Guest guest Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 Namah Shivayah! This is beautiful....thank you for sharing this poem. It was written with your heart. Jai Ma, Ananthasree Ammachi, "amarnath" <anatol_zinc> wrote: > > > silence, in secret thou art the source and goal of all creation > > from your stillness flows all goodness ~ love, compassion, > selflessness, humility > > like a thief the ego takes credit for love, compassion, > selflessness, humility > > and proclaims religion, charity, brotherhood, world peace movement > > silence, in your simple humility you offer no protest > > silence, please forgive this ego which dares to speak on your behalf > silence, please take me into your bosom > please take me deep into your nothingness > please free me from this painful confusion of words > > mother of silence, my first info was > that you do not speak, just hug > that those hugged go deep into silence or cry for hours > > and so it was somewhat > my first hug in 1995 in NJ > my first sight of you touching hands as you walked in, sat down > a short meditation led by swamiji > > then five hours straight of hugs without a lecture > swamis singing was the background > i thought perhaps it was the music drawing the mind inward > and then you were gone > > what a strange sight to the western mind addicted to words, concepts > and propaganda > > your silence and a faint memory of your name "Amma" stayed > > it was a mixed feeling to find out that you do speak > ten volumes of "awaken children" and many other books > > and say that silence indeed is the goal > that thoughts and ego in the head indeed obstacles > that the external amma with body who speaks > is just to lead us to the inner amma without body who does not speak > but abides in our hearts as silence, stillness, nothingness > > externally enchanting are your smile and hugs > but your real work remains invisible > > our attachments to your words are hit or miss > sometimes inspiring, guiding > sometimes food for our clever egos > > o mother of silence, why do you risk speech? > to tell us that the mind is a big lie? > that the mad world is just a projection of that lie? > that no-mind is the goal? > achieved when the ego is no-more? > > whatever beauty, love, peace, compassion in the world > is it not stolen from momets of silence? > from the unnoticeable spaces between thoughts? > > is it not truly sad that we acknowledge thoughts as beautiful > prayers, poems, bhajans, art, knowledge, scriptures > and ignore the silence from which they arise? > > is it not truly sad that we seek facts in words instead of the > ultimate truth of silence? > > o mother of silence, free me from these burdensome words commune > with no-me in silence > > your loving son, > amarnath > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! Terms of Service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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