this one, so blessed

blessed is he that rights the wrongs 

blessed is he that purifies his own soul

blessed is he that falls not away from the real

blessed is he that lives in the moment

blessed is he that takes nothing away

blessed is he that takes nothing from the world 

blessed is he that takes nothing from the well of life 

blessed is he that takes nothing from experience

blessed is he that does not cling to the past

blessed is he that forgets the world and it's dance of change

blessed is he that forgets the world and it's shadows that play about

blessed is he that sits in the heart as love and light 

blessed is he that sits in the heart as non-dual perfection

blessed is he that flows with life as a river without blockages

blessed is he that sees all as his own soul shining

blessed is he that sees all as not to be attached to 

blessed is he that sees all as not be possessed 

blessed is he that does not shield the heart from life 

blessed is he that does not create a world from thought 

blessed is he that does not cover light by thinking and thinking 

blessed is he that lives simple and quiet with what is here

blessed is he that though with a body knows he is not that 

blessed is he that though with a body knows he is Shiva always

blessed is he that though comes and goes in body 

knows he does not come and go in truth 

blessed is he that though moves about in the world is not of the world

blessed is he that though sees the world of plurality knows he is eternally singular

blessed is he that is still and present and not within mental unrest 

blessed is this one of all 

this heart that is full and always 

this one that is here 

this one 

so blessed 

unchanging o ne

people of all walks of life
seek shelter from the way of suffering
even the creatures are not settled within
when night comes
they stay watchful of prowlers and
ones that are a danger
the sea too is in turbulence
when the wind is strong
and mighty
the grasses blow
and the small things run for cover...
even with this play in the heart of all
there is an undying stillness that lives
beyond form and
the passing phases of the world
that appear this way or that to the eye
the one that lives within this pure light..
*the peace that passes understanding*
does not sit as within the usual earthly
condition of woes...
but lives always as brahman
unchanging and free
within all conditions
there is no other to this o ne
and though the activities of the world go on..
as always ...
and the eyes of the o ne register this reality
there is no attachment to it..
or any movement within
to create a world ...
of birth and death
shadow and light...
all of it goes as a dream
like mist on the water..
what remains is a deep well of compassion
mercy
and unobstructive clarity
that is brought to humanity
as an offering of pure love
and light
such a blessing...

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eternity..

my friend,

in the heart

your true self resides

to come in 

your carcass of body and mind

are to be left

at the entrance..

there is not one that can come

in and continue to hold

on to anything...

this clinging is what 

is your undoing... 

really

freedom does not compromise

itself

in any way...

it cannot

it is an unalterable truism

this core is perfect

and without a single drop of 

the world or identifications

it rests in you eternally

and is what gives life --

there is no way to enter into it

except to lay all down

and though this sounds

so very much not acceptable to ego

it will fight, kick and scream to save itself..

yet dear 

do not give in

ego must die to for the light to shine in full

and for peace to reign

and for the kingdom of heaven to 

be regained...

oh love

if you could be within this o ne for

even a moment

you would know that you are so much

more and 

so much less at the same time

not one drop of ego is valid--

Beyond all opposites...

ego is under the delusion that a *me*
will be awakened
and this is where one can get caught up
and identify a personal self with
liberation which is so entirely false...
what is revealed within the non-dual consciousness
is that there was *never* such an entity as
a separate self --
separation has never existed at all...
and one can only say at the point of awakening
that prior to this, one had been within a dream state...
all pairs of opposites such as *i am or am not
good enough* or * i am or am not worthy enough*
hold no water whatsoever when mind falls

ego only knows opposites --
and sets out to try to be perfect
to fill holes and
insecurities due to feeling incomplete...
.. not good enough, not right enough...
..not this, not that...
none of this is *true* --
absolutely none...
and you are not what you *think* you are...
and there is nothing that you have done *right*
or *wrong* that has anything to do
with what you truly are at the core of being...
there is a paradox that great effort *is* needed to
enter liberation ...
but there is no one that remains to claim it in the end
the one making efforts goes... dissolves and
no doer remains...
mind is so not able to grasp it even for a moment...

forever free...

time dances in the wind
and dissolves in the heart
when the mind awakens
shadow rises no more
and seeing is made clear
light shines bright
reflecting appearance in awareness
yet no one is there to capture
anything
only stillness reigns
this is the way that one is meant to be
the Lord of yourself
not like a slave to mental wandering
tethered on a rope
to the rising and sinking tides
of mind
you are so much more than this
love,
you are truly forever free
and so over the mind
with its shades of unrest
so will you come to these waters of purity
and drown in the sea of life
that carries no suffering within it?
oh my friend,
i have not cast you out of my heart
i have lived to see you well
and to see you dance freely in joy
and not sit away from what is real
my heart has rejoiced
at your chance to be free
and my singing has called you
to go on...
i love you so inside always
as the SELF that is precious and true
if you could be in the way of hearing
and following your beauty
then i will be so trusting of your
steady steps
and rejoice in happiness
at your coming
i can see you here
where you are meant to be
because i know you not as
a body and mind
but one that is so very pure
and whole
i am to see you here, yes!
and know that you are in the heart
like a one that has come thru the waves
and set things right
like a warrior of freedom
and a flower of beauty

i am *here* friend
come now and *see*

be well always

om shanti

life can be a joy

what then is holding you back from the light?
is it that you are in need of what cannot be found right here?
or is it that you desire to be in another way
than what grace has now given?
because really dear one
it is only your perception of the situation that is binding
as you have heard so many times about those ones that have lost so much
and those ones in which the body is twisted and misshapen or ridden
with disease and uncomely to look upon...
yet have you not heard that even in this state, there are some in which
grace shines so very bright thru the external appearance
and have you not heard of the ones that appear to have everything
that money can buy including health and handsomeness...
yet are so very unpleasant to be around and so full of mischief
in heart and mind...
not in any way peaceful at all within themselves...

it is really when there is a loss or crises that will show up what is true within...
is there a true faith and a true peaceful detachment?
or is there a bemoaning of circumstances and a clinging to what has been perceived
as loss?
really it is so very much in mind and nowhere else ...
challenge and a shock can indeed push one to the edge of awakening
as it jars loose the complacent reality if one is open...
or it can calcify unrest and suffering if one sits there and wallows...
but why to wait for a big jarring up of your world?
start now to look deeply ....
because complacency is the worst bed partner...
it keeps one lukewarm and within a sluggish way in which there is no change...
come be alert to your life *as it is* with all its seeming imperfections and
crookedness...
forget about them all and *just be*...
life will become a joy this way....

maha shanti om

why chase worldly drama?

if you are in the way of making something
exceptional of your life
then why are you off into worldly drama?
there is nothing that will be found there that
eases your suffering...
the *truth* alone
is what will take the ache away
that has come from
grasping at shadows
it is a very sad thing that a one that is
to be desirous of liberation
continues to buy into and chase
worldly happenings ...
as this will not bring the goal
of freedom near...
it will only serve to hold blinders in place..
what takes place in the world
is indeed filled with emotion
in every direction,,,,
this is not to be held as the most attractive
because to be enmeshed within it
will not take away a single tear ..
which does not mean that one is not
sad or happy within the moment of
certain events
and will not respond to them in
a way that is true
it simply means that to keep *cranking*
on an event or happening is to lose
what is taking place in this moment...
and to lose clear *seeing*-
(which is what will maintain
clarity and balance )
it is the best help to all of nature
and humanity when one rests
settled in the heart within quietude
and silence no matter the conditions
then the words or actions that come
are right and well
and will speak to the situation with
balance and sincerity
and will bring a shift to those that
are open...
and what the
world is so desperately
in need of is *balance*...
so, friends of the heart
be real and just
be what you are without all
the drama...
the  world patterns will play out
as this has been in motion
from time beginning...
what is to be done lies
within --
and then what comes forward
from this center of being
will be for the best
there is no doubt...

May all be well --

maha shanti om

heart pointings

what is true?
 - that which brings happiness to others

what is the right way?
 - that which follows God

what is the wrong way?
-that which is out of sync with the natural laws

what is whole?
-that which does not separate

what is to be done?
-efforts towards truth

what is to be said?
-words that aide humanity

what is freedom?
-no-mind

what is death?
-ignorance

what is beautiful?
-that which is holy and within grace

what is false?
-that which is transient

what is real?
-that which is unchanging

what is fear?
-that which hides

what is joy?
-that which is 0-ne

what is to be most cherished?
-company of the wise

what is to be most loved?
-Guru's pointings

what is to be most contemplated
-the scripture, Guru's pointings
and the transient nature of all things

what is grace?
-that which is not of the *me*

what is sorrow?
-separation from the pure

what is a friend?
-he who guides one towards the  good

what is an enemy?
-none

what is to be sought?
-your true nature

what is blind?
-ignorance (ego)

what is clear?
-the light of Guru and wise souls

the wings that will carry you home...

the wings that will carry you home
are to come to life
when you let go
or else there is no lifting off
if there is a holding
on of the world with
its collections and its
comings and goings

the wings will fly
when the heart is purified
by the joy of truth
and the joy of *being*
without adding your
life story to it
then the beautiful feathers
and strong delicate weaving
of the bones can
be cleaned off so as to shine
with beauty and strength

so is the soul to be strengthened
with the imbibing of truth
and light
i cannot tell you otherwise
for this would not be real
and would not be what
will truly help you

may you rise then
and shake this way of being
in the shadows with
thoughts that haunt
and follow you
shake them off and
begin to see what is truly here
that is of another nature
entirely

then the wings will fly
and carry you
home
to yourself
which is pure peace
and joy
without the heaviness
of the world....

Turn your boat around

How long will you sail your boat through the waters

of duality

there is much to play with here 

in this land

but don't you see how it all slips through your fingers

and turns into something else 

from moment to moment

don't you see that the most beautiful sunny day

and the most glorious sunset

only last for a brief time

the child grows up and is gone

overnight

it seems

the world and life take all things away

because none if it can be possessed 

it never was yours to hold....

If you could be there

when the soul that is dying takes

the last breath

you would see the difference in the eyes of one

that has not let go the grasp on life

compared to the one that has completed the work here

and is ready to move on

with a heart of surrender shining

what a difference

in the eyes of these......  

It is true that you die how you live

so why wait friend

until the lights are going out

and the body is bent over with the ache of age

God will take it all anyway

All that you hold dear is bound to perish

sooner or later....

why wait...

release the grip now

turn your boat around and sail

into the sunrise of pure eternal life

the open sky is there to greet you

and grace will light your way

through the rough waters

if your heart is open

the right guide will come

to carry you to completion

why wait,

turn your boat around...

Shiva Nataraj

Where do i lay my head tonight

dear Shiva Nataraj

the song of me is so very weak and i can no longer find shelter there

the body is moving and i am getting tired

where can i rest tonight 

for i can't find the door back into the world

can i lay down right here 

dear Shiva Nataraj

the wind is balmy and smells of nature's sweet fragrance

the blanket of your night is calling 

the ocean waves are lapping gently and i am lost

yet have no strength to care about it

there is no one here in your home

dear Shiva Nataraj

only the dance of pure life within eternity's light

the wide expanse of consciousness

alone and free

the open sky and all that comes and goes in it

the rocks, trees and rolling hills

the wondrous seasons and colorful appearances

the ocean call and glistening sands

the moonlight melting on it's waters

and my mind is melting too

now you have captured me here 

i have no strength left to fight

dear Shiva Nataraj

i lay my head on your heart

that has beat in me all along

and let you pull away the grip on my song

to dissolve in your sweet light

who journeyed this way i do not know

the path behind has blown in the winds

mother has taken the blinders away

and i know not the one that came

i lay my head here,

so life can enter at last....

Oh love 

that was never separate 

dear Shiva Nataraj

dance your dance of rejoicement in full

for suffering no longer has a hold

and what was always here is revealed

as O ne in heart and mind

everlasting peace and freedom
and now only your eternal song

dear Shiva Nataraj... 

Fly tonight

Star light

Moon shine

Glory is this fine state

where wandering never ceases

and one is as open and fluid as

the river and space

One is so very weary

shut the eyes and see that the heavens

are made of you

the wind, the bird's call, the childs laugh

and tears are calling you home

My dear friend,

look out

all that is seen is your very

soul

wanting to get to know you

and see you smile

Light up the world

sweet and happy

the rushing ocean

the rising sun melting

and all the worries

have melted too

This joy

this beauty

love

live

laugh

Where did you come from?

the heavens

the earth

the holiest place

the night call

and sky

fly tonight

the moonrise is in the

background

and will light your way

the velvet night

will be your blanket

when you get tired

I am that child that giggled

so long ago

and looked at the color dancing

all around

dancing

whirling

always at play

what a beautiful rock

and a special bright flower

would you like to play?

Sing, sing

the ocean sounds in the heart

floating in this rhythm

what glory

what peace

so soft

light as a feather

and solid as the earth

this beingness

never dies

Love sweet

love

holy always

within beauty

stilled

and pure

 O