggar
you could sit on the side of dusty roads and hold out your cup
if you were a king you could bask in your riches
and rule over the land
if you were a nobleman 
you could watch over your court and see to it that all was 
in its place 
if you were a monk you could chant the name of buddha
if a sufi allah
if a sannyasi shiva
if a nun God
if a child play with toys
if an adult play in the world..
if an old one
sit with achey bones...

but within the waters of truth 
oh seeker of perfection
you have no dress
nor are you a being
playing a part of 
such and such..
you are truly no-thing 
you have
no name 
no face
no words
no body
no sorrow
no past
no future
no truth
no false
nothing 
nothing
only the flow of life 
lives on 
as eternal

so dear one 
cast away your burden of 
coverings here,
rest always 
as o ne...
free in the heart
as you have
always been...

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