Tuesday, July 23, 2013

not different

a man came today
in the night 
he walked alone 
and silent 
he held his staff in hand 
he walked steady
on the ground of being 
not faltering 
and going backward 
but ever forward 
where the dawn was 
breaking over the mountain
range 
his eyes were not focused 
on the shadow nature 
that rose and fell
but inward was his glance 
as the single pointed 
awareness
he was not as a man that 
was looking for a goal
wandering to a particular
destination
he was a man 
that was grounded in this moment 
he was not as a man that 
was looking to gather and collect 
not at all
he was letting grace 
take that which occludes 
and that which covers 
as a veil
his eyes and heart 
away 
he was not anything special
outwardly to be looked upon
he was not anything different
in his form that moved 
as all forms do
he was a man of heart 
a heart that is in all hearts 
not different 
he was as you and me 
within grace always 
he was as the fresh rains
he was as the spacious sky
as you and me 
when the cloud cover 
dissipates
and pure life is revealed
he was simple in heart 
as you and me 
when the covers fall
and the mind awakens 
he was not different than all 
in reality 
he was shanti
he was journeying to the 
soul that is pure




6 comments:

  1. Namaste, beautiful writing. Thank you very much. OM

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  2. namaste - thank-you for the Heart writing ... always grace ... shanti om

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  3. namaste, you are welcome ..shanti om

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  4. Namaste Guru Siddhananda..
    Thank you for this writing. Describes beautifully the qualities the seeker on the path should be striving for, and to have the focus internal, within the heart. Om

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  5. Namaste, glad it resonated for you.. great day and om

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