breathe

where are you 

my friend? 

in the dark or in the light? 

because i cannot find you in either 

as you are not real as a dream

you are as the truth 

can you see this?

where are you 

my friend? 

as i cannot find you 

here or there 

i cannot find you high or low 

i cannot find you near or far 

i cannot find you as a man that is 

a such and such

i cannot find you as a woman that is 

a such and such 

i cannot find you as a child that is a 

such and such

i cannot find you as a projection 

i cannot find you as a wave that goes on 

i cannot find you as a name and face 

where are you my friend?

if you want to know yourself
as you are truly

then you can breathe here and now 

and be free of this identity that is not really 

*you* but a false coat you wear around 

as it is familiar and comfortable in some ways 

but it also stings greatly in others 

i say to shed it 

and be not looking any more for something 

that is not real 

shed that coat 

and see the way of now 

it is so much more precious and of grace 

and you are of this in the heart 

a master that is in true seeing 

he is the man that comes to strip the false 

away without seeking personal gain

he does not let his mind be the doer 

of anything 

for he is not that mind or body

he is the burdenless here 

that cannot be something else 

he simply rests in stillness 

and breathes in reality 

by this beingness there is transformation 

for all that are in the way of hearing 

and imbibing this force of light 

if there are ones near not in the way of 

seeing, they will not see 

this is the way it is 

because they have no space in which 

to allow the light to shine thru 

and this is fine as it simply is the 

natural way of things 

those that are in the way of seeing 

and have shed coverings 

with efforts and surrender 

have some open space to see clearly

if a man is in the way of seeing 

he takes what is heard and lets it settle 

as a vibrational force to destroy 

the wayward energies of mind 

he lets it settle and does not 

try to *understand* it by struggling 

with the words 

this will not work, not ever 

for this will make the words

impure and not as powerful

the seeker sits still and listens 

and opens up to what is here as grace 

like the heart that unfolds 

and does the work itself 

this is the way it is in all of life 

in the timing of grace and the power 

of shakti and pure consciousness 

the union of both energy and light 

stay with this vibration and be present 

not into the thinking 

stay present 

breathe

a man that lives in stillness

for him there is nothing other 

he is the night that is not dark

he is the light that is not to end 

he is the mystery in all

he is the leaving out of suffering 

he is the shedding of personal power

he is the shedding of all that has been 

gained by effort

he is the shedding of the doer

he is the shedding of the sins 

he is the shedding of the world 

with it's illusive element

he is the shedding of the many 

he is the shedding of the false way

he is the shedding of the coming and going 

he is the treasure of the heart

he is the treasure of the constant

he is the treasure of the sighted 

he is the treasure of the formless

he is the treasure of the atman

he is the treasure of the allah

he is the treasure of the soundless

he is the poor made wealthy

he is the blind made in full seeing 

he is the knower beyond knowledge 

he is the knowing made unknown

he is the gathered made empty 

he is the sleep made awake 

he is the awake made asleep

he is the sun made eternal

he is the seasons made changeless 

he is the many made one 

he is the name made nameless

he is the suffering made powerless

he is the forgotten made known

he is the understanding made clear

he is the struggle made silent 

he is the high and low made the same 

he is the day and evening made the same  

he is the grief and joy made the same 

he is the loss and gain made the same 

he is the dream made forgotten

he is the image made alive 

he is the understanding made embodied 

he is shiva made embodied 

he is lakshmi made embodied 

he is the hope of freedom made real

he cannot be what is not real

he is the light always 

he is