In a young man’s life There is much self-assurance.   In an old man’s life There is much guilt.   A human makes countless errors In his lifetime.   While making them He does not question them.   When looking back upon them He cannot fathom them.   Much of his life is spent Making […]

A man reads a passage from a book. It is a method. He is excited to try it.   But it fails.   A man reads a passage from a book. It is a piece of knowledge. He is excited to share it.   So he does.   Many years go by. If he stops […]

You have many excuses For many things.   You have not subjected them To the litmus test of Reality.   You say you want this But then you back out.   You say you want that But then you do not proceed.   You say you do not have the time. You say that because […]

A Truth may be written Inches before a man’s eyes.   Yet He will not see it.   A Truth may be spoken Inches before a man’s ears.   Yet He will not hear it.   Why is this so?   Echolalia Is the echoing of words and sounds. It is seen in various psychiatric […]

Man lives a life Of escape.   Of pleasure And of chases.   He works to provide sustenance. He toils for title. He curries favor. He seeks admiration.   But these are not What he is Truly searching for.   Man is searching For the beyond.   He is searching For the elixir.   He […]

He who harbors a strategist’s mind Cannot know Truth.   Analysis Behavior Practice Goals Books Austerity Plans Principles Methods . . . Such tools Are of little use In the land of Truth.   But these are the things That man knows.   These are the things That man has been taught And conditioned to […]

  In imagining a pure existence One may have thoughts of a monastic life Or religious order.   It may certainly be That some of the individuals who enter into What is deemed a “spiritual” life Are moved by a force of purity.   It may also be That entering such a way of life […]

A guru who gives a speech An author who writes a book All the so-called experts around the world Profess to “help.”   What does it mean To help?   The masses who listen to the speeches The masses who read the books The masses who follow the hacks, methods, and prescriptions Are seeking help. […]

The Spiritualist:   “Did you listen to Swami Know-It-All-Ananda’s talk?   It was wonderful.   Though, I’m not sure why his hair is white and his beard is black . . .   In any case, the Swami’s talk was wonderful.   But, I don’t like him as much as I like Swami-All-Is-Love-Ananda.   I […]

Man’s longing For pleasantries Makes him blind To Truth.   A space can only be filled With one thing Or another.   If it is filled with X, There is no room for Y.   So many concepts. So many principles. So many tenets. So many claims . . .   A fool nods his […]