Forever

Moon lit evening, the pearl like dew drops are cool,
Choosing all the beautiful red roses of the wonderful spring
For you my dear,
But are you going to fall with the blowing breeze,
Or just wither off forever...

In the quietness of the dusk, amidst the sounds of the sprinkling stream,
Searching for those almond shaped sparkling eyes
For my love,
But are you just going to slowly fade away with the incoming darkness,
Or shut it off forever...

In the blackness of the night millions of tiny jewels flicker,
Trying to catch the moon
For you lovely lady,
But are you going to play hide-and-seek with me,
Or just dissappear beneath the clouds forever...

Faint glimmering candle and glowing fire,
Digging my soul for some words
For you angel,
But are you going to let your mind wander,
Or close your ears forever...

Soft rhythmic music, mild aroma of romance,
Looking for those exotic, yet delicate fingers
For you sweet-heart,
But are you going to extend an invitation,
Or fold them forever...

Pleasure from Pain

Take a walk down by the river
to cleanse your sorrows.
Let the sadness drop
like fire-balls
melting the ice
to flow with the streams of water
into the vast ocean of dispair,
where the flora and fauna
depend upon your saltiness.

Ode to Jim Morrison

"The Supreme and I are one-all at last."
-- Sri Chinmoy


dipped in acid
tripped by grass
the body falters and disintegrates
into nothingness.
the matter explodes in tiny particles
creating atomic fission
to transfuse into the infinite
and
the mind floats freely
with the purple haze
to unite with the universe,
transcends the unconscious
showering eternal bliss
with a touch of perfection.

Dreams are forever

"Before I slip into unconsciousness,
I'd like to have another kiss,
another flashing chance at bliss."
-- Jim Morrison



Like a tide you come
to play with me
ripping the shores of my mind
grinding the sands of my thoughts
and rocking the very boulders of my being.

Yet, you recede promptly
from high to low--
as though in a rough trip--
leaving a great void.

And, at times
you splash water of love--
like a love struck Juliet--
bringing eternal happiness.

Who is Who?

I. David and Goliath

In search for a homeland
my brothers and sisters
of Palestine throw stones
and block the bullets
with their bodies.

II. Black Man's Burden

In the name of racial equality
my brothers and sisters
in South Africa carry apartheid
on their backs
and the scar of whips, batons, and bayonets.

III. Rosy

In search for an identity
other than white
my brothers and sisters
in the West try to pacify themselves
by saying, "Pink is beautiful."

Quest for Happiness

Looking for pleasure, I ended
beneath the cold covers of white satin,
making the eyes flutter,
only to be encountered
by another.

Thinking happiness dwelt behind the veil
of eye lids, I submerged deeply
in those waters of emeralds
to accost the bride
of enjoyment, simply
to drown in a sea of tears.

APPEAL TO REASON, the story of million Nepali tears

WHAT WOULD YOU DO
IF MILLIONS OF JEWELS OF THE NIGHT
FELL OUT OF THE SKY
AND HAPPENED TO BE ONE MILLION PEARLS,
WOULD YOU TREASURE IT
AND ACCLAIM IT YOURS?

WHAT WOULD YOU DO
IF THOSE ONE MILLION PEARLS
TURNED INTO A MILLION TEARS
FORMING A LAKE,
WITHHELD BY BARRIERS OF MOUNTAINS,
WAITING TO BURST,
WOULD YOU LET THE LAKE FREEZE
OR THE TEARS RUN DRY?

A MILLION TEARS,
WILL YOU MOISTEN THE EARTH A LITTLE MORE
OR FLOOD THE HEARTS OF HUMANITY?

In tune with nature

No more my heart shall weep
over the madness, for I have
found refuge in
nature.

I have been transformed
by the wilderness--
the mountains, the yaks, the snow leopard--
to a state of freedom.

Freedom, I have
encountered of a new kind--
higher and pure in form,
a truely natural one.

Zen O

Leaves of bodhi tree
whisper, sounds of OM,
trying to wake the monk--
alseep in deep bliss.

Real Politik

Sitting on dark and gloomy
spinning chairs, cigar chomping,
tobacco chewing, big, fat,
ugly slobs
dictate.

To which end?

The end of innocence?
No, not at all.
The end that leads
to an end that
leads to a greater end,
the greatest ends of all.

Of which is the end, of the
end, of the end of life.
Into the liberty of
the distressed soul and
pursuit of happiness
in another world,
a world of their own.

Judas-/Priest?

trying to get access
to the world
got axed by the harsh realities,
crucified by the excesses
of previous generations,
and
branded like extra cattle
in a statistician's wet dream
to a simple term
x.

x,
mere cross.

executed
Jesus Jones.
betrayed
Malcom X.
wasted
x.

revival
in raves,
with acid
the stimulation,
techno-industrial,
the howl
and
lazer beams
the eternal search
of the insignificant,
x;
the pit,
the temple.

waiting for
salvation ...
(until the Bodhisattvas)

Kama (ecstasy)

I

Our bodies,
tangled like weeds
are one-and-all.

II

I want to pierce the tiger
while you remain lotus.
I lean to pick you,
you quiver with ecstasy.
I caress those long-tender stems
standing from the earth,
you shake gently
sending series of shocks
through your fragile system.
I put my arms around you,
you let out a sweet aroma
intoxicating my mind.
I fondle those petals
fanning the universe,
you react with a soft sensation of hardness.

III

Entangled in kama,
we are one and all,
in infinite bliss,
you burst out with happiness
and I accompany
in an incomprehensible creation of perfection.

Pilgrimage

Searching for the lost soul, I
went to Banaras,
the ghats spoke;
went to Mecca,
the mosques blared;
went to Jerusalem,
the walls bemoaned;
went to the Vatican,
the pope whispered;
went to Gaya,
the bodhi tree whistled.
The answers I got were
one and the same--
"Look in thy self."

Struggle in Karma

Struggle of personal freedom in an environment where greater good for all sentient beings requires sacrifice. The concept of sacrifice and giving emanates from Karma--doing good deeds and actions.

Should one committ or do a good deed solely to escape the karmic cycle or should there be no attachment towards karma?

If one has karuna (compassion), or love towards all sentient beings, then, doing any good sacrifice or deeds does not require karmic influences.

Doing a good action or deed because it brings good karma is in itself a selfish act. If doing a good deed is to merely escape the samsara, then there is attachment. It (the selfish action) attaches itself to the good deed. Thus, that action is not free. This is "karmic actions."

A better solution lies in the Theory of Karuna which is selfless. A good deed is committed without any attachments for the benefit of all sentient beings. Good actions committed through compassion is unattached, thus free. This is "compassionate actions."

Karmic actions may be of "lower nature," whereas Compassionate actions are of "higher nature" as there is non-attachment to actions.

Karmic actions are exhibited in a system of thought that has not evolved, thus that system of thought is of lower nature, whereas, Compassionate actions are prevalent in a progressive system of thought which is of a higher nature.

Thus, any good deeds or actions committed on the basis of Compassion is of higher nature. Likewise, a system of thought based on Compassion is a better philosophy of life.

Peace Reigns

Embraced by the consort
in Yab Yum
sudden flash
illuminous
infinite light
outlines of the body remain
void of mass
weightlessness, defying gravity
nothingness
and
sunyata leading to
supreme bliss
a mere glimpse of the ultimate happiness,
nirvana,
one experiences in the arms of a beloved
(for that brief moment in ectasy).

On Human Preservation

In the post-modern age where global capitalism dominates the world. There is a stark reality where we experience a bi-polar system in place. The rift between the North and the South is ever widening. We see a select group of rich industrialized nations such as the G-8 and the vast majority of poor countries of the Third World.

The developed countries dominate the world markets, policies and politics. This global capitalism has also lead has lead to economic dominance of the world. Global capitalism along with instant communications and mass media has also dominated world culture. This universality translates into MTV, CNN, BBC, Nike, McDonalds and Levis. Economic power translates into cultural power. Ever more, the world is resembling like Americana--Mikkie Ds, MTV, Wal-Mart, Marlboro etc. Now the global corporate capitalism defines the poverty stricken Third World countries as "emerging markets" to satisfy their thirst quenching hunger for growth and profits.

What does this lead to? A world that resembles like one another--mundane. For the human race as a species to progress, diversity is required. Without diversity, evolution cannot take place. In fact, Darwinism speculates that species dissappear or start to perish as a result of lack of diversity. This new concept of a global village is the beginning of a process that will lead to the annihilation of ethno, linguistic, cultural diversity in the world.

This Western concept for the need of exponential growth will cause the demise of the whole human population. The world population is growing dramatically and the resources are depleting rapidly. Thus, what is required is a rational self-examination of the system of thought that pervades our minds, cultures and societies. This "material" philosophy and linear thinking will lead to the ultimate demise of the human species. Should we go onwards towards a hedonistic path of self-destruction or shall we fall back on the asetic ways of the past? Either way it is not possible due to the pragmatic constraints. We humans do need to live, thus, asceticism will not suit our needs by depriving ourselves. Hedonistic desires and wants are innumerable and insatiable that cannot be satisfied by depleting all the resources through exponential growth and profits which will ultimately lead to our demise.

What is required is a middle path, a pragmatic political/ethical philosophy. We as humans do need to survive. We all deserve a good life, a life of fulfillment without exessive consumption. Therefore, we all need a self-realization of what is enough and what is excessive. To fulfill basic desires to live a content life is a utmost viable life. What action makes one happy, one should do. However, if that action is attached in so to produce another desire or a chain of actions, then, one should avoid those tendencies. This ethical system is called the middle way--a method of controlling one's desires. Are human beings able to control desires as "tanha" is guided by emotions rather than rational behaviour. This weakness is exploited by the marketing industry to promote mass consumption which fuels exponential growth furthering the profits. Now Coca Cola's competition is not Pepsi, but, water. It seems that human behaviour is unable to cope with these temptations unless they are guided by the rational principle of controlling these tanhas. Only few accomplished people are able to control their consumption as it takes extreme will power. These accomplished people have reached a higher stage in their understanding of human nature that it is not necessary to consume exessively in order to lead a content life. They have reached an "enlightened state" of greater awareness of a "political/ethical bodhisattva" in which they can distinguish between a content life and excessive life.