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
within self-referral awareness
resplendent in its luminosity
as of choiceless choice
Self polarises itself
the truth is known
on breaking the mirror
requiring ego dissolution
holding still throb of silence
not suppression or sublimation
for both require an identity
only playful observation
erases egoic delusion
in this knowing we rest
aflame in rapture of bliss
that transmutes organic dust
into a sublime ethereal living light
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