COD
whomsoever is the mostbeautiful of them all
to that one
i do pranama
whomsoever is the most fully conscious
of all the consciousnesses
to them i do pranama
whomsoever is the calmest
of all those who are calm
to them i do pranama
whomsoever is the most loving
so also the most loved of all things
to them i do pranama
whomsoever understands the most
of all those who understand
to them i do pranama
whomsoever is the most genuine
of all those who are humble
to them i do pranama
whomsoever is most doubting
of all those who doubt
to them i do pranama
whomsoever is the most rational
of all those who reason
to them i do pranama
whomsoever has all of these qualities
to the greatest degree
to them i do pranama
whomsoever is the most immortal
of the mortals
to them i do pranama
aham etat praṇāmāmi
that which exists most completely
whatever that is
to that i do pranama
that which is the greatest truth
of all the truths that exist
to that i do pranama
that which measures the great and small
and sets the frame for all things
to that i do pranama
that unknown which eludes my understanding
and will always remain beyond knowledge
to that i do pranama
that which is most pleasing
which gives most pleasure
to that
i make pranama
whichever gives us freedom
whichever reveals us the truth
to that
i make my pranama
that which is most deserving
of pranama
whatever that is
to that i do pranama
that which prompts compassion in me
that which prompts reason in me
that which prompts love in me
that which prompts peace in me
that which gives me strenght
that, whatever it is
it does exist
right now
and to that i do pranama
it is a light which shines into and penetrates all things
the wise
who wish not to be burned
tread carefully around it
that which seeks the fire
will indeed find and bathe in the fire
that which seeks to empower itself
by its own efforts
will bathe in the fire
that which enrobes its truths
in falsehoods
that when it is found out
will bathe in the fire
that which is blind
yet wilfully leads others
that one and those being led
will walk blindly
into the portal of fire
the first child of truth is reality
the second child or reality is reason
through reason, mixd with human blood, order and justice can defeat chaos
the child of order and justice is society
when society turns its back on truth, it destroys itself
all societies shall venerate truth above all
as their basis for their own existence
truth is elusive, it is enigmatic,
it is difficult, it is great
and it certainly exists
and to that i do pranama
The Fire
there is an eternal fire which cleanses even as it destroysit is a light which shines into and penetrates all things
the wise
who wish not to be burned
tread carefully around it
that which seeks the fire
will indeed find and bathe in the fire
that which seeks to empower itself
by its own efforts
will bathe in the fire
that which enrobes its truths
in falsehoods
that when it is found out
will bathe in the fire
that which is blind
yet wilfully leads others
that one and those being led
will walk blindly
into the portal of fire
The Truth
they who seek the good, verily they will find the truththe first child of truth is reality
the second child or reality is reason
through reason, mixd with human blood, order and justice can defeat chaos
the child of order and justice is society
when society turns its back on truth, it destroys itself
all societies shall venerate truth above all
as their basis for their own existence
truth is elusive, it is enigmatic,
it is difficult, it is great
and it certainly exists
right now
The Priesthood
the guardians of truth are the poet sagesthe guardians of reason are the philosophers
the guardians of reality are the scientists
the scientists
their church is the universetheir scripture is a logical empiricism
their prayers are in mathematical formulae
the scientists can protect us from the dark forces of nature
all hail the scientists who stare into the night sky with wonder
all hail the scientists who have saved us from countless diseases
all hail the scientists who have unlocked the secrets of atoms
the philosophers
their church is the mindtheir scripture is language itself
their prayers are arguments
the philosophers can guide and debate the decisions that humans must make
all hail the philosophers and their clear wisdom, sharper than the spear
all hail the philosophers and their questing for understanding without bounds
all hail the philosophers, who were the first scientists
The poet sages
their church is beyond the mindtheir scripture is beyond language
their prayers are neither poems nor are they the silence of absent poems
all hail the poet sages who are always laughing
all hail the poet sages who seek the truth by other means
all hail the poet sages who were the first philosophers
The darkness
the multitude do not knowwhen it began
the multitude do not know
when it will end
but the location is known
in the darkness is the seed
and in the darkness is the grave
what is in between
is like a star floating in the void
the unknowing darkness
welcomes all
like a blind mask
it is beyond death
and beyond fear
its qualities are not truths
or falsities
but Null
its avatar in this world is chaos
(though there is no true chaos)
its dead hand is that of the asteroid impact
or the callous flow of endless time
other avatars are the colour that is almost black,
like the night sky on a very dark night
its presence is in the rich scent of rotting things
it is there at moment of death or birth
and in the deepest moment of sleep
but it is also certainly in none of these things
the darkness does not care
for our worship or recognition
yet it is not unworthy of worship
Consciousness
the consciousness is the manifestation of time in the mindlike shifting sands it is animate in all beings and all things
though it exists in many places and times it is only one
as one we experience the consciousness
as one we are a unity of countless minds and objects
as one we join that which is experienced and that which is experiencing
as one we create reality through our consciousness
as one we are created as consciousness by reality
consciousness is not material yet it realises the material
consciousness is not mental yet it realises the mental
through consciousness both mental and material become existent
in the one eye of consciousness all the universes exist and cease to exist
the movement of time is the touch of consciousness
the memory of this movement is called matter
The laughter
the rising laughter is like the rising sunit emerges from the well of the soul
and brightens the mind with pure light
through the seven portals it emerges effortlessly
there is no wall that can contain the laughter
like hydrogen it pervades the earth
with the ethereal memory of bliss
i am become
walking through the world like a dream
the path is clear
i am inside
the mind creatures play
circling like ravens
and extending my hands
i touch the stone
then sink beyond it
oh my love
i wish it could be just us
without complexities
my hand in your hand
my voice joined with your voice
your eyes meeting mine
this sadness
is like a slow undertow
meaning
i wish i was with you tonight
the path
each step on the path is a sciencelike every thought
the balance must be struck
intuitively but rationally
with feeling and with knowledge
calling on memory, calling on hope
this is the path to the end
we launch ourselves on it
not knowing where it leads
our feet softly feeling the way
until the knowledge comes
and the uncertainty drops away
this is called meditation
meditation on the crux
the heart has a voice
and the mind has a voice
tongues are tied
but the path knows the way
don't doubt
and don't fear
for the walker
makes no steps
because there is nowhere to go
I am following my truth
it eats into my body
until I am lighter than air
I don't eat
I don't drink
I breathe
and I exist
There is a following
it seeks freedom
but it is drawn to the false pretender
how do we recognise the false?
the false one seeks adoration
the false one makes promises
the false one sees who you are
and knows when you doubt
don't swallow the golden words
don't believe the big dream
it is never as simple as love or hate
beyond both is the plain adoration
of a thousand homes
we have come from far places
we have shown ourselves
trust us, don't speak
the language does not exist
that can share our understandings
the jewel
A mass movement is like a smoke
it obscures the true landscape of things
keep quiet, they are watching
keep the secrets to yourself
a hidden secret is like a jewel in the ground
it may lie undisturbed for a century
but when unearthed at last
it captures the sun as it always did
the howl
there was a hopewe lost it on the way
i kept it inside
now what will happen is this:
the darkness it will spread
the living will hide or be swallowed
they will play
the Sun will revolve over the Earth
the mice
will play
until the old Gods arise
Hope, Love, Peace, and War
they will take back the Earth
and the new age will begin.