Guest guest Posted January 20, 2003 Report Share Posted January 20, 2003 OM members I have returned from a spectacular long weekend with the love of my life and I see that during the same period some of you have chosen to amuse/torture your egos over distinctions, personalities and other illusions. Rather than wade through all that tamas and rajas, I offer for your consideration, exerpts from a poem by Sahajo Bai. She was an 18th century Hindi devotional poet and a leading disciple of the great spiritual master, Charandas. Non-dual at peace with all, Sahaho says, and free of passion, Contented, tranquil, not dependent on anyone else. Established in knowledge, firm in meditation, Sahajo says: the holy ones belong to Rama, they have no pride, they seek no praise. Daily they neither love nor hate, they live without atttachment in non-duality. Sahajo says: because they have no desires, they have reconciled maya and brahma. They have disciplined the body, they have controlled the life-force and the down-breath. Sahajo says: he who has mastered the mudras is a true yogi. There is no happiness in knowledge, There is no happiness in debate. The sadhu is happy, Sahajo says, when he enters the samadhi of nothingness. Death is full of sorrow, life is full of sorrow. Hunger brings sorrow, so does food. The sadhu is happy, Sahajo says, he knows eternal bliss Desire is full of sorrow, hope is full of sorrow. The greatest sorrow is ignorance. The sadhu is happy, Sahajo says, because he has true knowledge. The rich are full of sorrow, the poor are sorrow incarnate. The sadhu is happy, Sahajo says, because he has found the secret of that which has no form. The pauper is sad, the king is sad, the whole world is full of sorrow. The sadhu is happy, Sahajo says, because he has found the secret of that which has no limit. Om Aim Hrim Klim Chamundaye Viche Namaha Omprem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2003 Report Share Posted January 20, 2003 Dear Omprem > ... and I see that during the same period some of you have > chosen to amuse/torture your egos over distinctions, > personalities and other illusions. When you write in this way, it makes me feel that the things I, and the others on the list, write are shallow and misguided. > Rather than wade through all that tamas and rajas, This phrase, "wade through", also makes me feel like I am holding you back with my words, like the things I and the others write are an impedance to your enjoyment of the list. Is this what you do feel, or is it only what comes through in your writing? Blessings, Ralf /\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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