That attainment is a non-attainment

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You wrote this Sandeep, it is beautiful. Thank you for sharing it

with us.

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As a slab of gold might become

Articles of jewelry

For the sake of beauty

 

Just so, the one pure Consciousness becomes

The enjoyer and the object of enjoyment,

The seer and the object of vision,

Without disturbing Its unity.

 

Similarly, the auspicious drums

Of ever-new experiences

May be sounding,

But in the kingdom of Stillness,

Nothing is heard.

 

One who has attained this wisdom

May say whatever he likes;

The silence of his contemplation

Remains undisturbed.

 

There is really no action or inaction;

Everything that is happening

Is the sport of the Self.

 

The undivided One

Enters the courtyard of duality

Of His own accord.

Unity only becomes strengthened

By the expansion of diversity.

 

Whether he walks in the streets

Or remains sitting quietly,

He is always in his own home.

 

He may perform actions,

But he has no goal to attain.

Do not imagine

That if he did nothing,

He would miss his goal.

 

He does not allow room

For either remembering or forgetting;

For this reason,

His behavior is not like that of others.

 

God Himself is the devotee;

The goal is the path.

The whole universe is one solitary Being.

 

It is He who becomes a god,

And He who becomes a devotee.

In Himself,

He enjoys the kingdom of Stillness.

 

What's the point of worshipping with rice

An idol of the Goddess

That's made out of rice?

 

Fire is naturally hot;

Why should we consider heating it?

 

No matter where he goes,

That sage is making pilgrimage to Shiva/Christ/Allah

And if he attains to Shiva/Christ/Allah,

 

That attainment is non-attainment.

 

How amazing!

That in such a state,

Moving about on foot

And remaining seated on one place

Are the same.

 

If Shiva/Christ/Allah Himself appears before him,

It is as if he has seen nothing;

For God and His devotee

Are on the same level.

 

 

 

 

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Hi Nora

 

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<ashwini_puralasamy

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Friday, February 07, 2003 08:36 AM

Re: That attainment is a non-attainment

 

> You wrote this Sandeep, it is beautiful. Thank you for sharing it

> with us.

 

The original prattling occurred through an instrument who was labeled

"Janeshwar".

And was somewhat ammended, altered through this instrument.

 

Throughout the history of humanity, there has been writing, but no author

thereof.