when we are poems....

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Om shanti...<br><br>after a while i have

returned. Here is a quote that may be enjoyed:<br><br>*This

is what you should do: love the earth and sun and

the animals, despise riches, give alms to everyone

that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote

your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue

not concerning God, have patience and indulgence

toward the people, take off your hat to nothing known or

unknown or to any man or number of men. Re-examine all

you <br>have been told at school or church or in any

book, dismiss what insults your own soul, and your very

flesh shall be a great poem.*<br> -- Walt

Whitman<br><br>When we live our lives as a poem of Divinity, then

indeed, we are the masterpieces of Creation.<br><br>Om

[Guest guest]

Blessed Self, shikaa om<br><br>With regard to the

poem of Walt Whitman:<br><br>1. 'hate tyrants'. It

seems to me we should love the tyrant as we love

everyone else. We should not even hate the work of the

tyrant for that makes us just as tyrannical. We can work

(objectively) to ameliorate the work of the tyrant.<br><br>2.

'take off your hat to nothing known or unknown or to

any man or number of men.' That advice seems to be a

little stiff-necked and egotistical. Surely, humility

would be a more suitable virtue. While I revere my

Guru, I also follow his advice to practice sadhana so

that I can know for myself.<br><br>3. 'despise riches'

Again, why should one entertain any negative thoughts at

all? If it is your karma to have wealth, better that

you accept with good grace and use that wealth to

achieve the other injunctions of Whitman, namely, 'give

alms to everyone that ask' and 'devote your income and

labor to others'.<br><br>4. I particularly like the

injunction to 'stand up for the stupid and crazy'. If you

think that I am either of those, please be kind in your

response.<br><br>Om namah Sivaya<br><br>Omprem

[Guest guest]

Om Shanti Dear One, <br><br>how astute is your

eye! Alas, i had not viewed the poem as carefully and

look!<br><br>Yes, this is very true...we should never hate, even,

the tyrant. And that we must strive to view what is

done only--not how or by whom--what sage advice. If

for no other reason, the review of the poem in this

regard was good for me to see. Thank you. So, we may

note those dusty corners of myself that are in need to

be purified and perfumed by dyana and pure love. To

become more and more free!<br><br>This, then, becomes,

true detachment--what a marvel, this is: To see the

action and not the actor thus. Surely, this one is

engaged in this very struggle as of late. And, once

again, we may note how our cyber clubs are here to

mirror our needs...<br><br>And yes, upon deeper

reflection to the poem, it is true, that to make distinction

upon Any is a sign of Ego. Alas, i was not a careful

reader, it seems. It is good to delve into our thoughts

and note what we choose. I had read somewhere, in a

club perhaps, that true humility is a gift that is

given by the grace of the Gurudeva or Isha Devata. So,

i do pray for this gift and hope that one day this

dream among a few others are granted. <br><br>Then, it

would seem that one would not be tossed by the seas of

maya when they are anchored by the humble threads of

such sweet devotion to our heart's song.<br><br>As to

the riches, i have been both rich and poor and find

that the later is more satisfying. Our beloved Sri Sri

Ramakrishna shunned money--and it may be that this was more

of a message for the many that do become enslaved to

these pieces of paper and metal and all that it

entails. There are a few that are free of this bondage...

Was there not a great King--Janaka [?] that was thus?

<br><br>Possibly, the word despise is too strong..again i was not a

careful reader. <br><br>Look what has happned...in using

the words of another so many misreprensentations have

sprung forth..like the deeds from one's seeds of karma.

<br><br>The thought that we are poems was the hoped for

goal..that we are a colorful collection of verse that is

interwoven into a masterpiece of divine creation. That we

are poems and songs to the Beloved--And, that when we

select the prose of our deeds, if we use our heart

instead of our ego-self, the resulting imagery will be as

beautiful as a song<br><br>The lovely poem by dear annapura

is an example of such beauty. It is wonderful that

these wonderful words of Jubilee have, like the scented

breeze of jasmine have softened some of the negativity

of what was posted by me in hope to be an offerning

in my return to a few cyber clubs. Please accept my

smile as pardon.<br><br>Dear one, i can never see Any

One as either stupid or crazy--too vile words unto

themselves. This point of view is indeed a supreme injustice

to any soul and is very short sighted.<br><br>There

are so many levels of existence and so many

dimensions in our life that each atom has it's perfected

place that may or maynot be apparent. Who am i to

question another's frame of mind? In fact, many see me as

both dull and spaced out [to list a few discriptives]

so i would be the last to consider these terms on

another soul.<br><br>Om Prem, your points are valid, that

the poem selected has a tone that is a little

aggressive and ego based for our Sadhnana--and this is a

good excerise to caution a sadhaka to think about the

manner of words of which they may be exposed

to.<br><br>As we are all energy we must strive towards the

highest vibrations--a task which can be quite a challenge

at times. Thank you for allowing a lesson in this

regard.<br><br>Please, Dear One, see only Peace and joy as the response

that are sent from my heart to yours.<br><br>Om

[Guest guest]

Flies are back to the filth ?

[Guest guest]

Thanks dear omprem for commenting on this poem.

<br><br>Although I enjoy several of Witman's poems, this one

seemed to strike a discord regarding some basic

spiritual principles. Wealth is not the enemy, it is the

temperaments we bring to it that creates one. The call not to

bow to any human, is probably to prevent obeisance to

'fake' gurus, and/or to ensure the ultimate ideal of the

SELF is always held as the highest; however, in

practical life it has more often than not led to arrogance.

Practitioners of any faith, when they truly love "GOD" cannot

help but love 'man', no matter what, while staying

away from the 'tyranny' itself.<br><br>Any negative

emotions held against the ignorance of the world hurts

only ourselves, and may even be another form of

ignorance. The bearer of the ignorance has to bear the

fruits of their karma anyway. <br><br>While seekers have

to learn to honor the ignorant/ignorance, our

journey does often require an action to either remove its

presence from our lives or move away, whichever is

feasible. Masters like Christ and Krishna among others, are

at a level of consciousness where they can embrace

them, without being effected by their energy, and

assist their transformation into the light. Then again,

even they have been known to leave people to their own

karmic journey. <br><br>I specially like your request -

no. 4. Aren't we all "stupid and crazy" in a way?

In a world that is ultimately a reflection of

ourselves, who then stand up for whom? <br><br>Thanks

again<br><br>Tat twam asi<br>UMA

[Guest guest]

Om Shanti...<br><br>Here is a poem in celebration

of MahaKaliji on Her Special Day of

Shaniwarah..<br><br>*once dedicated to the cyber club/family with the same

name*<br><br>Inner Pilgrimage <br><br>Within our heart--we seek, we

long<br>for the secret...a sacred song<br>a memory that says

we're free<br>a simple, yet haunting

melody<br><br>Deeper and deeper we hear this hymn<br>a secret

marriage, a sparkling gem<br>chanting in rapture we merrily

swim<br><br>Seafaring travelers in the spirit's realm<br>past the

heart, deeper still<br>past the breath, past the

will<br>past Maya's clasp and Her claim<br>on all that

segments all that names <br><br>Total surrender is the

key<br>surrender of that form called 'Me'<br>surrender in

totality<br><br>There IT shines in mystic light<br>inner beauty of

spiritual sight<br>an inner dream of vast

delight<br>Eternally in all Her might<br><br>Travelers, All shunning

night<br>the Inner Pilgrimage of Holy Flight<br>magical music,

magical kites<br>magical dances and magical rites<br>The

universal magic of Eternal life <br>****<br><br>Dear Uma

and fellow sadhakas...may your day be full of love

and bright.<br><br>Om Shanti