kill me, my faithful friends

kill me, my faithful friends,
for in my being killed is my life.

love is that you remain standing
in front of your Beloved
when you are stripped of all your attributes;
then His attributes become your qualities.

between me and You, there is only me.
take away the me, so only You remain

-Hallaj

if i adore you

if i adore you out of fear of hell, burn me in hell
if i adore you out of desire for paradise, lock me out of paradise
but if i adore you for Yourself alone
do not deny to me Your eternal beauty

-Rabia

longing

long for no sand
long for no wave
long for the ocean

long for no color
long for no cloud
long for the Sky

Haiku by Dogen

Midnight. No waves,
no wind, the empty boat
is flooded with moonlight.

-Dogen

three wild and strange flowers

there is too much chaos here
the city never rests
so oneday i just run to a faraway forest
deep and dark
don't know what to do
suddenly i revealed three wild and strange flowers
are looking at me and they spoke
flower first spoke about simplicity
told me to be simple in actions and thoughts
flower second spoke about patience
told me to be patient with both friends and enemies
and the last flower uttered compassion
told me to be compassionate towards my own self
and all beings in the world
slowly i became silent as they are
rain started in the forest
i felt cold
and then they told me to go back

The water is silent

The fish in the water is silent,
the animals on the earth is noisy,
the bird in the air is singing.

But man has in him the silence of the sea,
the noise of the earth
and the music of the air.

-Tagore

The Song Remains The Same

California sunlight, sweet calcutta rain
Honolulu starbright--the song remains the same.
ooh! ooh!Here we go!

-Led Zeppelin

HERE I AM

here i am
will you send me an angel?
here i am
in the land of the morning star

the wise man said
just raise your hand
and reach out for the spell
find the door to the promised land
just believe in yourself
hear this voice from deep inside
it's the call of your heart
close your eyes and you will find
the way out of the dark

-Scorpions

dance

you were dancing
and i was on my high
moment intensify!

rain

slow rain
non stop
mind

It is raining outside
drip drap drip
inside i feel cool

Series of Haikus (3)

a call from Home
couple of minutes
and i got strength

Series of Haikus (1 & 2)

Friday post lunch
waiting
watching my breath

Friday
We will go & have beer
a different state

Rain

o my beloved
i came to you
and love flourished
then i left oneday..

today its raining
and i am all alone
looking at the rain
i think of you
where are you

Learn to be Still

You thought you could find happiness
Just over that green hill
You thought you would be satisfied
But you never will- Learn to be still
---

We are like sheep without a shepherd
We don't know how to be alone
So we wander 'round this desert
And wind up following the wrong gods home
---

Now the flowers in your garden
They don't smell so sweet
Maybe you've forgotte
The heaven lying at your feet
---

Though the world is torn and shaken
Even if your heart is breakin'
It's waiting for you to awaken
And someday you will
Learn to be still
Learn to be still

-EAGLES

Self is Supreme!

That which is the source of the sun
And of every power in the cosmos
Beyond which there is neither going nor coming
Is the Self indeed
For this Self is Supreme!

-Upanishad

Its Such Fun!!

Ain't it fun when you're always on the run
Ain't it fun when you're friends despise what you become
Ain't it fun when you get so high, well that you, you just can't come
Ain't it fun when you know that you gonna die young

It's such fun

-GNR.

Children of immortal bliss

Children of immortal bliss: -what a sweet, what a hopeful name! Allow me to call you, brethren, by that sweet name-heirs of immortal bliss- yea, the Hindu refuses to call you sinners. Ye are the children of God, the sharers of immortal bliss, holy and perfect beings. Ye divinities on earth -sinners! It is a sin to call a man so; it is a standing libel on human nature. Come up, O lions, and shake off the delusion that you are sheep; you are souls immortal, spirits free, blest, and eternal; Ye are not matter, ye are not bodies. Matter is your servant, not you the servant of matter.

-Swami Vivekananda

I Don't Care

I don’t really care if my glass is half full or half empty — I’m just happy to have a glass.

—Joe Farrell

Send your mind out on vacation

Last night I came upon a stranger
He smiled at me and this is what he said
If you're troubled send your mind out on vacation
Let it wonder like the wild geese in the west

-Robert Plant And The Strange Sensation

How is this equation

happiness = 1/expectations-reality

I and HE !!

No bird soars too high, if he soars with his own wings.

-William Blake

What is Meditation?

Meditation is simply a courage to be alone.

-OSHO

This is a DREAM!!

Just realise you are dreaming a dream you call the world and stop looking for ways out.The dream is not your problem. Your problem is that you like one part of your dream and not another. Love all or none of it, and stop complaining.When you have seen the dream as a dream, you have done all that needs to be done.

-Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj