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Nonduality Highlights: Issue #3295, Saturday, September 20, 2008, Editor: Mark
You Don't Have to Act Crazy Anymore
You don't have to act crazy anymore -
We all know you were good at that.
Now retire, my dear,
From all that hard work you do
Of bringing pain to your sweet eyes and heart.
Look in a clear mountain mirror -
See the Beautiful Ancient Warrior
And the Divine elements
You always carry inside
That infused this Universe with sacred Life
So long ago
And join you Eternally
With all Existence - with God!
--Hafiz, translated by Daniel Ladinsky
I was a mountain spring
Skipping merrily
From stone to stone
Streaming and singing
Hurrying among
Rocks.
As I grew
My song became a roar
As I grooved carelessly
Ancient boulders
And frothed between
Canyon walls
Increasing in volume
I flowed in the plains
Growing wider
And deeper
And thoughtfully slowing my pace.
Until I merged
Pacified
In the embrace
Of the endless beloved
The ocean
And then
Lifted up by your grace
From my slumber
I became vapor
Steaming and rising
Towards the sun.
Gathered into a cloud
Pushed by winds of desire
I floated toward the mountains
Falling as rain
Starting my journey to you
Again
- Yosy Flug, posted to NondualitySalon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH3KToKApVo
- Adyashanti