death defiance

s/he who knows that
soundless
odourless
tasteless
in-tangible
formless
deathless
supernatural
un-decaying
beginningless
endless
unchangeable reality
springs out of the mouth of death

a hole punched through the ice

some drugs can punch a hole through the ice
let you see the other side
and when you come back
you’re haunted
by those holes you punched through the ice
vs
meditation
slower
gentler
balanced
warm melting
of all the ice
evenly
both methods have their merits
there is no contempt
there is no intent
this is why they are named
intent and contempt
what good is meditation?
the ability to notice
to let go
to view dispassionately
then act appropriately
to feel and not feel
to be this all the time
and not just when a hole is punched through the ice

loss is gain

s/he who sees, thinks, knows this
loves the self
plays with the self
unites with the self
enjoys the self
governs the self
moves the self everywhere at pleasure
those who think otherwise
are governed by others
they lose what they gain
no where can they move at their pleasure

upanishad

when s/he is dying
those around ask if s/he knows them
as long as the soul does not leave the body
s/he knows them
but when the soul leaves the body
ascending with the sun’s rays
s/he meditates on OM
and
with the speed of thought
goes to the sun
sun is the gate of heaven
where the wise can pass