Crying Out for Consciousness
Religion, bleeding through humanity,
is woven into every culture of
a people yearning to understand the
gift of life. It is like the shadows cast
from a vehement sun, as blurred is
the vision we are presented with; the
divine glory shamed and compromised so
that we may intellectualize what
was meant not for a worldly vision; meant
not for slaying our sisters’ pride and
meant not for driving a combatant’s need
to justify anger, greed, and lust, to
hold down that which we don’t know or trust. In
us dwells an unimagined glory, pulled
down by an intellect that’s grown weary
but continues to feed the senses, as
to our demons we run for solace, to
lift us into a restless fear – for in
us lies both the means and the method, if we’re
up for it. Injurious dreams contrived
by the endless power of our own thoughts,
attuning to a code of apathy as
our good intentions simply wait for our
minds to get out of the way; it is up
to us to discover that although
the misery in us fits like a glove
supreme knowledge of Self leads to a
consciousness that unites us in love.
An acrostic for Dungeon Prompts Week 8: Guilt
WoW!! so beautifully articulated; love the style with the double message in the poem…that is something I tried but should give it a try more often. You nailed it so succinctly…guilt in all its glory and horror….love especially the message in bold…very powerful!! “..attuning our minds to the supreme consciousness.” Amen to that!
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So true…my spirituality uplifts me and allows me to grow in so many ways…but the “old” indoctrination from childhood is difficult to break those unhealthy ties that bind and choke.
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I can’t say it any better…ditto!
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I’ve reblogged this on one of my own blogs…couldn’t resist sharing it!
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Reblogged this on Traces of the Soul and commented:
Guilt so beautifully articulated in all its horror and glory…must read!
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Well done…..thought provoking…..
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Wow, Sreejit, this poem absolutely AWES me. Of the poems I have read by you, this is my #1. I love the vertical message on its own, but adding the words that fill each line I see this as a true masterpiece of a poem & a beautiful statement of belief!! If I might say it, this is the best poem I have read in a while! High prize for your message too.
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This is really good! This is beyond whatever I could say. I love this! I like the dual message. Thanks for sharing!
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I love it! Thanks Sreejit.
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This was beautiful, I woke up and checked my email this morning not expecting to find something so thought provoking this early in my day! Thank you for sharing!
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Powerful.x
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Fantastic! especially the statement made by the first word of each line when read downwards. I :LOVE the photos on your site! Love those smiling faces! Beautiful.
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the intertwining of the acrostic made it that much stronger a statement
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You have so much good thought in you…so many substantial words to share — oh, the things in you that have even yet to be written! “in us dwells an unimagined glory” — how beautiful that is! I once wrote a poem called Whimsical Glory where I used a phrase similar to that. Yours is very poetic, very beautiful. You’ve got so much to share. Say it loud. 😉
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Yes…it’s like a fire in you that has to get out! Make way for it! 🙂 Whimsical Glory…I will try to put it up soon. Be on the look out. 🙂
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Beautiful reminder of the intention of spiritual practices. Thank you!
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Reblogged this on Incidental Thinking and commented:
The message is powerful…I couldn’t have said it better. I learn from every blog I follow. This young man has a grasp on our reality that shines through his poetry. Enjoy…
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You can tell that you put a lot of yourself into this message. Worth the work, my friend! Perfect wake up message for me this morning.
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Love this
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This is wonderful. It is clever and inspiring. It reminds us of what we are doing to ourselves, and what really matters. A piece to remember. Thank you.
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So well written Sreejit. Must have taken you ages to structure it. I loved it!!
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