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VBT Practice 90 of 112

We being in a bind
Of limited identity-mind
We do not negate
Rather we cooperate!

We make no fuss
We go where thoughts take us
In the external
As well as in the internal
In the ethereal
Or the feral
No self criticism
We oscillate with the pendulum 

There is however one condition
In following the ego suggestion
We see Shiva in each vibration 
In all nuances of fullness or cessation

If Shiva be everywhere, where may ego reside
For a Shiva is both outside as well as inside
Ego has no place to hide

So ceasing to measure & size
It does noiselessly vaporise

11-October-2020

Notes: VBT stands for Vijnana Bhairava Tantra. It is said to be a dialogue between God Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Parvati asks Shiva the way to freedom from duality and limitation. Shiva then elucidates not one but 112 meditation tools for God realisation. The poem summarises the 90th of the 112 ‘ meditation methods’, as understood by the poet

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Reverse hypnosis

We are here
God too is near
Closer than our skin
He resides in us within
Enlivening our form
By breath warm

Yet here we are
With desires spar
Mirrored by dark fears
Competing with our peers
Until we exit the rat race
Slow down our pace

Thoughts arise
Beheld in surprise 
Part of the game divine
What meaning may we assign
To dance of Shiva enigmatic 
Fluttering heart ecstatic

We cease to size 
As bliss currents rise
Seeing God everywhere 
Sidestepping ego borne snare
Our lower mind disappears 
Lo behold, God appears 

07-October-2021

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