Mantra

Mantra
(03/23/2004)

I become the mantra
in your soul.
I live within your spirit
as you sit,
legs crossed,
fingers folded,
eyes closed.
You do not know,
but this,
the stream within your dreams,
is me.

You sit and simply
breathe the air.
You do not care.
It's fresh
and free of stress and
you become aware
that this
clean break,
this snow-white screen,
this scene, serene,
means all your
boundaries are gone
and nothing
lies between
you and your dreams,
the good and bad,
the right and wrong
that you divided here
some time ago,
somewhere along
this never-ending path.

And so you drift
past sensing
to a higher place.
Peace has swept
with grace
across your precious face.
Your body
and your lifted mind
relax
and here you find
that nothing --
I mean nothing --
can be left behind,
for all is one
and altogether
we are whole.

You listen now
in phase
with Nature's harmony
of falling water,
orange blooms,
and energy.
Infinity in every limb,
dimensions new and pure
begin.
Step into this!
Beyond your prison,
feel the bliss --
it's comprehension!

Feel it
in your heart
and in your
trembling hands!
This
is what it is
to truly understand
that we are small
but full of dreams.
We hope,
but fear humility,
until it fills us
to the point
where failure isn't
worth the try.

So fear,
but do not fear
that you will
not succeed.
Be humble
and courageous and
just be with me.
I am the mantra
in your heart --
just follow me
with each new start
and you'll be closer
to your home
within the whole
as life goes by.