SELF - IDENTITY - THE KEY TO SPONTANEOUS LIVING

[Pravin Kumar]

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Self-Identity - The Key to Spontaneous Living

The simple key to a spontaneous life,
Is to correctly identify,
With Pure Awareness, which removes strife,
And living does demystify.

For when misidentified as a ‘thing’,
We fabricate a tale of who we are,
Which distorts our way of ‘seeing’,
Life and relationships tending to mar.

But when ‘awake’ it’s easily seen,
That our body and mind are instruments,
By which Consciousness can glean,
Joy and love through all of our senses.

Identifying with Awareness readily results,
In compassion, contentment and non-clinging.
As This, not striving or acquiring are defaults,
It’s already present – no need for bringing.

Which leads to feeling always ‘at home’,
Content, free from worry, angst and fear.
Simply ‘free to be’, no need to roam,
For That which we seek is always here.

In This nothing (and nothingness) ‘matters’,
And labels assigned to us have no meaning.
‘Being Awareness’ Karma’s hold shatters,
Thought and experiences no longer ‘screening’.

Also ‘each moment is enough’,
Choicelessly aware of ‘what is’,
Needing no ethics, or such stuff,
As That’s response is never amiss.

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With the divine Knowledge of Advaita
(non-duality) in you, do whatever you
wish; for then no evil can ever come out
of you.
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
(18 February 1836 – 16 August 1886 )
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From 'Poetry From The Happiness That Needs Nothing' inspired by a chapter of ''The Happiness That Needs Nothing". For more see comment on photos.

COLIN DRAKE