DESIRE AND 'THE DARK SIDE'

[Pravin Kumar]

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Desire and 'The Dark Side'

About ‘desires’ there was an enquiry,
Evoking this spontaneous reply:
From The One they (all) must be,
Of which perspectives there are three.

Positively, as to be happy, the hope,
Neutrally, to be calm so we can cope,
Negatively, for mental suffering to avoid,
All achieved by identifying with The Void.

That is the Aware Nothingness,
Resting silent Consciousness.
As expressions and instruments of This,
To experience the world is our wish.

This needs body/mind in good shape,
No desire worldly life to escape.
Also, natural is the urge to beget,
So more ‘agents’ of This may be met.

Alas, when misidentified, out of touch,
As a separate object, in a world of such,
The foundation of our desires is obscured,
To suffering and angst we become inured.

Missing the natural happiness within,
Causing the external search to begin,
Seeking to acquire more and more,
Overlooking That which is at the core.

Leading to greed, fear and exploitation,
The classic ‘dog eat dog’ situation.
Overcome by correct identification:
Of Consciousness a fleeting emanation.
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A poem based on a chapter of 'The Happiness That Needs Nothing'.

I write (and read) these posts, based on my meditations and contemplations, as much for my own benefit as for that of 'others'. For this helps to keep me 'awake' in this illusory, and impermanent, world ... our perception of which is based purely on our physical, and mental, configuration.

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