look deeply at this world..

there was a beautiful maiden
that lived in a forest

one day a man was out hunting 

and saw her and was so captivated
by her beauty
that he fell to his knees almost

and could barely think of anything but 

this vision of loveliness 

that stood before him

for her beauty was like an angel 

she moved with such splendour 

her voice like that of the finest music

ever heard 

her eyes deep pools of wisdom 

her form lithe and of the heavenly realm 

when this man gazed at her, he was lost 

and drunk almost on her presence 

he waited for her father to return who was 

a rishi and when her father saw this man

he knew immediately he was taken in by his daughter 

because he was of the way of seeing all

and so he said, you can marry my daughter 

and the man was in immediate happiness 

he felt as if he was the luckiest man alive 

to have such a bride so comely and intelligent 

and as the finest female form to look upon

and so they married and all seemed well

in the beginning

but, after a time 

this perfect wife did not return her

husband's  affections that he lavished upon her 

with all of his heart

and he was very disheartened by this 

he asked her, why, dear wife of my heart 

do you not return my affections as i give to you

so fully and of great joy and love?

and his wife said, i love you true my husband 

but am very absorbed in finding that which lies 

beyond this world of suffering 

for when i see this world that brings short lived happiness 

that turns always around to misery 

i am not attracted to it any longer 

i see it like a dream that brings suffering to those hearts 

that rejoice in it and find pleasure there 

i am desiring to find something that is lasting my dear husband 

i will not stop until it is found and my heart is full

you love me i know, but do you not see that this form you love 

is made of impurities
and if laid out on a table what this form is composed of

would turn your stomach and make you wretch
for it is made of odours, urine, feces, blood, hair, bones and so many things 

that are filthy ..

you see, i cannot find pleasure in body desires

or this world now 

do you not see this my husband? 

and her husband felt her love for him strongly and said

i will contemplate what you said my dear heart and feel it deeply 

for i know you are pure and desire that i am of my best 

please give me time to contemplate the world that you say is so paltry

and then find me and give me more of your knowledge 

and the husband spent his days looking deeply at what his wife said 

and he began to detach from the world 

and he waited for his wife to bring more knowledge to him

this is the writing that has flowed this evening..

it has a similar feel to some of the writing in the tripura rahasya

since the writing flows spontaneously, cannot say it is in full alignment with that 

may it be enjoyed as it is ....