Atmānanda- Laharī

As though I have a life As though I am a wife As though I have offsprings As though I love and cling As though I continue to miss As though I search for bliss As though I go to work As though I clear the murk As though I stay awake As though I chase dreams As though I sleep deep Once I know, It is all 'As though' There is silence..... Some head towards the North  Some number it as fourth  Some chant it as Om Some name it Turiya It is nameless, formless & speechless AUM

  Oh Sun! the glorious orb, You shine upon everything Ignorance assuming a body & mind, Emanates to flow as a river... She takes a winding course from the peaks of the glaciers... She falls swiftly over the rocks & flows gently at the banks Sometimes vague and turbid Sometimes sad and afraid People come & bathe in her Boats float, ships crawl.. Leaves & dirt move along  She irrigates fields, nurtures crops... Suddenly,  She wishes to know her source There is a change in her course It is a lonely path filled with determination She trembles with fear She dares not look at rear She risks ahead, against all odds She knows, that there is only God Ocean looks so vast With multiple roaring waves She comes running like a baby Ocean steps further with wide arms No fear; no grief; no pain It is all absolute delight  It is not disappearance, It is knowing! It is being the ocean! Ignorance, the darkness  quaked and quivered  trembled & vanished fore...