Exit from Abhimanyu Syndrome

Exit from Abhimanyu Syndrome

Should I sleep away from the drama of the world,

Or awaken to the stillness in which it appears?

Should I wake up from the dream of the waking state,

where name and form parade as truth?

Or accept them as they are?

Should I stop attempting to rewrite the script of life?

Or engage in the scenes of the play with a playful attitude?

Should I stop projecting a personal movie,

Or recognize that I am the light that makes all images possible?

Should I reject the world as a mere phenomenon?

Or release identification with body and mind?

Should I rest in the wisdom of internal calmness ?

Should I be that mystical Swan 

meandering gracefully in the water 

abiding in self right now?

If not I, Who will see this?

If not now, When will this seeing occur?

Who am I is the question of Viveka

What am I up to is the question of Vairagya

When there is nowhere to go,

and nothing to attain,

I dwell in these questions,

not seeking answers,

for the questions themselves

are exit doorways from 

Abhimanyu Syndrome.

In the stillness of 

Ashtavakra Gita contemplation,

the seeker fades,

and what remains

has always been.

(Reflection from Vedanta retreat on Ashtavakra Gita by Swami Saccidananda Saraswati at Arsha Vidya Center Bay Area.)