“Becoming Free At Last of Being Ruled By The Thoughts And Feelings, Beliefs And Projections of My Own Monkey Mind”
TRANSFORMATIONAL POETRY For The SOUL
THE DAWNING LIGHT # 145 Monday, June 5, 2023
JOURNEY OF THE HEART Section # 134
Photo Credit: Chinmayan “Taming Monkey Mind Through Meditation”
BECOMING FREE AT LAST OF BEING RULED BY THE THOUGHTS,AND FEELINGS, BELIEFS AND PROJECTIONS OF MY OWN MONKEY MIND “Our own minds can be either a Terrible master or a wonderful servant— Depending on whether we control and Direct our mind or it rules over us.” —Amma The more I watch my own monkey Mind leaping from thought To thought as if swinging through Invisible high tree tops with ease— The more I am amazed and Perplexed at how this mind works, As the endless stream of thought Pictures, observations, conclusions, Judgements, stories and emotional Experiences from fear and loathing to anger And desire appear in a jagged jumbled Chaotic mess without meaning or purpose. Only through meditation am I able To begin to see this mind’s endless play— Still, I am aware that the more I see, The less I understand this powerful flow. I am aware that I am aware of Only a tiny fraction of the mind’s Constantly arising stream of thoughts Which occur beyond my ability to see— Yet, my meditations bring ever deepening Peaceful clarity and the sweetest Ability to know directly without knowledge, To rise up beyond all thought into The enlightened space of higher states Of consciousness which are unlimited, Blissful, purely loving and radiant— Absolutely free of logic and monkey mind. July 9, 2021 Still Mountain Retreat
Photo Credit: Chinmayan “Waves and Wind On Clear Lake”
OUR INSPIRING SACRED MUSIC RECOMMENDATION FOR YOU TODAY…
A blissful kirtan from Chinmayan’s Playlist:
“Dancing Shiva—Music For Inner Peace” by Sacred Earth
Photo Credit: Chinmayan “Peaceful Abiding On Clear Lake”
Original Revelation and Calligraphy by Chinmayan
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