INDRA'S NET

in soft twilight

a candle burns quickly

until the flame goes out

enter into dark waters

the first few days are misery

waiting for a sign...anything

thoughts spin off into space

like planets 'round the sun

oceans of joy

storms of fear

waves of sadness

all covering the stillness within

but off in the distance

a faint spark

in the space of a lightning flash

thought ceases

and the world stops turning

if only for a moment

the moment is enough

sit in silence at the center of the world

in a river of breath

holding the pain in your heart

pain that circles the earth

like a belt of meteors

a vow of silence

liberates the heart

echoes of ages past

and those of the future

are heard in silence

listen to your heartbeat

the wind rushing through your lungs

and the sea washing through your veins

a net of jewels

stretches infinitely

a shining jewel in each eye of the net

the polished surface

of each jewel reflecting the others

and each reflected jewel

also reflecting the others

the net links us all

like a circuit board

of twinkling lights

and the current from each of us

flows through the others

we are all stars

in the same constellation

all jewels of Indra's Net

-Paresh


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