birth and death

Self in singularity 
lustrous and self-existent
polarises itself
to feel contrast
in fierce winds of duality 

a form is shaped
from the elements 
propelled by breath of God
mind and intellect 
with bliss rooted in heart

upon death Self exists form
the five sheaths dissolve
then if soul is desireless 
it too reunites in the Self
wherefrom it arose

however if soul has desires
that desires be fulfilled
it reincarnates again and again
until heart becomes quiescent 
whence soul’s eye becomes single
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August 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Inspired by the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
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