The Mirage of Separation

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by Billy Doyle


  why not stand aside ……………………………….

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  if you know whilst dreaming …………………….

  51

  don’t wait to become perfect ……………………

  52

  why this waiting …………………………………….

  53

  love’s look is indiscriminate ……………………..

  54

  this one sees and hears only itself ……………..

  55

  at the moment of death …………………………..

  56

  there is no security in a me ………………………

  57

  here is the invitation ……………………………….

  58

  death, go deep within ……………………………..

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  there is no path to take you ……………………...

  60

  sit in the Self …………………………………………

  61

  gold is shaped into many ornaments …………..

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  when you are one of the branches of the tree .

  63

  you cannot become other than you are ………

  64

  that which is nameless and formless …………..

  65

  in the direct approach ……………………………..

  66

  for the divine to enter ……………………………..

  67

  it cannot be attained ……………………………….

  68

  there are many techniques ……………………….

  69

  I keep myself veiled ………………………………..

  70

  I’m there between each breath ………………….

  71

  don’t take the in-breath …………………………..

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  though it’s remarkably close …………………….

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  sweep out the last dust of volition ……………..

  74

  there comes a time …………………………………

  75

  karma is for he who ………………………………..

  76

  remove everything ………………………………….

  77

  in the midst of a chaotic world …………………..

  78

  what is there before the thought ………………..

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  oceans ………………………………………………...

  80

  no hold ………………………………………………..

  81

  forest fires cannot burn it …………………………

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  the temple of nothingness ………………………..

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  when we reach the end of our lives …………….

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  all that is acquired ………………………………….

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  what is this me ………………………………………

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  all the pain, the insults, the fear ………………..

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  it is this, here, now …………………………………

  88

  have you noticed ……………………………………

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  when there is a glimpse …………………………..

  90

  in the moment there is no space ………………..

  91

  the dark muddy river ………………………………

  92

  the greatest joy is to be …………………………..

  93

  silence, stillness …………………………………….

  94

  nothing has ever been held back ………………..

  95

  after a lifetime ……………………………………….

  96

  knowledge brings innocence …………………….

  97

  it is born and then dies ……………………………

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  who am I ………………………………………………

  98

  here, if there can be a here ……………………….

  100

  be detached from the world ………………………

  101

  all action by a me …………………………………..

  102

  joy needs no cause or excuse ……………………

  103

  what you are needs no embellishment …………

  104

  you would like to give up …………………………

  105

  wisdom is understanding …………………………

  106

  there is only this …………………………………….

  107

  what you are is non-conceptual ………………….

  108

  the moon has no light of its own ………………..

  109

  peace is not the peace ……………………………..

  110

  thoughts come and go …………………………….

  111

  do not go the temple ………………………………

  112

  that which you seek ………………………………..

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  follow the language ………………………………..

  114

  there was life1

  can I live with the question2

  the great understanding3

  time is not4

  you say the journey needs time5

  we’re invited to sit at the king’s table6

  on hearing the fish in the water7

  the sunlight cannot penetrate through8

  to see the orchid 9

  Proprietor: Can I help you?10

  the ego seems to take on12

  the little I that has taken 13

  what you really desire is me14

  desire is a black hole15

  when you’ve gone to the 16

  bring back your centre of gravity17

  why do we impose18

  when you take yourself19

  when you use the word I20

  pure subjectivity 21

  form is an expression of the formless22

  after eliminating each layer 23

  in the Self24

  the scent of the rose 25

  meditation26

  there is not27

  volition is the devil 28

  your compassion for the world is admirable29

  fighting the ego is a great battle30

  the ego is as sticky as glue31

  the winds of thought32

  not the faintest whiff of objectivity33

  There was once a fish called Agonda34

  There was once a king called Alexi, who on 35

  you know the world around you36

  it is ignorance to know37

  the tree you can touch38

  don’t try to be aware39

  it’s before you see40

  the concept is an abstraction41

  the ego is a prison42

  the ego is like the devil43

  the sky is deep blue44

  the sun shines45

  don’t stoke up the fire 46

  that whole tale of a me 47

  eternity is in this moment48

  discover what is not born49

  why not stand aside50

  if you know whilst dreaming51

  don’t wait to become perfect52

  why this waiting53

  love’s look is indiscriminate 54

  this one sees and hears only itself55

  at the moment of death56

  there is no security in a me57

  here is the invitation 58

  death, go deep within59

  there is no path to take you60

  sit in the Self61

  gold is shaped into many ornaments62

  when you are one of the branches of the tree63

  you cannot become other than you are64

  that which is nameless and formless65

  in the direct approach66

  for the divine to enter67

  People spend a lifetime68

  there are many techniques69

  I keep myself veiled 70

  I’m there between each breath71

  don’t take the in-breath72

  though it’s remarkably close73

  sweep out the last dust of volition 74

  there comes a time75

  karma is for him who76

  remove everything 77

  in the midst of a chaotic world78

  what is there before the thought79

  oceans80

  no hold81

  forest fires cannot burn it82

  the temple of nothingness83

  when we reach the end of our lives84

  all that is acquired 85

  what is this me86

  not a journey for the faint-hearted87

  it is this, here, now88

  have you noticed89

  when there is a glimpse 90

  in the moment there is no space91

  the dark muddy river92

  the greatest joy is to be93

  silence, stillness94

  nothing has ever been held back95

  after a lifetime 96

  knowledge brings innocence 97

  it is born and then dies98

  who am I99

  here, if there can be a here100

  be detached from the world101

  stack the funeral pyre high102

  joy needs no cause or excuse103

  what you are needs no embellishment 104

  you would like to give up105

  wisdom is understanding106

  there is only this107

  what you are is non-conceptual108

  the moon has no light of its own109

  peace is not the peace110

  thoughts come and go 111

  do not go to the temple112

  that which you seek113

  the usurper of the Self114

  it’s but name and form115

  if there is a path to understanding 116

  Consciousness, there is no looking for117

  the silence118

  a vigil for the Self119

  follow the language120

 

 

 


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