To know the Self

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From Mandala Three of Self-Knowledge

 

To know the Self

One always is,

Is the way to recover

The Bliss never lost.

The happiness experienced

Anywhere anytime

Derives not from the experienced,

But from the Self,

The sole source.

The same is true of love, peace,

Dearness, and harmony,

The true, good, and beautiful,

All this is the bliss of the Self.

Desire is simply

The urge to be happy.

Turned outward, it is foolish;

Turned inward, it yields wisdom.

Turn inward to recover

The Bliss never lost.

Immuteable Being is the root

Of peace everlasting.

Space-like Consciousness is the root

Of freedom from bondage.

The Bliss of the Self is the root

Of joyful love, devotion, and Oneness.

The way to recover the Bliss ever yours

Is to know the Self that always you are.

One thing is needed for Bliss

everlasting:

Dive within, to the source,

Detaching and inquiring

To know the Self.

 

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Not two,

Richard