Song of My Life by Jeannette Caruth. Chapter VIII. Thoughts inspired by Swami and poem

09-10-2004, 08:14 AM

Light and Love

The motto to this chapter would be "The source of joy lies in simplicity,
however, human's Ego is a doer, who creates complexity and forgets the
divinity" (a compilation by Jeanette's poem's, chapter VII).

CHAPTER VIII I yearn deeply for the moment of Total Embrace
when I shall cease to linger at fragmented views and shall be freed
from the burden of collected conditions. O sing me another Song, my Lord
so I will forget my time-bound distress while revelling in the Comfort of
Your Voice "Gladly do I speak to you, My Love," says the Lord "for I
seek only your presence and all I wish to bring you is Joy The Source
of Joy lies in simplicity Man has created complexity for he relishes
the thought of doership Covering the Stillness of his heart with the
loudness of his actions he deems himself the doer and vanity knocks on
his door at all hours But when misery arrives he is quick to point at
the 'other' doers surrounding him! Meanwhile building himself a Solid
Wall for his personal Prison How dreadful is his game, how morbid his
future! He lives by this temporary bread alone until he almost chokes
on the dryness of its many crumbs and helplessly he starts to long for the
Water of Life His increasing Thirst seems to lessen his attachments and
eagerly he tries to recapture the Freedom of Being Watchful does one have to
be at this stage! For once again the Shadows of Pride and Guilt can bring
havoc ... even though carrying a different dimension The charm of
'acquiring virtues' becomes so very enticing for those
unable to radically renounce doership while the Noose of Guilt on the
other hand tries to strangle his noble efforts Sides of the same coin
are these, waving different banners but proclaiming loudly the same
existence of doership with their willful master guiding them: the ego
Hankering after dominating leadership the ego now seeks an extension for
his existence by busying the mind with 'reaching results' in the realm
of the Spirit
Clever he is ... in muffling the Song of Silence ever singing in the
Soul, overpowering it with the noisy Game of Progress Intoxicated by
the smell of competition with Time, he now desperately looks for proof of
improvement on his illusionary road to Infinity Every turn he makes he
becomes bombarded with either his own disapproval of his behavior or
his elation about a 'conquered' fear The ego is brilliant in keeping the
clock ticking! His demand for the binding thought of doership assures
him the acknowledgement of the pendulum of cause and effect with the
inescapable ingredient of Time Always reinforcing yesterday by generating
feelings of guilt and the renewed promises for betterment, assuring him
the continuity of tomorrow The thought of doership and its companion
'self-interest' are not natural You can see how they burden you and
hang heavy on your shoulder distracting your attention from finding peace
O My dear do away with it ...! Refuse to be intrigued by failure or
victory No longer be trapped by fascinations for progress or regress Be
free and encounter Naked Truth There is No sin in this world!
The only sin attached to mankind
is forgetfulness about the Real Doer There are No contradictions,
only misunderstandings There is No suffering, only misconceptions
How simple - so very simple! All entrapments dissolve under the Glance of
True Love Forget the complexity of doership Relinquish the many and
behold the One! Break the bonds and find endless joy in the One Who
moves every leaf! Who makes your eye see Who allows your ear to hear
Who directs the air you breathe Who installs the Stars in the Sky Who
warms you with the Rays of the Sun Who delights your mind with the Light of
the Full Moon Who covers your winterland with a Blanket of White Magic
Who makes bloom the budding Blossoms of Fragrant Flowers Who exults in
showering Bliss upon your soul I am all That Accept Me...!"

Continued....

Source: Jeannette Caruth. "Song of My Life: A Journey to the Feet of
Sathya Sai Baba." Published by Leela Press, 1996, 118 pages. ISBN: 0962983586.

Some impromptu inspired thoughts.

"The Divine is the basis of everything in the cosmos. The integral
relationship between the Divine and the Universe should be properly
understood.... The omnipresence of the Divine from a piece of stone and a
mighty emperor should be recognised. Man should be grateful for the innumerable
benefits provided by the Divine... Self-realisation is the goal of every human
being." (Sathya Sai Baba, Discourse at Summer School in Brindavan, 21 - 05 -
1993).

The Self-realisation, a spiritual development can be considered as the help
to the other people and oneself through service, teaching, meditation,
spiritual contemplations, examples, worship, experiences, knowledge... Before
the face of Absolute, God the Self-realisation means the state or quality of
being, i.e. the realisation of immanence divinity within through inner Truth,
Love, Beauty and Wisdom.
Author's Self-realisation is shining through her verses and expresses her
inner Truth and power of Love, Beauty and Wisdom as example to many seekers of
Self-realisation. No one can be forced by force Self-realisation. This path
is primarily qualitative Self-transformation, pictorially, as an activity of
searching a coast in a stormy sea. Swami's Teaching and experiences His
devotees are beacons indicating road on a coast but from a person depends,
he/she wants to see the coast whether or not. Everyone would him/herself and
only him/herself freely build his own personal relationships with God,
Absolute. It is as realisation of person's free will by guidance of the Divine
Will. The poem is as pinpoitner towards the with Divine Will as mother's call
for her delusive 'children' by names 'everyones free will'.
Through imaginations, created under influence of Jeanette's verses I fancy
that the Divine Will and free will are pictorially as mind and matter - an
aspect the Divine Will only. Deep down the consciousness of humanity is One
expression of Atma as spiritual certainty. Self-realisation is
practically as personal transformation, profoundly intense experience will lead
to develop a new understanding of the Wholeness and the role oneself in it.
When the most of human beings will reach to the level of Atmic
Self-realisation, it would cause a major spiritual, physical, psychological and
cultural planet-wide transformation - as spiritual evolution of humanity.

Namaste - Reet