peaceful sage

be he quiet dwelling in a cave
or out in the world giving satsang
the consciousness is the same
within stillness and beauty always
be he dressed in garments of great wealth
or clothed in robes of a sannyasi
or wearing nothing at all
he dwells eternally as shiva
unattached to outer appearance

his words may be filled with fire
so sharp as to cut like a knife
or quiet and gentle in nature
his body may wear the marks
of shiva on the forehead
he may hold the dandi staff
and be covered in only a loin cloth
he may drink from a gourd
and sit by the dhuni fire
in the lotus position
or he may live amongst
people in the cities
or small towns
he does not know anything but the
absolute
yet his vision is sharp as the eagles eye
he knows all without knowing anything at all
he is majestic like the full moon
and the seas that are deep and beautiful
he is glorious like the sun that shines its light
on the land of the transient
he is equal unto all
he is fearless and filled with light
he will only be truly know by one that
lives within his same consciousness
he is a light to humanity
and all that come near

peaceful sage

the sage

the sage 

is free of unrest 

he is unburdened like shiva

he is identical to the absolute

he is free of pride and lust 

he bears no mark of ignorance 

such as attachment to form and

intellect

he is rinsed clean of sin

he is a light unto himself

he is a prince of peace 

he is a bright glow
for humanity

he may sit on a tiger skin

or a throne 

or live in the streets 

as a homeless one

and remains unblemished

as his consciousness 

is changeless

and not affected by externals

he sees the world of many

but still his consciousness

is single 

always within shiva 

he has no relationship 

to any 

as he is completely alone

within himself

he is in stillness always

without ups 

and downs of the world

steady as the mountain range

fresh as the rains that come 

to a parched land 

swept clean of stories

of me and mine

shorn of coverings of identifications

he may seat himself in the lotus 

position on the earth 

or walk in the crowded cities

he may wear ordinary clothes 

or nothing at all

he may speak eloquent words 

or be in silence

he may sit by the waters 

and sleep in the deep forests 

with the creatures 

or live in an ordinary home 

he may be outgoing 

or quiet in nature

he may be uncomely

or wear a beautiful face 

he may embody a fine form

or be bent with age
and decrepitude

he remains unattached

and eternally free

of these appearances

he will not be comprehended

by those in mundane mind 

his divine state will be 

recognized only by those that 

are liberated 

as this is the same 

consciousness always 

o ne 

not high

not low 

not anything 

in between

zero

without qualities

what remains when 

the mind falls away

this is the sage