Hari OM
'Text-days' are for delving into the
words and theory of Advaita Vedanta.
Further inspiration from the Gita.
Still.
Be still, oh flickering beast!
Monkey-mind,
you flittering bird.
Steady
yourself, come in, come in;
out
there is of no consequence.
What
matters is here, within, deep.
No!
No! No dreams! Not to sleep!
Keep
alert, watch the body breathe.
That's
it, now let go of it.
Feel
not the blood as it rushes
and
hear not the clattering dishes.
Let
the dark space of night
turn
into that burning light.
See
that flame in the brow's eye?
Don't
reach, don't turn, just sit.
Enter
its blaze, head for the wick
know
there's a place behind which
awaits
for you an endless boon.
Keep
going, you'll arrive. Soon.
©
Yamini Ali MacLean 2019
Inspired by Bhagavad Gita adh.6;s.19
As a lamp in a spot
Sheltered from the wind
Does not flicker,
So must be the mind of a yogi
practicing meditation on Brahman.
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