spirit
Something is watching you
While the mind chatters endlessly
and the body does its thing,
have you ever noticed,
a Presence watching over you?
You’ve been
trying to do this, trying to do that,
and all the time,
feel it: Something watches over you.
Consumed by thoughts,
dramas and life,
Something stands still
– can you sense it, silently watching you?
Wherever you go,
whatever you do,
incessantly following you,
observing all, watching you.
You have gone around your life,
doing this, doing that,
and all the while,
a presence is here, everywhere, watching you.
Being, moving, bright and aware
Being,
moving,
bright and aware:
a description of you
as you already are.
Freedom is you and everything around you.
The Beauty of Life
The beauty of life,
already present,
already here,
effortlessly
alive.
Making an effort
simply reveals
you have not seen
that which already is.
Still just me
I remember:
My life being lit up,
Without the sun shining any brighter.
Things appeared clearer,
But the same spectacles perched on my nose.
My body became just a wisp,
But I weighed the same.
Wholeness was there,
But I was still just me.
This magical sparkling life
Not trying to get somewhere,
Not clinging,
Not letting go,
Not renunciating,
Not ‘staying in the moment’,
Not ‘being present’,
(This is just more trying to get somewhere,
more clinging),
Just this.
Guru
Do you really think a spiritual teacher can teach you anything?
How can the guru really know what is right for you?
Every word of his leads you into further illusion,
Concept upon concept,
A field full of traps
– do not walk there!
– do not listen to him!
Tom Das 