Wednesday, November 13, 2013

simply pure presence



many have come to the way
but so many have not finished the path
it is not easy to walk the journey of truth
it is not easy to put the mind to rest
and live the freedom of all
it is like a fire that burns to the core
the familiar world that one so safely guards
it is like a fire that burns the me and mine
to ash
it is like a fire that sets all that is known to
be destroyed
it is like a fire that takes what was felt to be true
away
and leaves what is real to be
it is like a fire that sets the ship of the body
(attachments)
to sink in the waters
where all is as one full being
it is like a fire that makes the personal
a flimsy cover
and then pulls that away too
and what remains is no more seeker
only spontaneous flow of the moment
it is like a fire that comes of desire to be free
and is tended by sadhana (spiritual practice)
and is tended to by the open heart that only knows
God
it is like a fire that is aimed at only that which is unreal
because it cannot burn what is real
what is true and permanent cannot be destroyed
not by any hand, sword or tongue
there is nothing else that remains but *is*
a full, completeness
not any one can know it as a person
but can only know it as a no-thing
which means one is no longer identified with
the untruth of body and mind
but is quietened and only knows the one
the other is like it never happened
who did it happen to?
only the dream speaks of happenings that came to
a me persona
only the dream speaks of this and that and differentiation
only the dream speaks of variety
what is seen as variety is only the same essence
like a filtered light that comes from the same essence
or source
this does not mean you are not here or have an existence
you do indeed
but not like you think
like a concrete presence that is non-dual
and is not this or that
or here or there
you are simply pure presence
and have always been

5 comments:

  1. Namaste - Wonderful and mysterious clarity. Many thanks. Om shanti.
    Patrick

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  2. Namaste Siddhananda, Many thanks from here too. OMMM.

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  3. namaste, you are most welcome... great day and om

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  4. Namaste Guru Siddhananda,

    The analogy of the fire burning up the mind is really helpful. The fire being that of the desire to be free from suffering, and to nourish it internally with the sadhana is a helpful visualization. It is also helpful to know that what is real doesn't get burned, and what is unreal is what gets burned in the fire of the path. Thank you for the pointers.

    Pranams

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  5. namaste, desires also get burnt up in the fires of purification (kundalini)... am glad it was helpful.. may you continue forward into that which has no suffering... om shanti

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