Thanksgiving
Crafted with Love for me to behold
This vastness of Creation, to hold,
As my own

Have not hands that can hold
Have not eyes that suffice
To witness this grandeur
The Infinite splendor
Just gratitude for being
Just here and now
A part of Existence
As a part of Existence
Not apart
Just One

Sunshine
Yellow flowers dancing in solitude
Serenity of sorts.
Sunshine on a cloudy day.
Brightens up the dark hour

Few words of love are flowers too
That brighten up a gloomy hour
Words of wisdom
That ignite
Strength within
Of the One Divine

Yearn to merge in the Silence that’s You
To merge I have to become that which I seek
Drop everything

Words, thoughts
Tantalizingly beautiful
Impressions all
They can hint that is all
The Truth that is

The river leaves behind all
It brought from up the mountains,
The sand and rocks
The silt too
And its then
Just water to water

Silence to Silence

Quest??
Searched for the Truth
For Silence
For Love

Searched for that which already is
Realization dawns
All I have to do
Is to simply be
Nowhere to go,
Nothing to do
Simply throw open the doors of this mind
And simply watch being enveloped
Both from within and around

From directions known and beyond
Silence descends
Ever so beautifully
Wiping out every thought and word firmly
Yet caresses even more gently
That the petals of a rose
No more thoughts, nor words

Laugh at the simplicity of this
Of the Truth that is

Now the laughter too fades from whence it came
Into the all encompassing Silence

Children’s day

My heartfelt love and wishes to all
This day celebrate the child in you
That lives on
The spirit of freedom
The curiosity to know
The Truth
Trust and Love
For no reason
Childhood innocence
That accepts all
Loves all
Has a smile for all

No matter what happens around
Always joyful

The child is the very heartbeat of life
Wish each child the very best
May you excel our ‘very best’
May you cross frontiers that we adults only dream of at best
Let each moment be a celebration
Of Joy and peace unlimited

Simply within

The God that resides in the temple
Resides within
Amidst all the noise, and clamor
Clanging of temple bells,
Prayers said aloud,
Sits in blissful Silence

This body is a temple too
All forms around are containers too
Of the eternal divine
Look within
And amidst the Sound around
There is Silence
Within the temple
Within this body
Just One

In the name of God?
What kind of madness is this?
To kill in the name of God!
Is to Kill God himself

Destruction is just that
Whatever be the goal
Spiritual or worldly

God does not require any pleasing
Nor propagation, nor protectors
On his behalf

If this is religion
Then let religion be damned!

Religion is just a means to unite
Not with anything outside
But deep within
To light a spark of eternal luminosity

Of wisdom
Of Love
That all that is
Is just me

An extension of me
Each is precious
As I am

Nothing ‘greater’ nothing ‘smaller’
In the world of the Infinite
The One Divine

DIWALI
Diwali in a new place
A new town thought I

Used to a large family
Full of fun and frolic

Will be a lonely diwali?
Away from family
Festivals are when you meet
Your own
Celebration is then
A certain happiness
In being a part of the whole

Then came this thought

“Lamps of all colors
One flame in many lamps

The One Divine in many
That burns subtle and deep”

When there are so many lamps around
I still say it is ‘dark’!!

People around me are family too
Should I let them be

So celebrated diwali with in a new town
In a new neighbourhood
In the same style
Just as I did every year

Shared good wishes with sweets
A few new friends made

This year was a happier Diwali
In that I did find a few more
People to share.