I am NOT that

I am neither male nor female

I am neither strong nor weak

Whatever you think I am

I am NOT that

I am neither Chinese nor European

I am neither rich nor poor

Whatever you think I am

I am NOT that

I am neither Buddhist nor Christian

I am neither esoteric nor scientific

Whatever you think I am

I am NOT that

I am neither married nor single

I am neither a mother nor a daughter

Whatever you think I am

I am NOT that

I am neither a seeker nor a businessman

I am neither pretty nor ugly

I am neither old nor young

Whatever you think I am

I am NOT that

Whatever you think I am

I am NOT that...

I AM -

everything you think I AM

but also-

everything you think I AM NOT

Who are you?

YOU may have been fearful for so long -

Of the darkness

Of the sickness

Of the death

Of the unknown

But fear will always have its powerful grip on you

Unless you are ready to question your own truth :

YOU are NOT your physical body

 You may have been telling yourself for so long-

not pretty/handsome enough

not good enough

not smart enough

not successful enough

All your unworthiness will follow you -

like ghostly shadows forever

Unless you are ready to accept your own truth:

YOU are NOT your thoughts 

 You may have been so unfairly and so unjustly-

mistreated by some

wounded by some

betrayed by some

unloved by some

You will continue to be tormented and bonded-

 in that space of ‘dark night of the soul’

Unless you are ready to release your own truth:

YOU are NOT your emotions 

So, WHO ARE YOU, really?

If your truth is -
 placed in your physical  existence

the physical force within you will be strengthened;

If your truth is -
placed in your mental development

the mental force within you will be strengthened;

If your truth is -
 placed in your spiritual seeking

the spiritual force within you will be strengthened…

 So, What is your TRUTH?

Or shall I say, 

What would you like to be your truth?

......

 May LOVE and LIGHT be our truth

May GRACE and COURAGE be our truth

May BEAUTY and JOY be our truth

May BROTHEROOD and HUMANITY
 be our truth!

Finding the Way

When your ego is bruised-

Don’t hurry to cover it

Go within!

There you can examine the stupidity of ego  

When your heart is broken-

Don’t run away from the pain

Go within!

There you can meet the true bravery of your heart

When you are frustrated and confused-

Don’t go back to your unconscious sleep

Go within!

There you will meet the wise soul of yours…

As when elements are subject to their free interplay

Life does find its way

When mind is freed from its self imprisonment

Spirit does find its way (back to you)

When  ego is laid down

Love does find its way (back to you)

So, whenever you are ready to surrender to your truth-

not his, hers or theirs

but YOURS

Then you will find the way -
where you are supposed to be

……

Desire

As God desires,

Universe is manifested forth;

As man desires,

The world of man is actualized

As I desired,

I came to existence

As you are desired,

You came to my reality

Behold the fire of your desire,

speak many men of this world-

Desire is the engine of all the human’s achievements

Behold the fire of desire,

say many spiritual gurus-

Desire is the root cause of the human’s corruptions

Behold the fire of desire,

says a truly wise man-

Desire is neither good nor bad

It fires up passion and creativity, with the right mind

It reduces a man to ashes, with the wrong mind

The problem is NOT we desire

The problem is we have lost ourselves in the desires

The mistake is NOT that I love you

The mistake is I have lost my self 

in loving you

……

One in All, All in One

Disease may have many different forms,

While good health has one form only

Evils may come in with different shapes,

While love has the shape of heart only

Darkness may conceal within different shades,

While light knows how to shine through only

The foolish and the wicked -

are busy with how to have their names 

written in history book

While the integral beings -

Care little about their names in the other's eyes

but their own sincerity and their inner self 's calling

they all are so different yet so alike

reflecting each other in such a perfect harmony

as ONE in ALL,

ALL in ONE…

Looking into your eyes,

I see the luminous light welling up

But, how can you have not seen-

your own light?!

Looking deep within my self ,

I see the very soul of mine is -

nothing less but of a divine gift.

But, what have I done so far-

to honor such a blessing?!

......

Joy of a Different Place

  ‘ When she finds joy and wonder in every little thing, joy and wonder will always find her.’

-          Katrina Mayer

 Look at this baby-

who is smiling at you

your heart starts to melt –

into that innocence and that pureness

like snow melting in the early spring sun…

Look at that man-

who is smiling at you

his smile may be sweet and sophisticated,

you may even smile back at him 

but you will keep your heart guarded carefully,

You both are playing a game 

because of your inner knowing :

the smiles can come from different places-

or from a real place of the soul;

or from a fake place of the masked ego…

A child is joyful-

his joy comes from a place of innocence;

A fool is joyful-

his joy comes from a place of ignorance;

A man is still joyful-

 after being wronged by others many times,

his joy comes from a place of his compassion;

A man is still joyful -

after all the heartbreaks and tribulations-

his joy comes from a place of his inner strength…

Thus-

Joy to joy can be of different depths;

Man to man can be of worlds apart,

but to a fool,

they are all the same

         

Missing

As soon as you try to vocalize

the magnificent Northern lights,

You are missing-

ITS MAGNIFICENCE

As soon as you intellectualize your life

as a mere physical existence,

You are missing-

YOUR OWN MYSTERY

As soon as you need reasons

to love,

You are missing-

LOVE

As soon as you feel compelled

to define or debate about your God,

You are missing-

GOD