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Instant awakening

not senses but the witness
likewise for joy and pain
unchanging screen of awareness
eternal Self free from stain

beyond waking, dreaming and deep sleep
turiya, the constant fourth state
we take therein a consciousness leap
fulfilling our ordained fate

after ego is exhumed
we attain direct recognition 
concepts held deplumed 
of truth that has no definition

our true being is living light
renewing itself in itself
dwelling in unbound delight
this is our luminous Self

the question remains: how may we see
the answer: shift into silence, then wait
unshackle presence from our mind tree
know the seeker vanishes at heaven’s gate

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Date: 7/11/2025 8:00:00 PM
Inspired by the Katha Upanishad
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