Green mountains
White clouds
The clear blue sky
Fearless and flying high
The diligent eagle !
Tuesday, 28 February 2017
Saturday, 28 January 2017
TAMING THE BULL
Oh! Man of valour!
Of youth and pride!
Great is your spirit
In taming this mighty beast!
A marvelous creature indeed
Sinewy and chiseled
Formidable and regnant
Glowing with charm and beauty
With horns that shine
With sharpness and glory
Oh! How mighty you must be!
To tame this colossal beast!
As he charges at you now with rage
And as you strive to pin him down by his horns
Oh such great pride you have earned!
The heretic says!
Oh Man of valour! Fight with all
your might!
But the only bull that needs to be tamed
Is the bull that’s hidden inside!
ENLIGHTENING LOVE
Come! All you fellow creatures!
Come, come, come!
Come be enlightened!
Come to this light of love
Don’t waste your life wandering in darkness
The darkness of greed hatred and lust
Open your heart to this calling of love
Come; be filled with this light of love
A light that is brighter than a billion suns
A light that penetrates everything
A light that leaves no hear untouched
A light that leaves no shadows behind
In this magnificent light
No sorrow can hide
No boundary can exist
No self or the other; no us or them
Only true eternal love
Come to this light
Come be enlightened
Be enlightened in the light of love!
HIDDEN SUNSET
A sunset hidden by the clouds
Gentle drizzle
Moist earth
Fragrant air
A mind without measure!
MEANINGLESS
Meaningless! Meaningless!
Everything is meaningless
All that you strive for is meaningless
All that you care for is meaningless
Everything is meaningless!
Oh! Foolish mind!
Naked and empty handed you entered this world
And that is how, you will soon leave it!
Yet, why is it that
You struggle, strive and hoard!
Pleasures of the senses
A respite it may seem
But they too are meaningless
Eyes can see, and ears can hear
But appetite can never to satisfied
In the trap of pleasure, only the flames of cravings grow
Hence this too is meaningless!
Billions were here before you
And lived lives of glory
Yet you remember no one!
Like them; you too will soon be forgotten!
All of your love, hatred and glory
All of your passions
And all of your achievements
All of them will be gone with you!
Hence they too are meaningless
Living now, you fear death
But the dead fear nothing
Sunrises and sunsets keep following
Seasons change
Generations come and go
The river of time flows on!
With or without you!
So let not the ego fool you
Before the pitcher is broken
Before dust returns to dust
Of foolish mind! Please do realize
Meaningless! Meaningless!
Everything is meaningless!
JANUARY NIGHT
January night
Clear and cloudless
A waxing moon
Scattered stars
Deep within
A silent reflection!
BIRD ON A WIRE
Blissfully unaware
Of the charge flowing through
Just sitting!
Not worried about meeting ends!
The bird on a wire!
TICK SLAYER
Lover of dogs
Killer of ticks
Hating one
Just to love the other
Oh! How cruel!
This absurdity called life!
ASHOKA TREE
Gently swaying with the breeze
Reaching tall!
Reaching high!
Oh! Stately Ashoka tree!
How marvelous you are!
Rooted in strong mindfulness
Growing in steadfast diligence
Blessed with the sunshine of love and compassion
Unfettered by the weeds of greed hatred and delusion
Oh! How I wish I too, could grow like you!
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