Om... Peaceful be. Drop likes and dislikes, treat all things equally. Clear as water you shall hear the call "The self in you, is the self in all." Stop. Sit still. Close your eyes and feel the inner thrill. In that silent joy you will see that the self in you is the self in me. Give up. Let go. Shed the squalid rags of ego. Nothing to desire, possess or give, for the self alone in all things lives. Knowing this, Play along with life, with reckless bliss, head held high, noble and tall, with no fear of what shall befall, for the self in you is the self in all.
I absolutely love it....esp. the line "The self in you, is the self in all."...but I must ask why you named the thread a selfish poem...is that some kind of irony or joke I missed? lol...
lovely and thought provoking... squalid rags of ego? how intriguing... i especially liked the middle two stanzas... thanks for sharing, bhaskie - i love your work
Lovely as ever...I'm not usually fond of rhyming poetry, but this was a delicious exception. If the words in your poem were meant to convey selfishness, then I truly aspire to be selfish Let the self live on! Love Hannah
The self in this poem is not our little individual self, but the higher self, consciousness, which is the canvas on which the whole world is painted. The same consciousness is also the paint and the paintbrush, the painter and the art critic in the horn-rimmed spectacles.. The vedas say, atmanastu kamaya sarvam priyam - for the sake of the self, everything is beloved. Meaning all our likes dislikes and pleasures are purely selfish, no matter how philanthropic they may be, because nobody does anything without some inner gratification.
its a bit cat in the hat, lost me, but thats my own personal issue. Structured rhyme in poem drives me nuts. Give it a shot on rythym alone, rather than a rhyme, but thats just me
Well it is all about advaita philosophy as seen in Hinduism and Buddhism and less obviously in most other religions too. If you arent familiar with it then you would not get the meaning behind the poem. As for rhyme, I prefer to avoid it, since I am not very skilled in its use, but this was written for music, so the rhyme was ncessary.
very nice, bhaskar. beautiful to read aloud; i usually wrinkle my nose at rhyme but it works wonderfully. as i read it, i was thinking that it would be beautifully put to music, then i read your comment above - haha... would definitely love to read more of your stuff! peace, sophia
