ShivAllahSita sutra 59

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Solitude is in the mind of man. One mightbe in the thick of the world

and maintainserenity of mind. Such a one is in solitude.Another may

stay in a forest, but still be unableto control his mind. Such a man

cannot be said tobe in solitude. Solitude is a function of the mind.A

man attached to desires cannot get solitudewherever he may be, whereas

a detached man isalways in solitude.~Sri Ramana Maharshi

>From the translucent earthplum blossoms have sprung,swaying from their

root, bark and branch -delighted by their own fragrance!I shall savor

my own perfumewhen the flowering minddrops its petals.In Spring,

drunk on plum wine –Oh, such inebriation!In Winter,awake while

sleeping,talking through the dream,sober.

~b

I have stilled my restless mind, and my heart isradiant: for in

That-ness I have seen beyondThat-ness, in company I have seen the

ComradeHimself.Living in bondage, I have set myself free: I

havebroken away from the clutch of all narrowness.Kabir says: "I have

attained the unattainable,and my heart is coloured with the colour of

love."~Kabir

Stepping through some anonymous doorway of rock and vine, stepping out

of myself, there is just this gray misty mountainside. I take one step

back inside and find I'm falling everywhere at once, yet everything

stops at some sudden fragrance: O mysterious flower!The Golden One

shows the way through the heart blossoming open - Gate Gate Paragate

Parasamgate Bodhi Swaha!~b

Ishvara (God) is an object as a tree is an object.Your point of view

in respect of the Absolute iscalled Ishvara. It is a point of view

only, it doesnot really exist. If you cease to exist, it also

goes.You will not see Ishvara when you reach theAbsolute.It is like

an X in mathematics. It is a great helpin finding a solution but it

is not in itself existingthere. Without it you cannot have the

solutionand it in itself has no meaning. Ishvara cannotbe avoided as

long as the world is seen withyour eyes.The Ishvara concept is an

automatic outcomeof your belief in the reality of the world andwhen

the world exists, ishvara has to existas the cause thereof, but if

the world does notexist, Ishvara need not exist because if theeffect

is not there, what is the use of the cause?~Swami Krishnananda

By itself nothing has existence. Everything needsits own absence. To

be, is to be distinguishable,to be here and not there, to be now and

not then,to be thus and not otherwise. Like water is shapedby the

container, so is everything determined byconditions (gunas). As water

remains waterregardless of the vessels, as light remains

itselfregardless of the colours it brings out, so does thereal remain

real, regardless of conditions in whichit is reflected. Why keep the

reflection only in thefocus of consciousness? Why not the real

itself?~Nisargadatta Maharaj

Like something, like anythingBig wheels crush puddlesYet you

maintainThe wry credulity.Ash herdersHerd theirs ashesHome, across

the eyelid skySo slow, so slowYou start to cryLike candle waxYou

trickle downLike falling leavesCome floating down,Down the

swayingSides of skyLike some sereneYou slide on downThrough milky

mood aquariumsAnd mantra sanitariumsThrough arcane mental

miscellanyLike a snowflake missionaryMelting in the airAbove the

groundYou mellow downThrough the mists of vague perceptionPast the

place of precious thingsWhere the salivation armiesOf the million

sirens sing.Through fields of pod plantsSpewing sporesThrough layers

of succulentMetaphorsThrough vestibules of narcoticMonotonyHeavy

metal drum CacophonyPast graveyards filled with lost connections

Soldiers saluting at attentionPrickly spears of fear phantasmsFright

parades and trite charadesAlchemical masqueradesSo slow, so slowYou

slide on downTo blend with sleep and simile,Surrendered to the

eleventh degreeWith déjà vuUpon your lips andBest intentionsBetween

your hipsPerhaps to dream the casual dream:Waiting, waitingIn frail

pale lightIt matters little –Day or night –Waiting, waiting, not

knowingFor whatThe wind chimesAll of a suddenStopYou turn and startTo

say some thing,Some thing you thinkYou thought you heardAbout the

silence of the birdsAbout the culling of the herdAbout futility of

beliefAbout desire for reliefPerhaps to turn aroundNow& exhaleYou

keep sliding downBetween your breathBetween your thoughtsAllowing all

-If all be naught –And all returnsAs you returnLike ice to waterNight

to dayWhence animals stretch and stroll awayThe starsOn

scheduleShudders stillA frog leaps off The window sillAnd hops

straight for the bushes.Household deities stripe the sky,First

streak, then stammer –Hammered into placeIn space.There is no traceOf

any ash,The eye flies openWide –For once You waking up reply:Today no

saint,Tonight no suicide!The best of you becomes HELLOThe rest of you

GOOD-BYEBut that's all right,Tonight!Yes? To speak in tongues?To fill

your lungs?To frame that emotion ofUnframeability?To toast

relinquished cinders ofCruel intelligibility?To trip offThe top of a

Hundred foot poleOr burrow in holesLike predictable molesIn this part

of the dreamIn this play, in this scene –Drawing your own

conclusions?NeverthelessSomewhere something mustMove, I guess.Even

now,Though the past isWhat you are Least expecting,Maybe we actually

areConnecting, asSomebody nobodyLong well gonePoints to Cold

MountainExhaling:"Walk on!"

~b

How shall we seek real knowledge?By renouncing knowledge.How shall we

seek salvation?By renouncing our own salvation.How shall we seek

Existence?By renouncing our existence.~Rumi

The wind is up today – Hey!Many kites contestthe breeze.We're always

choosing favorites,yet one sky welcomes all without distinction.For

all our efforts to compete:we only struggle withourselves at last

till,falling down at our own feet, find victory in our defeat.

~b

"So ham" in Sanskritmeans "I am He."Reversed, "hamsa"means "swan."This

way is the way of thosewho remember I am He, He is me,"so ham," swan,

and "hamsa," all onesoaring beauty and freedom.No matter that we're

busy in businessnight and day. We don't carewhat profit comes.We live

aloneinside the Lord.~Lalla

Just this: spilling morning shineframed by cave mouth openinglights

crimson blossoms of alone magnolia, erupting in simultaneous riots of

dewy ecstasy,expressing perfect fire heart ofthis, creation, golden

dawn's first blisskiss smeared across new crisp blueface of empty

sky, my own.~b

The Guru may be on earth; but he is not only there;he is beyond the

earth also. The Guru is notconfined to a body. Being a realised soul,

heprevades the universe and as he is like God Himself,he can help the

aspirant wherever he goes.~Swami Krishnananda

When you have understood that all existence,in separation and

limitation, is painful, andwhen you are willing and able to live

integrally,in oneness with all life, as pure being, you havegone

beyond all need of help. You can help anotherby precept and example

and, above all, by yourbeing. You cannot give what you do not have

andyou don't have what you are not. You can only givewhat you are -

and of that you can give limitlessly.~Nisargadatta Maharaj

Truth is exact correspondence with reality.

True friends want nothing from you except the joy of your presence.

No matter what you do they will always be your friend.

The kingdom of God is just behind the darkness of closed eyes, and

The first gate that opens to it is your peace.

Live simply and take life more easily. Happiness lies in giving yourself

More time to think and to introspect. Be alone once in awhile, and

Remain more in silence.

Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes,

that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts.

Giving love to all,feeling the love of God,seeing His presence in

everyone . . . .that is the way to live in this world.

If you have given up hope of ever being happy, cheer up. Never lose hope.

Your soul, being a reflection of the ever joyous Spirit, is, in essence, happiness itself.

Essentially, conditions are neither good nor bad; they are always

neutral, seeming to be either depressing or encouraging because of

the sad or bright attitude of the mind of the individual concerned

with them.

Change your thoughts if you wish to change your circumstances. Since

you alone are responsible for your thoughts, only you can change

them. You will want to change them when you realize that each thought

creates according to its own nature. Remember that the law works at

all times and that you are always demonstrating according to the kind

of thoughts you habitually entertain.

Only those who partake of the harmony within their souls know the

harmony that runs through nature. Whosoever lacks this inner harmony

feels also a lack of it in the world. The mind in chaos finds chaos

all around. How can one know what peace is like if he has never

tasted it? But he who has inner peace can abide in this state even in

the midst of outer discord.

Calmness is the living breath of God's immortality in you.

~Paramahansa Yogananda

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