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theworldpulse:

OM NAMAH SHIVAYA (bhasma poem)

all is the still & frenzied step of Thy tandava 
O Nataraja, O Lord of this very breath
immersed in Only Thee
as it enters and goes 
a quick dip in a sea
of flesh and blood and bones,
atoms of anu,
pores :
so the gap
between the teeth
of the snake in the tree is but a lock
of Thy gathered Grace bestown
Shakti born, The Limitless Silence
Before Sound, You flow
before the turn of the key
before the bath of fire
before Hara Hara Bom
Hara Hara! render this self bhasmic
by Thy flow
disintegrate me in That Pure Essence
break me up in Thy sip of poison O Nilakantha
& leave only Thy name upon a lip
Shiva Shiva Shiva
Shiva Shiva Shiva Shivo
Shiva Shambo Shankara Namah Shivaya
as awareness journeys from awareness
to awareness so is matter drawn
to pure consciousness, pure transience
pure eternal Arpana, for the truth     

That You 

are honey for all beings and all beings
are honey for You
the intelligent immortal being 
the SOUL of the individual being
each is honey to the other

Brahman is soul in each
He indeed is the Self in all
He is ALL

may eyes leak bhakti
may ears draw close
to hear Thy Song

open lungs

OM NAMAH SHIVAYA

O Lord of demons and gods alike
O All-Pervading-Consciousness
adorned in Shakti, tear off
this mayic cloak that i
may see only Thee
and Thee in me
and Thee in we
and
OM
Shanti
Shanti
Shanti
May all difficulty be Thy blessing raining down
May i be as soil, open and fertile ground for the spin
of a groundless orbit veering out and leaning in
to touch the feet of the wobbling warp and woof
to meet Thee every moment, as Sun shines on 
through innumerable nights, may the light
and shadow dance as One a single offering
lit by a spark of Thy Infinite Love
from palm upturned
ever-spilling




















Om Shanti Shanti Shanti