seeking grace (continued)...

the concept of relatedness is a mental thought
it has within it *connection* which is of two
what the living sage is fired within is undivided and not
related as two as those within duality
the seeker is the one that feels the form to be the self
and is to withdraw this mental wave of seeing the world as separate
and place it at the feet of the Guru to be burnt in the fires of purification
for this to be done
the seeker's mind is to be open to the grace of Guru and not
stubbornly attached to how things should or should not be..
this is what ego is about --
coloring the experience according to a view that is not reality based
the seeker is to propitiate the form and mental disturbance to the glowing
consciousness of his Guru without reservation
this is hard to come by when the mind is bent on worldly desire and passions
and seeking to find something of reward to bring away within..
when the mind is laden with this type of seeking --
then it pulls within in a way that keeps one torn in two directions
and will water down the grace coming forward
the seeker has a *ground* to be in when coming under the halo of Guru
and this ground is the substance or *atman* pure soul in which the ego
will be forever unaware of ...
the *atman* is all and within all --
for the seeker to lose the self within this peace filled soul of all
he is to come with a *willingness* to be out of what creates a separate world
and a strength to follow through...
but this strength is balanced with surrender -- which is letting go and resting in the heart
of the direct experience ....

- maha shanti om -