NON ATTACHMENT AND LOVE

[Pravin Kumar]

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Non Attachment and Love

A questioner asked ‘if we are not attached,
To life, then how can we love?
Or rather should we stay detached,
From the world, in a level above?’

Attachment is defined as ‘fondness or affection’,(OED)
And the world is of Consciousness a manifestation,
As are we, so loving this should not cause dejection,
When this Oneness we discover by investigation.

Our experience is Awareness of thoughts and sensations,
In the constant conscious subjective presence a flow,
Of ephemeral objects, in this Consciousness vibrations,
Cosmic energy, movements that continually to and fro.

A definition of love is empathetic attraction,
Towards all, which is of the same essence,
Naturally leading to fondness and affection,
For the world, expressing the One Presence.

Detachment is defined as ‘being objective or aloof’ (OED)
Which entails seeing things with a clear mind,
Uncluttered by self-concern, grasping, or other ‘stuff’,
But ‘aloof’ is not how I would have it defined.

For awakening to the truth of Nonduality,
Can cause one to fall in love with the whole of existence,
When the illusion of the ‘separate self’ we see,
And identifying with Awareness overcomes our resistance.

For me detachment is ‘seeing things as they are’,
That is with love, but not allowing them to
Cause separation and correct identification mar.
Awake, they’re as fleeting as the morning dew.
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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 photo

COLIN DRAKE