changeless truth

when a man gives away 

all of his possessions 

he is still left with himself 

he does not change 

when he covets objects and goes 

after this and that 

he is still unchanged in truth 

when he goes to the river to cleanse 

his soul 

he is still unchanged in truth

when he walks with wayward souls 

or with saints 

he is still unchanged in truth 

when he calls to the heart 

or calls to the heavens 

or loves or hates 

he is still unchanged in truth 

he is never out of beingness

even in the most dark places 

for truth is not found newly 

it is always and forever here 

as one pure light 

it is to be uncovered by the one that 

seeks with sincerity 

it is to be uncovered by the one that 

is not making up stories of deception

it is to be uncovered by the soul that 

leaves the body sense go

and forgets his little world of troubles 

and pleasures

and forgets his ego nature and forgets 

his most precious attachments 

for in these there is pain always 

even with the pleasure 

and he is to know this well and go out 

of this and be of his own light 

like a sadhu that is to be purified 

in the fires of Guru

he sits in this fire 

and lets the dust of his creation die

away

and with this death there is a blessed light 

that is effulgent and made of only love 

and silence 

silence, silence 

not anything else but this 

this brings an end to all that he is seeking 

and then he goes on to be himself 

as he always was 

just without the overlay of egoistic 

playing out 

the ego is the cover --

there is nothing else that overlays pure mind 

it moves and makes up imaginings that 

bring the soul to believe in separation

which is never, ever true 

so souls,

be living in yourself and make your life 

one of joy and rich being 

no matter where you are or what is happening

make your life one of silence 

then you can be wherever you are 

and be free