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The Phenomenal Transient World

"The Phenomenal Transient World"



I had a thought
it came 
from Me

that internal Me
the Me, that Is,
I Am 

It traversed a 
world outwards
from inside

like the rings
recorded in the 
trunk of a tree

like the rings 
of water rippling
skipping stones 

they moved on 
electric currents
outwards 

into the vortex 
of Me, that Is
I Am

the non-duality
the self with a choice
energetic field 

Inside the phenomenal 
transient world 
I chose Me

I come from the 
magnetic heart
the true self 

attaining liberation 
written in the blood
the secret genetic code 

I Am 
that thing, that Is 
Me 

the ultimate reality
one and the same
is found 

in the 
non-duality
the I Am 

that which dwells
inside the choice
where time does not exist
 
inside 
that I Am, 
that Is

Me


(LadyLabyrinth / 2020)
for gvlm x







"Not Christian or Jew or Muslim, not Hindu, Buddhist, sufi, or zen. 
Not any religion or cultural system.
I am not from the East or the West, 
not out of the ocean or up from the ground,
not natural or ethereal, 
not composed of elements at all. 
I do not exist, 
am not an entity in this world or the next, 
did not descend from Adam or Eve 
or any origin story. My place is placeless,
a trace of the traceless. 
Neither body or soul. 
I belong to the beloved, 
have seen the two worlds as one
and that one call to and know, 
first, last, outer, inner, 
only that breath breathing 
human being."
Rumi



"In Fact, My Soul And Yours Are The Same,
You Appear In Me, I In You."
Rumi


"The Heart 
of the matter 
is Soul, 
nothing else."
Rumi


"You are the soul of the soul of the universe, and your name is Love."
Rumi


"I am the dust in the sunlight,
I am the ball of the sun . . .
I am the mist of morning,
the breath of evening . . . .
I am the spark in the stone,
the gleam of gold in the metal . . . .
The rose and the nightingale
drunk with its fragrance.
I am the chain of being,
the circle of the spheres,
The scale of creation,
the rise and the fall.
I am what is and is not . . .
I am the soul in all."
Rumi


"Neither this body am I, 
nor soul, 
Nor these fleeting images passing by, 
Nor concepts and thoughts, 
mental images, 
Nor yet sentiments 
and the psyche's labyrinth. 
Who then am I? 
A consciousness without origin, 
Not born in time, 
nor begotten here below. 
I am that which was, 
is and ever shall be, 
A jewel in the crown 
of the Divine Self, 
A star in the firmament 
of the luminous One."
Rumi

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Robert Lindley Date: 10/6/2020 4:22:00 AM Before there was nothing. Now there is this ALL. Time is our greatest illusion. Life is as of now our greater gift. Dare we beg for more? Question is, dare we not? As we live, breathe , think and hope. As we in trepidation await that darken door to open. We create...... As always your magnificent poetry inspires this old and tired poet. A fav... Login to Reply Lady Labyrinth Date: 10/6/2020 3:48:00 PM what we fail to understand (some of us) is that in "Time", we are all eternal. Thoughts and much love with you and your loved one (s) on the homefront Lindley. x

Lady Labyrinth Date: 10/1/2020 1:27:00 AM "That Atman (self, soul) is indeed Brahman. It [Atman] is also identified with the intellect, the Manas (mind), and the vital breath, with the eyes and ears, with earth, water, air, and akasa (sky), with fire and with what is other than fire, with desire and the absence of desire, with anger and the absence of anger, with righteousness and unrighteousness, with everything - Login to Reply Lady Labyrinth Date: 10/1/2020 1:28:00 AM That Atman (self, soul) is indeed Brahman. It [Atman] is also identified with the intellect, the Manas (mind), and the vital breath, with the eyes and ears, with earth, water, air, and akasa (sky), with fire and with what is other than fire, with desire and the absence of desire, with anger and the absence of anger, with righteousness and unrighteousness, with everything — it is identified, as is well known, with this (what is perceived) and with that (what is inferred). As it [Atman] does and acts, so it becomes: by doing good it becomes good, and by doing evil it becomes evil. It becomes virtuous through good acts, and vicious through evil acts. Others, however, say, "The self is identified with desire alone. What it desires, so it resolves; what it resolves, so is its deed; and what deed it does, so it reaps." Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 4.4.5, 9th century BCE

Lady Labyrinth Date: 10/1/2020 12:56:00 AM "Brahman was this before; therefore it knew even the Atma (soul, himself). I am Brahman, therefore it became all. And whoever among the gods had this enlightenment, also became That. It is the same with the sages, the same with men. Whoever knows the self as “I am Brahman,” becomes all this universe. Even the gods cannot prevail against him, for he becomes their Atma. Now, if a man worships another god, thinking: Login to Reply Lady Labyrinth Date: 10/1/2020 12:57:00 AM “He is one and I am another,” he does not know. He is like an animal to the gods. As many animals serve a man, so does each man serve the gods. Even if one animal is taken away, it causes anguish; how much more so when many are taken away? Therefore it is not pleasing to the gods that men should know this." Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.4.10

Ts Poetry Date: 9/30/2020 5:37:00 PM I am always impressed with the depth of your pen Login to Reply Lady Labyrinth Date: 10/1/2020 12:59:00 AM ...dare I respond to that. ;) x Lady Labyrinth Date: 10/1/2020 12:58:00 AM I hear feathers are good.....err, for quills.