life awaits...

know my friends
that one is to be *living* the truth
this is so very different than an understanding
of it
this is so very different than being separate from it
for the mind will do this
make distinctions and separate out a you
from all else that lives
this is the trick that it plays
like a room of mirrors that eludes itself
always
and in this room of mirrors, there is no truth
to be found
only a revolving wheel of thoughts and all that
comes with this …
but when the mind stops this revolving and comes
to rest in the heart
then and only then is there peace and what is seen
is not separate, but the same in all directions and at all times
and under all conditions
then and only then, there is stillness that forgets the world
with all it's miseries and events that happened to a persona
then and only then, the mind is cleared of all obstructions
and misunderstandings that have been collected due to clinging
to this false notion of individuality...
so very much like a ghost of sorts (this false sense) that rises and attaches to the form
but in itself it is formless and is not at all real or solid
this is the reality
and having no place to attach, when the mind is purified, this energy
will die away like mist in the morning light
for it is not able to withstand forever
this light of love that is God, Guru, Allah, Brahman, Absolute
or whatever name one wants to call it
it is the absolute reality that is ONE and undivided and without end and without
beginning and most importantly without suffering, fetters, bindings, attachments
nothing like this ever existed in this perfection
and this perfection (the absolute)
is what is to be entered into with courage and heart and love

oh my friend
i know you to be well and out of suffering
always and forever
you are the burning atman, the fire of allah
the mountain steady and filled with majesty
you are the prince of peace
like Christ
how he came to free the souls that thirsted for clear waters
he came like a prince and was crucified by the ones that loved
him in the beginning even
how very sad indeed
but, the bright note is always that Christ showed the way to the eternal
to the holy of holiest, the one, the sun that sits glorious and filled with light
and love and purity
is this not a beautiful thing?

sons and daughters,
seat yourself by the waters of joy
this evening,
the sky is filled with colors of bright hue that have only
been spun by the heart
the earth, so filled with riches… deep and wonderful mysteries
lie there awaiting new birth always
the ocean, spreading far and wide with rolling waves
that sing so joyous
and the life within it how filled with abundance!
the children running about and playing in the light that
dances by the shore and in the breeze fresh with warmth
the hills too are filled with the call of the earth and the wild creatures
how free they roam about, laying their heads in the dirt at night, filled with
the song of life
in the jungle, what wonders are there!
animals of such power and strength and such rich greenery and dancing mysteries...
in you too, this life dances my friends…like all that live and all that have died
and all that are to come…
no one is left out of this life that gives of itself… and leaves the man to seek his heart
if he so chooses…
this is the beauty of life… to choose to walk the journey of heart… to be set free of shadow
to never call it back to the soul…
yes, indeed, this is the greatest opportunity…
and those that continue, how blessed are they?
these ones are to know in time the non-dual treasure that sits like a beautiful gem
splendid and without comparison
eventually, this is the reality...the best of the best awaits
but know dear ones, that this reality is here and now and not out there like a thing to be
taken and possessed… this is so very false…
the ego wants to own this treasure and it cannot, not now, not ever…
so do not be deluded by this type of thinking…
it is the ego that is to die completely away before life is…
before this perfection can be made manifest…


...and so the journey continues…

steady, ever steady….

it takes such a strong will

to pass beyond mind into liberation

but strong will is indeed what is needed 

for the mind is so very much soaked into the soul

(or this thought of being a body with a separate existence)

and this is what needs to be rooted out without a drop

of this feeling remaining 

for if there are seeds of desire/attachment remaining 

then these can sprout up again and sprout they will

if watered with attention 

this is why it is so important to look within and be vigilant 

with the mind by utilizing the practices given by Guru

and continuing steadily without being pulled by so, so many

thoughts 

if one can be patient and continue through all experiences 

that come 

and stay with it 

then there will be fruit to enjoy

the mind will not stop it's course without the strong force of 

grace which is embodied in Guru

but for this force to penetrate deeply, one is to be still

and not driven by anxiety or looking always for pleasurable 

experiences… you see, this is so selfish (which is the way of ego nature)

ego is indeed a selfish energy that all the time whines for *me, me -- i i*

this is what is to be seen my friends and seen well…

for this ego will rise up strong when given attention and nurtured.. 

when the will is strong to go beyond this energy that has been 

seen to bind and bring suffering, then one will not be distracted no

matter what comes or goes….

my friends, there cannot be an understanding of what a great treasure 

stillness is until this beauty is experienced deeply…

then and only then will one know the treasure there …

and as all the sages say, stillness is the only way to be out of suffering 

and without karma and all of the cycling that comes there …

the mind cannot go beyond mind, not ever --

nor can there be an intellectual understanding or insight about what is 

being spoken of 

so friends be quiet --- and when mind is in place drown it in the practices 

and stay steady, every steady…

om shanti

here, now

oh joy,

this time is the now

like the earth song so filled with divinity

like the mother love that carries not a drop of 

suffering with it 

for it lives forever 

like her (the mother) she lives on and on 

as an angel of truth and as an angel of light 

like this, but not as something to be seen

by the eyes 

for you to see her rightly go to the waters of light 

where all is to be made clean

and this untruth is to be taken away

the untruth that speaks of other 

as you go to this water, know that it will rinse the 

mind clean of shadow which is mistaken knowledge

this knowledge is not real

not now, not ever 

it is like a pollution to the soul, so out of tune 

is it with the one 

and how it drives the soul to be out of truth

do not be afraid ever of this energy

for it is not real by any means 

it is like an empty playing out 

that comes from nothing 

know that the waters will drown this foe (ego)

he is not a friend of yours 

he is like a thorn on your skin that pricks and burns 

badly

and with this movement (of ego), sorrow is born to you

but oh friend, have no fear

go to the waters in yourself that are clear and made of 

beauty only

and know that when the mind is rinsed, all the dream risings 

will come forward in a gush to be washed away

this is quite normal

do not fear this type of uprising -- stay in the heart and be 

as a still one 

and forget yourself and what is to come and not come 

for you cannot say in yourself what is to be 

only God knows this 

not you for sure 

and what is to come is what is to come 

it will be no matter what you haveto say about it 

it is like a trick to think you know the next step

so instead, why not be quiet with what is here? 

this flow of life, so present and wondrous 

yet not apart from anything 

the mind will have it's time to dance -- it is this way

but it has an end to it 

it has an end, and then the beginning of life is 

known

but this is not a beginning as the mind thinks it is 

for pure life always IS 

and mind truly has not ever lived 

not even for a moment as a true entity

for it dies away -- it dissolves away and is no more 

oh my friend, 

yes, know this reality and stay in this moment 

here, now
this moment
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