Transcendental Poems
About Universal Mysticism, the Art of Union with the Cosmic
The Poet of all Poets is He !I saw the many splendoured OneOf Unthinkable FormOf the lustre of a myriad SunsThe Primal PoetAs the All Knower is He only !He is resplendent with Sixteen Divine GracesAnd resembles the orb of the Autumn MoonFame,
Prosperity, ValourAbundance, Knowledge, WisdomThese Six Virtues are known as BhagaThese Six Attributes He personifiesHence he is called Bhagavan !Cosmic Mind is the Lord !Absolute Brahman becomes Cosmic MindAnd spreads the world !Mind is lord of CreationThis world is His Thought, the Logos !Mind attains peaceBy meditating on UnityUnity alone is RealityAll duality is Illusion !Dissolve the mindBy knowing its natureSelf fills UniverseBeing formless, nameless !The Sun of Self Realisation ! The Sun of Self-Realisation shines brilliantIn the infinite Sky of ConsciousnessKnown in Yoga as Chit AkashaThe Self is always ItselfAnd other than its becomings !IT is the Sole Witness ConciousnessWhich witnesseth all !All it seesIt is all that sees !Shed the Ego ! Shed the EgoBe freed from the sense of �Mine�It is Ego-IdentificationWhich is the cause of all SorrowEgo is up in armsAgainst the sublunar world !Ego is a fighterFighting with allIt is all a fight against all !Ego�s stance is like thisUnder the bludgeonings of ChanceMy head is bloody, but unbowed!Shed the Ego and be happy !It is the Ego which clouds happiness !Calmness is Bliss Itself !I bow down to That CalmnessWhich is Bliss itself by nature !The Birthless, the Absolute, the AloneWhich alone exist in se All worldly objects attainedCannot confer BlissBliss is the nature of SelfBe one with It and enjoy !Universe is ConsciousnessIn Reality a NothingnessThe Immutable SelfIs ever verily attained !Unattached is he ! Unattached is heEven though he actsJoy and misery are mereBipolarities of Mind !Birth and deathResult of past actionsHe has nothing to accomplishAnd is free in action !He who knows that everything is HeThe Self that pervades allBecomes peaceful indeedOf the nature of Wisdom Pure !