Monday 28 May 2012

WORLD OF THE TIMELESS


I was born of nonexistence; and in non existence I shall be
 

No birth; no death, no truth, no reality


All these are, but a mere  play of words


A network of theories, and a thicket of opinions


For timeless is the world, as I entangle in sansara


Timeless it is; when I flap the wings of nirvana


With tied up wings, flying across the open skies  


Can it ever be; clever thought may wonder?


But is it not the cleverness of thought and memory that tie you up?

                                                             
In the world of the timeless


Even the wingless bird shall soar to the heavens!


In the world of the timeless


Is not sansara, the same as nirvana?


In the world of the timeless


Is not love the ultimate emperor?


Of blissful heart of mine 


Let me entangle in this timeless world of love !






Sunday 20 May 2012

SOLDIER OF REASON



Oh mighty soldier of reason! 


Armour of my soul ! My minds inner eye !


Here I am tired and wounded,  in this endless , loosing battle!


While its not too late, and hope still remains


Wake up from your rotting slumber!                 


Your time is less, and your life is running out!


Your breaths are numbered, and your blood in thinning out!
  

So be hasty and draw  you rusty sword of will !


Sharpen it with the diamond of mindfulness!


 Oh brave soldier of reason! 


Jump  into this fateful battle! 


Slit the sinful throat of desire!


And let him bleed away your attachements


Stab the selfish heart of anger!  


And watch him slump into  nothingness!


Burn  the abrasive words of deception!


And watch them vanish in  smoke! 


Slaughter the overpowering army of hatred!


And capture the land of  compassion beyond!


For, this is your only battle! The battle of your life!


Oh lonesome soldier of reason!


If you win this, you shall be happy; if not rot in vice!


For winning brings you salvation; if not death and demise!


 Oh brave soldier of reason!


Tomorrow there will be sunshine! In your promise land of  love!


Oh mighty soldier of reason!  Win this battle of  life! 





Sunday 13 May 2012

AKRASIA


Akrasia

Akrasia the emperor! Oh the ruler of the human race!


With mighty paddles of will, I strive against thee!


But your waves and tides of passion entangle me!


Thy army of desire has overpowered me


And left me tied up with my own devices


Now here I am, lost in your maze of entanglement!


Woven from the threads of attachment and misery


The colorful coat of your desire looks so appealing!


Yet, once worn with pleasure, your invisible chains so powerfully bind me!


Oh wooer of reason; and ruler of passion!


The remnants of my free will evaporate before your fire of victory!


Oh Akrasia; the emperor of the human race!


How mighty is thy empire! 





HEADLESS CHICKEN

Headless Chicken
Helter skelter as a head less chicken


Treading where your feet lead


While the blood is still pumping, and the flesh is still warm


A few more steps, before the final fall


Which way you head turns, does it really matter


When all you’re left with, is headless after slaughter!  

Saturday 12 May 2012

THE EMPTY TRUTH OF EMPTINESS


Oh how empty is the sky when its filled with everything!

The Road to Konya - Shrine of Mewlana Rumi - Turkey 

Oh how empty is my soul when I see the truth!


How empty is the essence, in a world of causality!


Oh how empty is the illusion of my own consciousness!


For, beyond the restricted confines of my conceptual confabulation


Lies the space-less timeless land of ultimate emptiness


 Where there is no goodness, badness or property


No greenness or blueness or qualia


No I, no you; no permanent self


No this, no that; no separate object


No love, no hate; no persistent emotion


No life, no death; no inherent existence


For all there is only emptiness; nothing more but emptiness


Oh how empty! How empty is this empty truth of emptiness!!









Thursday 10 May 2012

BECOME LOVE


Break open the prison of your mind
Tulip garden - Blue Mosque - Istanbul


And free your self from your petty existence


Die to your pointless self, and wake up to the eternity of love


 As the barriers of love are gently blown away


Feel yourself  rise with the mighty ocean


Feel yourself expand and become the heavenly sky


Feel the music of love spread her mystical fragrance


As the brilliant light of love finally becomes you


In this warmth of this everlasting love


Feel yourself in every stranger’s heart


Feel yourself in every dying soul


Yet with all the impermanence and decay around you


Feel yourself basking in the comfort of eternity


As love is all there is, and love is all there will be  


As you break open the prison of your mind


Become love, and become free !







Sunday 6 May 2012

ONLY YOU


The Blue Mosque - Istanbul 

I have sailed the seven seas, and traveled across mountains and plains

I have read the wisdom of the ages and of myriad lands 


I have tasted the nectar of truth from every flower of faith


Yet in my soul searching journey, I did not find myself


I have looked everywhere and sought answers from the heaven and skies


But everywhere I looked for my soul, I found only You!


In the deepest chasm of my soul, and in the warmth of the morning sunshine; I find only you


In every nook and every corner of some busy street, and in the fearful darkness of the winter night; I find only You


In the dew filled blossoms of spring, and breezed up leaves of autumn; I find only You


In the face of every passer by; and in every bird painting the evening sky; I find only You


In the pain and happiness of some unknown man; and the untold sorrow in another land; I find only You


Oh Mysterious one! Words and concepts fall apart to silence to fathom thee!


Oh master of my sentience, player of my consciousness; doer of all that’s done!


Let my humble soul be filled with you!





BLOSSOM OF LOVE


Oh how splendid is this moment!              
        

How splendid is this moment of love!


Hands in hands and eyes embracing


Souls united and hearts entwined


 Walking in this garden of evanescent life


 Here we are as buds blossoming with eternal love


With the dew drops of innocence


And the sunlight of happiness


How fragrant is this blossom of our love!


No worries of the falling rain or the approaching darkness 


No fear for the unknowns of tomorrow


What a miracle is this bliss, in this moment of love


You and I, hands in hands and eyes embracing


How splendid is this blossom of love!




Saturday 5 May 2012

LOST SOUL IN SELF PURSUIT


Oh lost soul! Seeking solace in self pursuit!


 How long can cunningness and greed feed you?


Oh maximizer of self and utility


 Time and luck had favored you  


When you picked the best of every pie


But, how long can your wiliness pay?


Behind a friendly mask you brew your  rancid selfishness


 Feeding fodder for the ears of the heretics


And sticking silent bleeders in every back


But how much higher can you climb in this ladder of hedonic life?


Fending the pointless bubble of your ego


In the tumultuous sea of impermanence


How long can you float in delusion


With only a false belief, in yourself!


When your hands are tied and heart is poisoned


Why be filled with so much self conceit?


Oh proud soul! Lost in the journey of life


Is it your slyness that makes you shy away from meeting eye to eye?


In your lost journey, will you not drown in your own loneliness?


Will you not choke on your pride?


Will you not strive for satisfaction?


When your self-made life is only filled with emptiness!   


Oh lost soul! Seeking solace in self pursuit


Will you not crave till you die?