Harshaji, Near You

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Dearest Harshaji,

 

Always Loving you,

always close, sharing, holding one another...

 

This Satsang of the Heart, It never ends.

 

 

Robert Bly and Ramana both came to mind, to me, thinking of you, and

with your smile still swimming through mine, and these soft prayers

for your peace, and this is all I can offer right now -

 

The Resemblance Between Your Life and a Dog

 

I never intended to have this life, believe me -

It just happened. You know how dogs turn up

At a farm, and they wag but can't explain.

 

It's good if you can accept your life - you'll notice

Your face has become deranged trying to adjust

To it. Your face thought your life would look

 

Like your bedroom mirror when you were ten.

That was a clear river touched by mountain wind.

Even your parents can't believe how much you've changed.

 

Sparrows in winter, if you've ever held one, all feathers.

Burst out of your hand with a fiery glee.

You see them later in hedges. Teachers praise you,

 

But you can't quite get back to the winter sparrow.

Your life is a dog. He's been hungry for miles.

Doesn't particularly like you, but gives up, and comes in.

 

~Robert Bly from Morning Poems, published by HarperPerennial.

 

 

"To see god is to be God. There is no all

apart from God for him to pervade. He

alone is."

 

- Sri Ramana Maharshi, "Be As You Are"

The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi

edited by David Godman

Arkana, 1985

 

 

 

Thinking of You and Your Beloved Father,

Loving You and Your Family,

 

Mazie