One with the Essential

To Discern – The Essential from the myriad of the non-essentials,
Is the axis of existence – the internal compass – the pole star.

Going beyond the darkness,
To see the morning dawn.
Going through the transient illusions,
Through the mirage of sensuous pleasures,
Eludes the real One,
With all His Beauty!

For non-essentials are those roses,
Non-essential are the forms and contours,
Non-essentials are the fragrance and mushiness.
It needs the eyes of an artist,
To see through these veils,
The Source of all these beauty - fragmented,
The Unity – the Integrated One – The Genesis of ALL.
The invisible – but very much present,
Entwined with the mundane!

Through the eyes of the soul,
He gives small glimpses,
To few masters, after all their toil!
Through the material gross,
Sanctifies He all that is in existence,
With His invisible presence,
To all in flesh and blood,
To all in lines, letters and colors,
To all flora and fauna!

All material both in nature and artificial are but non-essentials.
They are all fleeting, transient, dynamic forth.
Changing forms from winter seed,
To Spring Blossom,
To the death of the Fall.
Holding all changes,
Is the invisible force of life,
Heading through infinite forms,
Take birth, growing and dying, and back again,
Re-affirming the Archetype – the Ideal – the One,
Flowing through eternally!

Lust is non-essential,
Love is Essential.
Anger and Hatred are non-essential,
Compassion, Kindness and Empathy are Essentials!

The seed of the acorn is non-essential.
But Essential is the blue-print of the grand oak tree in it!
The longing of Juliet was non-essential.
But Essential was Eternal Love she stood for,
Showing to the generations to come – what is Love!
Shakespeare, Einstein, Socrates, Jesus, Plato, Buddha were non-essentials.
But Essential were their timeless wisdom – always invisible, but available!
Power, fame, wealth and possessions are non-essentials,
Essential is courage, kindness, generosity, compassion and love.
Living safe cocooned by the security of materials and money is non-essential.
Risking life and reputation for a noble cause, being in love, helping the other is Essential.

Here I walk through the sands of times,
Searching for the invisible,
Sieving Through the heap of the non-essentials,
The hidden, enmeshed and ingrained,
Soul of the invisible – Omnipresent, Omnipotent!

The Invisible does not elude the disciple.
Always He is present for him,
Wearing the garb of the non-essential,
Play the game of Maya – now and always.

Here, in this heart, lives another disciple,
Eager to be one with the One!
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