Wednesday, March 6, 2013

changeless

seated in the lotus position
walking thru the city streets 
wandering through the open valleys
there is no difference within the liberated soul
the same consciousness reigns

under the full moon
at dusk when the light is fading 
at dawn as the sun rises in its glory
in the cave
in the ordinary house 
there is no difference within the liberated soul
the same consciousness reigns

praised 
slandered
loved or shunned
sitting on a throne 
or homeless on a street corner 
there is no difference within the liberated soul
the same consciousness reigns

wearing sannyasi robes 
donning the clothes of ordinary men
naked as the day of birth
carrying a pack with monies 
or possessing nothing 
there is no difference within the liberated soul
the same consciousness reigns

in the fullness of health
in youth and old age
at the time of death with the body racked
with pain
there is no difference within the liberated soul
the same consciousness reigns

speaking eloquently 
or staying silent
calm or filled with fire
in happiness 
in great sorrow
in activity
or inactivity
there is no difference within the liberated soul
the same consciousness reigns

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