The dark which is brighter than the light

 

There is a type of darkness

that feels one with fear;

of something of the visible manmade threats,

actions born of hate, greed

and our own fears.

 

Then there is another darkness

that envelops you with friendly embrace,

An invisible representative of all that

which makes you feel good in life.

 

Through darkness I walk by choice,

outweighing the former by the latter,

Darkness is a sieve,

It allows you to segregate good from bad,

I try to cast away the little stones

left above the wire mesh

and let in the fine sand of joy and goodness

trickle into the bowl of my heart.

 

Don’t underestimate darkness,

If you learn to hold

all that which makes you feel good

then it enables you to see

even clearer than the daylight.

Becoming a bigger entity

 

The trees are very kind,

Soak their kindness,

Accept the sweetness of fruits,

the scent of flowers,

the freshness of air,

the beauty of bright dewy mornings,

We are here

to fulfill mother nature’s purpose

by being loving, kind and receptive

to all her smiles and charms,

We do that by

welcoming and feeling that happiness

that oozes form her in pristine forests,

That’s what mother nature wants from us,

And a bit of furthering the same

from our end if we shall.

The core of pain in the bubble of gain

 

So much darkness

under the sunny façade of a bright noon,

So many vulgarities

hidden beneath polished etiquettes,

So much pain and suffering

stocked under confident, smiling faces,

So much hate hidden in seemingly kind hearts,

Funeral songs lurking below gay festivities,

So much pain swallowed by bright eyes,

A kind of grey darkness from inside

flushing something to the surface

that we call good, hope, joy, happiness, lawful

and natural as it should be.

A gentle sadhna

 

You have to open your heart

very-very wide to allow

the light of truth sneak in;

the music of divinity pour in;

the fresh spring air of the new reality

blossom up fully in you.

To allow this evolution,

you don’t have to break mountains,

All that’s needed is to be

open-doored and open-hearted.

और ज्यादा खिलना

More blooming. 

It happens when you welcome life 

with the widest bear hug! 

This is expansion! 

Then a playful tug of the gentle air 

will aid in further expansion! 

A drizzle of ecstasy will occur! 

The petals will fly away 

to be a bigger part of a larger dimension!

 The smile doesn't die. 

It acquires a broader plain.

खिलना

इसको कहते हैं खिलना। 

इतना खिलना की 

बिखरना सिर्फ खिलने का अगला, 

सुखद चरण मात्र बनके रह जाए। 

पूरा खिलने के बाद बिखरना अर्थहीन हो जाता है। 

होने और ना होने के द्वंद के परे है संपूर्णता से होना। 

जियो जीवन भर के, पूरा खिलो। 

पीड़ारहित बिखरना तभी संभव है 

जब आपने खिलने में सब कुछ अर्पित कर दिया हो।

Breakable hearts

 

Sometimes love has to act

outside the boundaries of social law,--

the sharply calculating basis

of the customized decree,

And gift oneself the unique commandment;

allowing oneself just pure love,--

awakening into a new self,

an uncustomized, exclusive existence.

 

Not all hearts are breakable;

only some are,

The unbreakable hearts are the stony forts

for safekeeping falsehood

and debilitating conventions,

It’s the breakable hearts

that have the fluidity and mellowness

to seep and creep

out of the curtailing maze

and give you the gift of a distinctive being

in a fresh, unused cast.