Love & Beyond
“The End of I”
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Brahman I often contemplate on whether Shiv shakti perception is the ultimate destination And while for all purposes it is The Atman, the divinity embedded in the soul Responds and indicates that there is a little bit more As you break beyond Advaita and The perfectly balanced shiv shakti continuum Brahman manifests as the sweet cool experience The purified and filtered essence of Advaita Of truth, why do we exist, why do we have Independent consciousness Of consciousness; beyond attachment, beyond Logic, beyond comprehension and beyond reason The eternal light of the brilliant white flame Of bliss, universal love and harmony The acceptance of all matter, subtle or otherwise A kind of love that cannot be understood Utter madness yet controlled, all relationships absorbed And it is this truth, consciousness and bliss ultimate Which is seen by very few Is the final stage in enlightenment For Those perfected and purified by lifetimes of penance The Brahman at the end of or rather should I say In continuation of the journey felt and not felt at the same time All dichotomies exist together and don’t As we dissolve into complete oneness with Brahman Shiv Shakti Shiva is Adinath, Shakti is Adishakti Together in perfect balance They bring liberation and heavenly bliss To the soul they manifest in Adinath is the divinity that represents pure consciousness The energy that plans and sets in motion The purpose and destiny of the chosen soul Adishakti is the mother, the energy that manifests The creation necessary for fulfilling the objective of the chosen few Shiva is the foundation on which Shakti builds creative expression Too much Shiva and actions remain consciousness heavy Too much Shakti and the expression is flamboyantly lacking purpose The aspirational balance is one of perfect detachment and perfect manifestation But this dichotomy is in the beginning As the sentient being gains purity of thought and action The barrier disappears as they move together In their cosmic dance, meshed together In combination, the separation of purpose no longer exists As they take decisions and actions perfectly together Pure action and pure goal With perfect will and detachment The dance is beautiful Here and still not In time but not The ultimate almighty is perceived in this unison Which is the last step above Advaita Lest we forget We owe a silent prayer to the Gurudev For illuminating the path that takes us there The end of all “why’s’’ Selfless love and unlimited blessings lay the way Jai Guru Maharaj, Jai Guru Dev. Shakti In Motion Shakti flowed through her when she danced She had felt her oneness with the mother Whenever she put on her anklets And danced with gay abandon And discipline The audience was mesmerized as well As they felt in the presence of the divine Such capability to captivate Comes only to a few The few that are Shakti in motion She always had the lithe speed And grace which cannot be compared with Dance became a gateway to Turiya As she grows older And constant practice a way to attain unification With all that protects and nurtures She is Shakti in motion The way the ancient temples performed in prayer And this is a unique blessing For her and the spectators As we all reach greater heights in perception together The last step for her is attaining balance In the manifestation of Shiva and Shakti That will be the pinnacle of realization And the spiritual destination of her art form But it takes time to imbibe the two Perseverance and patience will be vital In that singular journey of total comprehension And complete immersion. The Whirlpool Of Advaita (Non-Dualism) Morning dream, calm madness Past, present and future blend into one In the swirling whirlpool of Advaita All love, all achievement, all sins, all horrors, all richness Blends in this humongous mixer, into one Transient, impermanent and yet eternal Identity remains, the spectator is untouched As he/ she observes the almighty truth All is one, both beautiful and repugnant This is the essence of the ultimate truth All is one, is the nature of Advaita The wrongdoer suffers unbearable agonies The clean of heart is the mere observer The tornado spins around, molding everything and everyone Strive to be an observer The final state, the balance of shiva and shakti In perfect balance, the divine is revealed And in perfect detachment, the All in one is felt and lived This is consciousness at its very peak The whirlpool of Advaita, the genesis of creation
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Love & Beyond explores the author’s spiritual journey over the last 4 years as a follow up to Looking Inwards. Specifically, the book visits Universal Love & detachment as an end-goal of spiritual evolution and the divinity beyond that. The book draws gently from Vedanta and other holy books but focuses more on what experiences the author has gone through emotionally, intellectually and supra-mentally. In that sense, the book is not overly influenced directly from ancient thoughts but more in terms of direct experience and reflections on that. The author is very family-oriented and has dedicated a section to reflections on family life. In a final assorted section, he finally touches on random topics which have occupied his mind-space over the last few years. The author believes that readers will be particular interested in poems discussing Brahman, Shiv-Shakti & other realizations. He thanks profusely his Gurudev for helping him on his journey and references to him can be found dispersed through the book. The author values his family-life greatly and has written extensively about his wife and sons. He hopes that readers will be motivated into thinking about these topics and advancing themselves on their own paths of life. He also hopes that poetry lovers will read further and/or write further about their own reflections on these subjects.
About the Author
Sameer Pendse works out of New York City and lives in New Jersey. He has written Love & Beyond as a follow-up to Looking Inwards. The book covers his spiritual journey over the last 4 years since publishing Looking Inwards. He also explores family relationships and assorted topics in this book.