I haven't written poetry in quite a long time, but the words just flowed so I'm posting it. Gurbani teaches us that poetry is a beautiful medium for expression.
The Longing for Home
I woke up in the morning
and you weren’t there
I couldn’t find you
disappointed,
I moved along my day
thinking, searching, processing
I looked for you everywhere
in the mirrors
in my clothing
the smell of my breakfast
I looked for you at work
in other people’s eyes
I asked others
questioning, wondering
no one knew
where you are, why you seem so distant now
it wasn’t always this way
I long for you because you were home
went for a walk to search outside
maybe you are to be found here
in the forest, living in the trees
but you weren’t anywhere to be found
I searched in the Gurdwara
I hoped and wished
I prayed that you would come back to me
I would come back to you
I even looked inside
who am I, what have I done, what qualities do I have
let me address my wrong ways
my mistakes and faults
still I seem to move even further away
no matter how much I try
time has passed this way
day after day searching in my mind
as to where you are and why I haven’t found you
…the odd time I think I’ve found you
but at last I arrive and I’m never quite there
constantly running
tired. exhausted. impatient.
forever in the cycle of waiting
the longing day and night
tears streaming
everything is a reminder of you
everywhere is a reminder of you
like an obsessional wish that
tomorrow
will be different
tomorrow
will bring you to me
I cannot give up or turn back
no matter how much it hurts
I desire you more
this separation is too long
each day this body is dying away
ticking on the clock of life
waiting to live when we are reunited
suddenly a member of the sangat spoke the Guru’s words
Jab Hum Hote Tab Tu Nahin, Ab Tuhi Main Nahi
the blindness of my ignorance was unveiled
by the Guru’s grace
I was looking for you like another person
with my ego
with my might and power and thoughts
but there is just You
“I” cannot ever find you
from the knowledge began the Jap
the devotion, love, dedication
from the Jap began the Anhad Bani
the sounds of Your Naam
the spell of duality was broken
the veil of doubt was lifted
there is just You, You, You
You in the mirror, in the food
in the smells and sounds of the earth
You in the birds, each blade of grass, each leaf
each Mandar, Mosque and Gurdwara
You within, You without, You permeating
Your Hukam
You there all along, forever and ever
Simply Anand
Wow you are multi talented. Rather God has bestowed upon you many talents.
ReplyDeleteGurujis and Bhagats also wrote wisdom in Poetry form. Rumi also. As Guru Nanak dev ji said: Jaise Mein Aave Khasam Ki Bani tasda kri Gian ve Lalo. Bani comes to them they said. Like Tom Campbell and Dr Bruce Lipton say - different Data Streams are available to be downloaded. Rumi says information FLOWS - the minds has to Really quiet to make a contact, In wandering talk we lose it
Yes I agree these talents are all bestowed by Waheguru and flow through us.
DeleteThis may help you or someone
ReplyDeleteHow one hour of slow breathing changed my life
The author had pneumonia several times. How he healed himself
Seven books of the Chinese Tao dating back to around 400BC focussed entirely on breathing, how it could kill us or heal us, depending on how we used it. Even earlier, Hindus considered breath and spirit the same thing and described elaborate practices that were meant to balance breathing and preserve both physical and mental health. Then there were the Buddhists, who used breathing not only to lengthen their lives but to reach higher planes of consciousness. Breathing, for all these people, for all these cultures, was powerful medicine.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/jul/26/every-breath-you-take-the-lost-art-of-breathing
Thanks, I'll check it out because I've been trying to work on breathing stuff.
DeleteDrownings of Punjabi male students continues
ReplyDeleteThis is perhaps the 10th I have read. Latest one in Vancouver area, another in Calgary's Lake Louise
Drowning death dashes family business dreams, leaves parents in Punjab struggling
Social Sharing
'Talented in every field. I called him 'Lucky, Lucky, Lucky.' We are so sad,' says Manpreet Singh's cousin
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/manpreet-singh-cultus-lake-death-drowning-july-25-india-punjab-1.5667722
Calgary’s Sikh community mourns loss of hiker presumed drowned in river north of Lake Louise
https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/calgary-s-sikh-community-mourns-loss-of-hiker-presumed-drowned-in-river-north-of-lake-louise-1.5042428
Very sad. I saw this on Punjabi news. I'm thinking of maybe writing a post about safety issues.
DeleteThough I don't agree with Tom Campbell on the idea of FREE WILL( I think Free will is an illusion - humai kri ta tu nahi - Hukam rajai chlna Nanak Likhia nal).
ReplyDeleteI weigh what he says against Gurbani - I accept if the same is said in Gurbani.
In Gurbani, it is said bhag ge se Panch jna(When the body dies, the 5 instincts run away. "You are left to answer your misdeeds"
Here Tom talks about instincts and other things
Tom Campbell: Fireside Chat June, 2020 Pt 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS7VYfvAkeM