Introspection, or ‘sitting in the silence,’ is an unscientific way of trying to force apart the mind and senses, tied together by the life force. The contemplative mind, attempting its return to divinity, is constantly dragged back toward the senses by the life currents.
i’m just the man in the middle
of a complicated plan.
no one to show me the signs.
i’m just a creature of habit
in a complicated world.
nowhere to run to.
nowhere to hide, to hide, to hide, to hide….
Modern life is becoming very unsatisfactory. It does not give you happiness. There are too many things, too many desires. More nice cars and dresses and entertainments—and more worries. Free yourself from these so-called “necessities”…
leading me on leading me down the road
driving me on
driving me down the road
my love is exceeding the limit
red-eyed and fevered with the hum of the miles
distance and longing, my thoughts do provide
should i rest for a while at the side?
Through meditation I will stop the storm of breath, mental restlessness, and sensory disturbances raging over the lake of my mind.
where will you be when the sky comes down?
and what would you do if the strength was found?
stay right beside me when the ground starts shaking
the only sound you’ll hear is the breath we’re taking
if there is one thing i can promise you we’ll see the light again
Awake. Arise from dreams of littleness to the realization of the vastness within you. Come. I will show you that you are a spark of the Eternal Fire that is drinking with countless mouths the Bliss-nectar honeycombed in the heart of all created things.
thousand faces staring at me
lonely shadows following me
lonely ghosts come a-calling
lonely voices talking to me now give me that fire
now give me that fire
now give me that fire
burn, burn, burn
During the effort of being one-pointed, the yogi will be unsuccessful unless he can by concentration withdraw his attention from the activities of the life force in the various senses. Otherwise, he will be constantly distracted by restless thoughts—the mental concepts formed from sensory stimuli by the “fanciful faculty” of feeling.
don’t forget, don’t forget
mmhmm
that i believe in you
should you forget, should you forget
let me remind you
that i am behind you
One must never give up hope of becoming better. A person is old only when s/he refuses to make the effort to change. That stagnant state is the only “old age” I recognize.
here today the red sky tells his tale
but the only listening eyes are mine there is peace amongst the hills
and the night will cover all my pride
blessed are they who smile from bodies free
seems to me like any other crowd
who are waiting to be saved
Turning a corner, I ran into an old acquaintance—one of those long-winded fellows whose conversational powers ignore time and embrace eternity.
there is fiction in the space between
the lines on your page of memories
write it down but it doesn’t mean
you’re not just telling stories there is fiction in the space between you and me
you and everybody
give us all what we need
give us one more sad sordid story
but in the fiction of the space between
sometimes a lie is the best thing
Making others happy, through kindness of speech and sincerity of right advice, is a sign of true greatness. To hurt another soul by sarcastic words, looks, or suggestions, is despicable..
came in from a rainy thursday
on the avenue
thought i heard you talking softly
but i won’t cry for yesterday
there’s an ordinary world
somehow i have to find
and as i try to make my way to the ordinary world
i will learn to survive
Cheerfulness is very important to health. It is the best antiseptic that you can have — plus the thought that you are all right.
nighthawks at the diner of Emma’s 49’er
there’s a rendezvous of strangers around the coffee urn tonight
all the gypsy hacks and the insomniacs
now the paper’s been read, now the waitress said eggs and sausage and a side of toast
coffee and a roll, hash browns over easy
chili in a bowl with burgers and fries
what kind of pie? yeah…
It is not a pumping-in from the outside that gives wisdom; it is the power and extent of your inner receptivity that determines how much you can attain of true knowledge, and how rapidly. The man who has the power of receptivity quickly grasps everything. People with no receptivity may be exposed to the same experiences or information, yet not really see nor fully comprehend what is there. An intelligent man lives far ahead of the idiot. Your experiences bring wisdom according to the measure of the cup of your receptivity.
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