Guest guest Posted February 24, 1999 Report Share Posted February 24, 1999 Thank you.. that was very moving. It was a great start to my day. Sari At 05:46 PM 2/23/99 -0800, you wrote: >madhya nandi <madhya > >Something for everyone...all from Lalla, the 14th century Kashmiri Saint. > >one > > >Loosen the load of sweetness I'm carrying. >The sling-knot is biting into my shoulder. > >This day has been so meaningless. >I feel I can't go on. > >When I was with my teacher, I heard a truth >that hurt my heart like a blister, > >the tender pain of seeing >something I loved as an illusion. > >The flocks I tended are gone. >I am a shepherd without even a memory > >of what that means, climbing this mountain. >I feel so lost. > >This was my inward way, until I came >into the presence of a Moon, this new knowledge > >of how likenesses unite. Good Friend, >everything is You. I see only God. > >Now the delightful forms and motions >are transparent. I look through them > >and see myself as the Absolute. And here's >the answer to the riddle of this dream: > >You leave, so that we two >can do One Dance. > > >two > > > >Your pride in yourself and your wanting, >these steal your energy along the road. > >If you can kill these robbers >and become the servant of everyone, >you'll meet the Lord in meditation >and see what you used to protect >as just a pile of ashes. > > >three > > >Fearful, always-moving mind, >the One who has no beginning >is thinking of how hunger >may fall away from you. > >No ritual, >no religion, >is needed. > >Just cry out one >unobstructed cry. > > >four > > >My body caught fire like an ember, >as I brought the syllable OM, >the one that says You are That, >into me. I moved through >the six chakra centers >that urge human beings to action >and out into the lightedness >where Lalla lives now. > > >Five > > >Everything is new now for me. >My mind is new, the moon, the sun. >The whole world looks rinsed with water, >washed in the rain of I am That. > >Lalla leaps and dances inside the energy >that creates and sustains the universe > > >And one from Madhya, > >You feed me small bites, Beloved, >teaching me to savor >each morsel of delicious Emptiness, >while saving the best for last! > >------ >We now have over 85,000 e-mail communities. Check out our new web site! > > > "Become who you are." Nietzshe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 1999 Report Share Posted February 24, 1999 Sari-- You are very welcome. Have a great day! Madhya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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