not two

when he walked thru the forest
there was the call of the animals
and their terrible cries
that echoed in his ears
and made him shiver to the bone
he laid himself down on the earth
to rest awhile and he slept
in his dream there was a man
that came to him
and told him of his true self
the man said he was as a light
that did not sorrow
and did not change
but was clear
and beautiful in fullness
this man in his dream said
that God was one and in all
and of all
when he awakened
he felt refreshed
and sturdy ready to go on
he felt a new breath of life in his bones
and got up to move forward
his mind was not yet still
but he did not worry about it
for he knew that his heart was
true
and he knew his way was clear
if he were to stay steady
as his Guru instructed
he walked thru this thick forest
which was as the sensual world
with it's dance that tempted
and said here i am come and enjoy
these fruits that are tasty
and will bring pleasure (and pain)
come and chase after me
for i am the dance of mara
i am the tempting goddess
that puts a spell of duality on you
oh come dear seeker and find
me dancing and singing of creation
and holding a fruit in my hand
that looks so ripe
come eat of it and see
come chase me again and again
this dance was swaying everywhere
it seemed
yet he did not go after it
he instead looked to his heart
that was pure as the unruffled water
and this is where he went to find succour
he went to his own soul
that was quiet
though his feet burned from walking so long
and his mouth was dry
and his mind was in and out of quietude
he walked on through the forest
he laid down at night under the stars
and moon
and listened to the roar of the jungle
it sang of something that was
to be mysterious
and he could not tell if it was his own
mind or the sound of something outside
of him
how could there be two?
he thought as he dropped to sleep
he slept dreamless
forgetting his cares
and his questions did not come
they were forgotten
as a door that closes
and leaves the world that he knew behind
his dreams were many times vivid
but not this night
he resided in a timeless realm
that he knew not his former existence
when he awoke he felt again
that he knew himself not
as he was
he got up and was not at all
in the spell of mara
what an odd thing
that he could not find himself
as he was
but he moved on and
eventually melted into the truth
like a ray of light
that was poured into the sun
he was in himself
like a true being
not two, not two
this was the beginning
of life
and he walked on
as before
still and at peace