Guest guest Posted July 1, 2005 Report Share Posted July 1, 2005 - Poetry Chaikhana Here's your Daily Poem from the Poetry Chaikhana -- Be Still By Arthur Osborne(1909 - 1970) Thou art? -- I am? -- Why argue? -- Being is.Keep still and be. Death will not still the mind.Nor argument, nor hopes of after-death.This world the battle-ground, yourself the foeYourself must master. Eager the mind to seek.Yet oft astray, causing its own distressThen crying for relief, as though some GodBarred from it jealously the Bliss it soughtBut would not face.Till in the end,All battles fought, all earthly loves abjured,Dawn in the East, there is no other wayBut to be still. In stillness then to findThe giants all were windmills, all the strifeSelf-made, unreal; even he that stroveA fancied being, as when that good knightWoke from delirium and with a loud cryRendered his soul to God.Mind, then, or soul?Break free from subtle words. Only be still,Lay down the mind, submit, and Being thenIs Bliss, Bliss Consciousness: and That you are. -- from Poetry for the Spirit: Poems of Universal Wisdom and Beauty, Edited by Alan Jacobs ============ Thought for the Day: No one gets to heavenby following the rules-- or breaking them.Heaven must burst forth from your breast. ============ Here's your Daily Music selection -- Hariprasad Chaurasia Power and Grace 2 Listen - Purchase More Music Selections Hi Gloria -I haven't yet been able to find out much about the life of Arthur Osborne. He is the author of several books about the life and teachings of Ramana Maharshi, so I assume he was a devotee of the great nondualist sage. Osborne also wrote a few other books on some other notable Hindu gurus, such as Satya Sai Baba.This poem declares we are all Quixotes, making monsters out of windmills, but we can only discover the truth when we stop pursuing this and that in rising agitation and, instead, allow the mind to settle into stillness. Then we see Reality as it is: Bliss-Consciousness... and you are THAT.Have a beautiful weekend!Ivan Home | New | Music | Teahouse | About | Contact | LinksPoets by: Name| Tradition | Century | Timeline Poetry by: Theme www.Poetry-Chaikhana.com Please support the Poetry Chaikhana, as well as the authors and publishers of sacred poetry, by purchasing some of the recommended books through the links on this site. Thank you! Ivan M. Granger's original poetry, stories and commentaries are 2002 - 2005 by Ivan M. Granger.All other material is copyrighted by the respective authors, translators and/or publishers. ============ Plain Text: If you have any difficulty reading this HTML formatted email, please let me know and I can send you plain text emails instead.Cancelling: If you wish to stop receiving this Daily Poem email from the Poetry Chaikhana, simply reply to this email and change the Subject to "Cancel". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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