detach

to claim truth is completely wrong

there are none that own it 

there are none that can say it is their personal

reality

this is not right at all

it rings of one in ego and confusion

the ego loves to say it knows

it knows only itself which is ignorance 

it cannot know the light 

not by any means

it is a ray if that 

not the sun 

it dies and is reborn

it comes and goes 

it is moving always 

it jumps here and there 

it cannot be the constant

look deeply friends of heart 

observe this mind as if from afar

observe it in an impersonal way

detach

look deeply

this will begin to loosen this knot 

of attachment to mind and body

the body speaks not

it is silent always 

it makes no claims on anything 

it simply moves according to its nature 

it survives on food 

and if food were gone 

it would perish

it has no knowledge of the real

it has no truth within it 

it is a vehicle of experience 

it gives an opportunity

for the soul to learn

life lessons  

and continue the wheel of karma

or enter liberation

it depends on the desire and focus

of the soul

the action taken in this life

will open some doors 

and close others..

this is all...

never away

have i ever been away
from here
no
not ever
i have shed this thinking
shell
never to pick it up and see it
as a knowing thing
i have put the thought out
and found the heart here
so simple
but hard earned indeed

free

can i have you here now
my love
i sit inside the well of wisdom
watching the world
come and go
like a one set free of shadow
can i melt in your heart
to find you here as well
not apart from joy
i say to you dear
can i have you here now
as myself
set within the sea of beauty
rich in life
unburdened
as your true self
simple and without covers
not away as you are
in thought
here within joy always
clear in spirit
and mind
free

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  

Lord Shiva praise

shades of mind
robbers of peace
you are to be captured
by Shiva the mighty one
that is so beautiful
and majestic
like the sky
open and
untainted by cloud cover
Shiva
you are the sky
a perfect being
that will set souls free
in the living waters
to breathe air of beauty
and refreshment
as your being does
never ending in grace
a light unto itself
cry not friends of heart
Shiva
is in you

Shiva
i beseech you
let this mind blow away
for now my soul
filled with devotion
and love for thee
sing your praise
day and night
i have little to give
and to you
it matters not
heart of all
what is needed in your being
forever complete?
it is your precious grace
that will let me be
out of this suffering
and so i wait for your
beloved presence
to move the mind
in the direction of the good
and halt this dream
in your life giving waters
i wait now

Shiva
may i let the mind
dwell within your beauty
majestic as the mountain
quiet as still waters
unfolding unto the sun
of wisdom
may i rest my
weary being
inside your heart
where the soul
is unveiled
banished of suffering
set free within
happiness and peace
that has no end
may i give the mind
to you
where the skies are to
swallow it up
keeping the beauty
of your light
as the best of all
i say to you
dear Shiva
may i be inside you
eternally?

emptiness

the realized being
finds nothing that can be 

called himself

not body

not mind

not this 

not that

emptiness is just this 

without identifications

without a *me* center

without a separating out

the self from the non self

simply the o ne 

pure essence remains

nothing separate or distinct 

within it

mind is the only barrier

to this pure seeing