listen

when the rain falls

do not eavesdrop, 

enter the conversation;

when the virus strikes

do not underestimate

its weight and size;

when the stars shine

do not overlook, 

listen to the silence

in passing

life passes,

time passes, 

transient waves

ephemeral clouds

wandering winds

the moving earth

the elusive fire

... 

wisdom is to 

witness and behold, 

ignorance is to 

embrace and hold

the open book

the world, an open book
we are unable to read

the strange time

you can never be
at the wrong place
at the right time,
but you may be
at the right place
at the wrong time

you wait for the door
to open, but when it does
you realize it wasn't ever
closed for any of us

anything that is natural
is strange

out of the box

Throughout my life,
I have learned to build
walls, move and walk
like a flock of dead
thoughts,
now who is asking me
to ponder out of the box

the gate-crasher

the world is bombarded
by the educated wards,
men of letters.
not men of word,
whatever is worth
learning is a gate-crasher 

waking up

I learned a number
of words, I acquired
papers that brought 
me all the accolades,
but nothing could
wake me up from
my slumber until I 
heard a chirping bird
on my window sill 
that brought me the
news of the fresh breeze
from the nearby hills
to nourish the hanging
nests, the roots and the
branches of the trees.

whisper

I whisper nothing
into the breeze,
it whistles me back
a feeling perfectly
understood, words
from the mind, removed.

mindset

when the mind has a cataract
it cannot see the truth as a fact,
when the screen is removed
the scene is clearly understood

#mindset #knowledge #wisdom #knowingness #truth

Spirituality means taking responsibility

 

When you have shed your feathers
be unashamed,
say what you want to say,
spirituality is the only way;
let the intellectuals scorn at you,
let the atheists laugh at you,
let the theists, agnostics bully you,
let the fundamentalists be after you,
let them not listen to your point of view,
let none accept you in their fold
be unafraid, be bold,
say what you have to say,
spirituality is the only way.

By paying for everything
to get the work done is a
lazy thing, a heavy price we
have paid, and continue to pay
for the sake of fun, the same show 
is still going on, like puppets
on the stage, we are playing
high and low.

Science has made us indolent,
comfort-loving, opulent;
the frog in us is surely dying,
but we think we are swimming.

To save ourselves from extinction,
we need spirituality, not science,
our determined and guided
action will help,
no laziness or defiance.

We have seen how
science divides,
and how
spirituality unites.

We need to focus on the inside,
not get lost on the outside.
True, the fruits of science
are easy and attractive,
for attaining the benefits
of spirituality,
the labour is intensive,
for this reason alone, we
cannot throw the benefactor
from the throne.

Spirituality helps, it heals
science hurts, it kills, be bold
to embrace spirituality,
it means to take responsibility
for the entire world, make it
a fetish, for only then
can science be a boon,
not a bane.

Science without spirituality,
a boat without a rudder,
bondage sans liberty,
words without feelings,
let none put them asunder.

 #science  #spirituality  #mindset  #peace  #harmony  #responsibility  #world