in the world, but not of it...

he lived like a man of the world
yet he was not this way
inside the mind was still and at peace
whether in the thick of worldly activity
or alone walking in the woods with the shadows about
and the dancing light
he was at peace and rest within
what could he say of this?
what is there to say?
not a thing as this is what it is
and there are no words to put on it
or any desire to speak of it
for desire falls with the rising of knowledge
he walked onto a path in which the heart was the center
and he followed this like a lost one in the dark
and he kept going
he was caught many times in the whirlpools of thought
that spoke to him of a world
of people and experiences and what if's
and rushing desires to bring something into being
that would open up happiness
but these all faded he noticed as the days wore on
and then lo, another appearance of desire would rise
and on and on
in the heat of this, he continued ..
the current of grace in which he knew not, pulling him
as his motive within was pure ...
which is what carried him...
though the mind rolled about as waves that moved
he was wanting to be out of suffering so very much inside
on he went on this path of heart..
feeling the grace of his Guru within like a wondrous thing
that kept pulling away the covers and revealing another experience entirely
in which there was no sorrow...
so there he went, like one that followed along in his ignorance..
yet how could he look away?
he was not to leave this go until it was settled and done..
no matter how long or how hard it became....
and onward he went until the mind was purified..
and now he came to the peace that passes understanding
in which the separation is cleared and no-one remains to know anything
yet life *is* and the world is not thrown out like an old used blanket
not in any way...
it remains FULL and beautiful, as it is --to be savored in it's mystery
this sounds so big, and yet it is not truly ...
for life is simply itself as it always has been...
without covers
fresh and calm, unruffled...
the only change is no mind remains to make stories up any longer ...
about how the world is this way and that way...
and i am here and the world is there ...
it is simply life without this nonsense...
non-dual, free...

he lived like a man of the world
yet he was not this way
inside the mind was still and at peace.....