who is there to desire?

so many have spoken of desire as the cause of suffering
the real question is "who" is there to desire

the very attempt to overcome desire
reinforces the identity keeping desire intact

be what you are and there is no one
there is only Atman (consciousness)

in absence of you
there is no desire
only being only This

the other

find out what you are
to see you are not the person
but the consciousness in which all arises

recognize the other as just another appearance of what you are
then its just you-meeting-you and a delight in being

see yourself as seperate
and the other becomes a reflection of your false identity
and begins the struggle to be, to become

not known by choice, only in understanding
this happens before the mind
in the knowing of what you are
in itself of itself

be the love

dont get caught in the relationship
father, son, mother, daughter, friend....
be the love between

our language points in the wrong direction
with i love you, do you love me, i love this or that
our actions also falsify its nature
love is nothing that we actually do or receive
we seek love, yet we are immersed in it
nearer to us than breathing
merge with it and it is Oneness itself

do love, and it is from a desire
expect love, it is from a fear
be love, and there is only One

simple

meditate on the meditor
abide only in the Self

curiosity

curiosity is the hearts eye

romance

romance pales to love
but as loves servant
is a living poetry

i pray

to behold and carry the light
to love and to serve
to be complete within myself
without limitation

to quench my suffering with wisdom
and the patience to allow the divine flowering

the promise

just as the seed contains all it will ever be
the future of man is determined upon his birth

not every seed will flower
not every man shall bloom
yet all is perfect
for through the cycle of birth and death
the promise of attainment is inevitable

whether you be a rose, tulip or wildflower
in this illusion of time
each moment reveals your destiny

and do not mistake “will” as your own
for this is the play of the ego (the false-self)
remain the witness and observe divine force surging within
perform action only as His instrument
and delight in His flow
be the river and the course shall follow

emergence

* "Life on the Moon"

fight not your invisible enemies
for these are not battles that can ever be won
the real demon is the untamed mind
awaken as its master through self-inquiry
and enjoy the precious ride through infinity

* painting by http://www.lynnefife.com/

Lauryn Hill

Ive been listening to Lauryn Hill and coming to appreciate her spiritual wisdom...

"...truth comes from the inside not from the outside... we protect the outer man when our inner man is dying...... and we want to defend this curse..."