Thursday, September 5, 2013

a man came in the evening..

a man came in the evening
he could not find himself as he was before 
and looked as if he was reborn
he looked at the hills and valleys in the distance 
and said that there is nothing separate 
he said me and mine are not real
he said me and mine are as figments 
of imagination
he said me and mine are like a misty
rising that is not separate from the source 
but as an illusion that comes from wrong 
understanding of what is true 
when he spoke, his heart was like a fire 
that had consumed all suffering thoughts 
he looked as a one that was not home 
but he was looking quite natural and at ease 
he spoke of God and the mind
how the mind projects imagery and concepts 
outward and the one that is not awake
takes them to be real
but it is simply shakti moving on the screen 
of the SELF that is completely untouched by the appearance 
he sat on the grass, this man that was free 
and belonged nowhere and had no home really
no place that he could say, "this is mine" and 
"that is yours"
and he could not point to anything and say,
"this is me here" and "that is you there"
as these concepts were mind made
and had vanished away
the trees swayed in the wind 
and the earth smelled of fresh rain and
blooming rich life 
and the mountains sat
majestic and silent in the distance
this form that is here, spoke the man
is the same as all seen
to perish with the seasons 
and be reborn 
what difference does this make
to a one that is free? 
for consciousness lives on no matter what comes and goes 
and this sea of reality is sweeping and sweeping all away
constantly
to leave pristine clarity
why to worry about anything? 
all is of grace, beautiful and still

a man came in the evening 
and then he got up and walked away
and stillness remained...  

2 comments:

  1. Namaste, Such clarity! Such Grace! Such simplicity! All in one heart :-) Shanti OM. Deep appreciation.

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  2. namaste, yes, ONE heart .. all the same consciousness.. enjoy the day and om

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