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
0

what remains

a life lived in stillness
is the most high
not like a one that is above everything else
but like a one that is the SAME as all else
if this makes no sense,
then good…
for mind cannot turn the light
into an understanding or a ray
it can only begin to question
and then the snake eats it's tail
and leaves the ground of being
to be known
then,
this soul does not know himself
as he was any longer
that one has died and left the o ne
to replace the suffering persona
what grace dear ones
what grace...

what are you?

what are you dear?

in the heart 

what are you?

not as you think 

for certain

not as a measured thing 

that has this quality and that

not like this in the least

in the heart 

you are as you truly are 

which is unborn

beautiful

made of only pure life 

untouched by form and mind 

untouched by thought 

untouched by even one thing that 

can be named 

oh heart friend, 

yes, you are perfect 

it is true 

and what is to make you think

otherwise is this spell of maya

it plays and moves as the world 

it creates dream substance 

a shadow over the heart 

that sits clear as the most precious 

jewel

come find it my friend

seek not what the mind is after 

and dive into the heart 

like a one that is to die to what is known

and you will be freed of suffering 

in this light 

love is as still waters 

so pure and clean

as God in it's right state 

be in this light 

and let the shadows go

know yourself

then all is set right

how blessed

the non-dual texts speak always of one 

heart friends this is what is real

spoken by voices that are free of illusion

this truth shines so undeniable in this writing 

as the sun pours it's light forth at high noon

and can be felt by all that live under it 

and turn their face upward 

how these words melt into the heart and mind like this 

writing of this sort is of it's own category

and cannot be set up against writing of a dualistic nature 

that speaks to me and you and this and that 

and becoming and gaining and losing and all the 

woes and struggle of mundane existence 

the non-dual writings flow from the source directly

as honey flows from the sweetest body of water 

it quenches deeply and takes away

only what is creating bondage 

this writing is so very rare as to not be of interest 

to those taking up the reins of the cart and horse
of worldly desire

where will this lead? only to more of the same 

but to those souls that are to turn inward into themselves
and look deeply at what is real and lasting

and are graced with Guru's compassion

and teachings 

and are in the way of devoting their lives to the truth 

to these ones 

even a few words spoken from the lips of a completed master 

will strike the cords of the heart 

and begin to tear away the coverings of illusion

how blessed is the soul that opens in this way

how blessed is the soul that keeps as it's steer and rudder 

the faith that all is ONE 

how blessed is the soul that carries not the shadow of the past 

and projections of the future 

how blessed is the soul that discovers the path of heart 

how blessed is the soul that keeps on step by step

and does not turn back to the world of shadow

oh men and women that desire freedom

keep steady

and have faith in the words spoken by those free of 

suffering for they speak the truth that resides in all hearts

these words speak to what has always been 

and cannot be otherwise 

which is that all is ONE 

all is without death and without suffering 

beyond body, beyond mind 

this is the truth 

what exists here and now -- Brahman...

what does the sage say about God?

God is synonymous with SELF which is the essence of 

ALL -- there is nothing apart from this essence

or there could be no life...

what does the sage say about *me*?

that it has no separate existence, not now or ever..

the snake will never, ever be the rope --

this means mind can never, ever be real, not for 

an instant

what does the sage say about *you*? 

that there is no such thing in reality

what exists always, always is the absolute 

undivided consciousness

made of sat, chit anand 

*me* and *you* are only superimpositions 

on the one reality 

that is the true reality

the other is but a dream --- an imagining of mind 

a mental trick that allows for the forgetting of the one reality

-- and though it covers over and appears real,

it is not -- it is only emptiness with no power in itself

what does the sage say about youth and old age? 

that it is of the body which is made up of elements 

and impurities.. it is made up of parts: arms, legs, head, torso,

feet, belly, thighs and so forth that are like anything else in nature 

which intrinsically decays and will pass away
 -- these parts can never, ever be the absolute
which cannot be parted out or pointed to,

nor can it rise or fall, nor can it pass away -- it is a mistake to identify

with that which decays
as the truth is we are always and eternally ONE,

undivided in nature, pure beingness, of the nature of Brahman which is ALL

what does the sage say about practice?

that it is not to be looked at as being apart from the practitioner

or turned into mechanical action or to turned into devotion that is dualistic

in nature, but to be centered in the heart and quietude
allowing the sense of duality to fall away….

what does the sage say about the world? 

that it is not separate from the absolute --- it is one with God and one 

with all -- 

what does the sage say about the body?

that it is to be detached from -- it has no knowledge within it, it is 

insentient and is not to be nourished with thoughts that tethers the mind to it …

without this type of detachment the mind will be ridden with fear and concern

about so many things that bring on a feeling of duality ---

what does the sage say about thought?

that it is the source of confusion, doubt, imaginings and the full host of 

suffering for the soul -- there is nothing else that brings suffering … 

and with this said, all thought is to be removed by following guidance given
by Guru and steadfastly abiding in the heart/quietude/practices without
being lost in the mental shifting states….
what does the sage say about Brahman?

that it is the one, undivided essence or substratum of all seen and unseen

it is made of knowledge only and nothing else 

knowledge is the non-dual source of all 

it is not knowledge *of* something as the mind thinks, but pure, undiluted reality

that has no separation within it, it has no conceptualization or imaginings in it
whatsoever….

consciousness is what Brahman is made of  which is the SAME in all ---
consciousness is what you and me are made of which is the SAME in all--
consciousness is what here and there is made of which is the SAME in all
consciousness is ALL….
this is Brahman…
the playing out of mind loses itself to this essence that is Brahman
it dies away there and then Brahaman is revealed as that which has always been
behind the playing out and sense of division…
this is Brahman
ONE, eternal -- complete, without parts, without affliction, doubt or burden…
ONE always -- Brahman
what does the sage say about non-duality

as the wave has always been water and never can it be anything in between --

this is non-duality ----- all has and always has been ONE without exception, everywhere 

and always ----  ONE