Relaxing Into Being
Shroud of personality
midnight veil
changing colors
from onyx
to clear indigo blue.
Subtle facial expressions reflect inner goings-on
secret intentions are uncovered
with a cool deep release of limitation
the thin gauze reveals
deep thoughts
transparently obvious
some hideous
hardly covering the elastic mask
of fear.
Dropping down into shadowy self
where the dream of “I” holds tightly
questioning motives
allow the seeking for wholeness to stop
observing the desperation of ego vanish
with no consequence
none.
Imagination of being separate
ends
with no consequence
Imagination of being whole
ends
with no consequence.
Is there something that needs to be done?
so desperately
for the survival
of your imagined separate soul?
The truth is “you” can’t save you
you are lucky…apparently
there is an experience experiment happening
subtly releasing
“you”
the “you”
that you cannot know.
It already happened
because you already “are this”
the cosmic stuff of the universe.
Life is happening
to you and through you
breathing and heart beating
are happening
You aren’t “doing” any of these function
Are “you”?
So enjoy the liberation!
until the show is over
dance to the music!
revel in the magic!
laugh at the tragic!
Because
this
is
it
Rumi spins poetry
Zen koans illustrate paradox
both are beautiful
and utterly pointless.
Taking a bite out of your seriousness
spit the poison on the ground.
Because it doesn’t matter
if you know your own true nature.
A snake doesn’t know it’s own tail
not the way you know your own story
of personality and justification
of wether “you” are grateful or not
if jack and jill ran up a hill
if the moon is round
or if authority should be respected without question.
How do you feel letting go of “you”?
Dancing puppet pulled by universal strings!
Do you laugh at the idea of “your separate self”
Do you want to struggle against cosmic nature,
Kicking and shouting against your teachers and parents lies?
Or perhaps cursing or praying to an imagined God?
The myth who can’t save you from your own imagination.
Either way
you are still here
Breathing
reading this
and
Relaxing into being
