Be Empty
The Teachings of Sri Tirtha Lal Mahanandhar
This page: The Mirror Skeleton Dance Chop-up the Head
I and You
(More writings of Sri T.L. Mahanandhar)
Page Five
THE MIRROR
I SEE IN THE MIRROR
IS
NO OTHER THAN AN IMAGE,
THIS INDICATES
THERE IS NO I AND YOU
"I, THE MIRROR ALONE EXISTS"
IS THE MYSTERY OF THIS
MYSTERIOUS MIRROR
WHICH IS NO THER THAN
YOU
THE REAL
REALISE THIS HIDDEN TRUTH
AND ENJOY
ETERNITY
LISTEN TENTATIVELY,
AFTER ALL, IMAGE IS IMAGE
NOTHING MORE.
YOU AND YOUR IMAGE
HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH
THE MIRROR
YOU MUST ADMIT THAT
HE WHO IS WITHIN
THE PERIPHERY
OF THE MIRROR
CAN DO NOTHING
TO HIS OWN IMAGE
NOR CAN
HIS IMAGE DO ANYTHING FOR HIM
ATTENTION PLEASE!
THOUGH YOU SEE YOU AND YOUR IMAGE
WITH THE HELP OF THE MIRROR
EVEN THEN
THE MIRROR HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH YOU OR YOUR IMAGE
WITH THIS I DO BELIEVE
YOU CAN BE QUITE CLEAR
YOU CAN BE DEAD SURE
THAT YOU AND YOUR WORLD,
WHICH IS INSIDE
'ME',
THE LARGEST
UNBELIEVABLE, INEXPRESSIBLE
UNBORN
MIRROR,
HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH
'ME'
THIS ONE SINGLE
TRUTH ETERNAL
SKELETON DANCE
WITHIN THE DANCE,
YOU ARE DANCING WITH YOUR
DANCING FRIENDS, ENEMIES & OTHERS
DOING MORE OF THE DANCE.
WHAT ELSE DO YOU THINK
YOU CAN YOU DO?
SKELETON!!!
MY FLESH AND BONE!
THE WHOLE WORLD DOES THE SAME
THE SAME DANCE
AGAIN & AGAIN
BIRTH AFTER BIRTH
DEATH AFTER DEATH.
IF
THIS NASTY SKELETON-DANCE,
GIVE UP ATTACHMENT
GIVE UP DESIRE
TO END FOR GOOD
THE CYCLE OF
BIRTH - DEATH & SUFFERINGS.
TO CROSS THE BARRIERS OF IGNORANCE
WHICH BLOCK YOUR WAY,
FOLLOW THIS NOBLE PATH OF TRUTH
AND BE FREE.
BEING FREE
MERGE WITH THE DIVINITY.
THIS, YOUR SELF-AWARENESS ALONE,
WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING,
WILL END
THE
SKELETON-DANCE
Chop-up the Head
IS THIS THE CORRECT MEANS TO BE
ONE WITH ALL?
TO CHOP-UP THE HEAD,
TO SWEEP THE BOARD,
NO NEED TO GIVE UP WORK -
DO EVERYTHING YOU HAVE TO,
REMAINING ALWAYS FREE FROM
DESIRE AND ATTACHMENT
HEAR NOT YOUR EGO - YOUR HEAD,
GET YOURSELF STRAIGHT
ON YOUR WAY TO
CALM
ONLY THEN
CALMNESS WILL WELCOME YOU
AGAIN AND AGAIN.
THIS IS HOW YOU WILL COME TO
ME
SAYS THE CALM,
THE FOUNTAIN OF PEACE.
IF 'I' AM YOUR DEFINITE AIM OF LIFE,
DON'T HESITATE TO STRUGGLE
WITH DESIRES.
BE BOLD ENOUGH TO CHOP-UP THE HEAD
- YOUR OWN EGO,
THE ROOT CAUSE
OF ALL HINDRANCES.
ALWAYS REMEMBER
EGO IS MORE OF A HINDRANCE THAN A HELP
IT IS YOUR DEADLY ENEMY.
YOUR INNER SELF,
THE ALL-PERVADING
ONE SINGLE TRUTH
ALONE IS YOUR FAST FRIEND.
THIS FRIEND OF YOURS HAS CLEARLY ANNOUNCED
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF CREATION
"HAVE FAITH, MY SONS, HAVE FAITH"
FOR THOSE WHO HEAR ME
EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE,
FOR THE WHOLE GAME -
THIS MYSTERIOUS CREATION
IS FULLY BASED ON FAITH,
ON BELIEF,
ON YOUR CONCEPT.
SINCE LONG, LONG BEFORE
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF CREATION
IN DIFFERENT FORMS
I HAVE SAID CLEARLY
I AM WITHIN YOU
I AM WITHIN ALL.
"BLESSED ARE THEY THAT HAVE NOT SEEN
AND YET HAVE BELIEVED ME"
LET THIS STRONG FAITH ALONE
SURVIVE IN YOU ALL.
THIS IS HOW YOU COME
TO ME
THE PERFECTION
THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY
TO CHOP-UP THE HEAD
AND TO REALISE
UNBORN ETERNITY
WHICH IS YOURSELF
THE ONE SINGLE TRUTH
LISTEN!
I AM FAR AWAY
SOMEWHERE IN THE HEAVEN,
- IF YOU TAKE IT THIS WAY,
WELL! YES, I AM TOO FAR
BEYOND YOUR IMAGINATION.
BUT IF YOU THINK AGAIN
I AM VERY NEAR TO YOU,
I WILL SAY
STILL YOU ARE NOT TO THE POINT.
FOR I AM NOT NEAR TO YOU
- I AM WITHIN YOU,
WITHIN YOUR EGO
AND THIS EGOISTIC WORLD.
YOU HAVE NOT SEEN ME,
THEREFORE I AM TOO FAR
AND TOO NEAR
TO YOUR CONCEPT,
CHOP-UP THIS HEAD,
YOUR EGO,
ONLY THEN YOU WILL REALISE
I AM NO OTHER THAN YOU
THE ONE SINGLE TRUTH