THE FINAL OBSTACLE ... THE BELIEF THAT THERE IS AN OBSTACLE

[Pravin Kumar]

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The Final Obstacle - The Belief That There Is An Obstacle!

Most think that awakening takes many ages,
As long as Everest being levelled by a bird
Stroking it with a scarf, reducing it in stages,
This from Hindus and Buddhists I have heard.

They posit many lifetimes this will take,
Each one a chance to spiritually progress,
Many people make this same mistake,
Corrected by identifying with Awareness.

For if our direct experience we investigate,
Consisting of Awareness of thoughts and sensations,
The former is constant and does not deteriorate,
Whereas, the latter are ephemeral manifestations.

This constant conscious subjective presence,
In which our experiences come and go,
Is Pure Awareness our fundamental essence,
In which fleeting objects ebb and flow.

There is no obstacle to identifying with That,
But by the mind and ego this will be denied,
For them this simple solution is too pat,
Preferring to keep us confused and mystified.

Papaji said that the final obstacle is,
The belief that such obstacles exist,
Whereas, awakening one need not miss,
If from such thinking one can desist.

Rather investigate, so find and see,
That by becoming of Awareness aware,
And identifying as This sets one free,
So awakening is instantly obtained, not rare.

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Poem from 'Poetry from Awareness of Awareness' based on a chapter of 'Awareness of Awareness - The Open Way'. For more see comments on photos.

COLIN DRAKE