Thought is a reflection of an illusory past,
And the projector of imagined futures.
Awareness is the tentative, ungraspable now.
It is boundless, eternal, neither identity nor persona.
It is the mysterious presence, the ether of insight and intuition.
From its unknowable nature, thought springs into being,
But without it, none of this would ever have been.
It is the parent of manifest consciousness,
The source prior to all perception.
* * * *
Dread of times to come,
Of the unknown yet to manifest,
Overwhelms those who have not realized,
That it is their own imagination that cripples them.
* * * *
The meek will inherit the earth,
Because it requires great courage,
To discern and surrender to heaven.
* * * *
The sovereign witness you truly are,
Is neither the body nor the mind.
It is untouched by action or result.
It is unburdened by pain or pleasure.
It is unconcerned with right and wrong.
No matter the circumstances in which it abides,
It timelessly remains undefined, unfettered, unattached.
* * * *
The sciences have in every manner,
Scrutinized the unitary movement of this illusion.
They have stretched the conceptual mind in innumerable ways,
Yet none will ever succeed in determining its origin.
All they can ever do is dance with Maya,
On the floor of manifestation.
* * * *
You are the gold, not the jewelry into which it is made.
* * * *
At some point, books and their many concepts must be set aside.
Scholars journey the dead-end path of dualistic intellect.
Reclaiming your birthright is direct perception,
Not the cataloging of manuscripts.
The truth you seek will not be found in them.
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