Ulladu Narpadu Addendum 31

if a person knows he knows not 
and another assumes he does
inquire: to whom do such thoughts come 
wisps of smoke in our mind abuzz

staid silence is the direct path
immediate and intimate
thought fog clears and we see our Self
pulse of light that does not abate

Self is That which illuminates
state of ignorance and knowledge
dropping vicarious knowing
light of Self let us acknowledge 

save the Self, all else is a dream
where we’re both subject and object
we’re self effulgent consciousness 
therefore world of form we reject
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