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  • Simplify

    I simplify
    Simplify
    Simplify.
    I take off
    Clothes

    Thoughts

    Concepts
    Skins
    Muscles
    Bones

    Only the heart
    Is left.
    I take it
    To pieces
    And see
    Nothing
    But you,
    Love.
      

  • Tagged

    I was tagged by Ozzzy.

    7 facts about me:


    1. I have 7 years old daughter I adore.
    2. I am working for a company in my country which is working for an English company and I’ve been to London several times. I do well in the material world but I am fed up with the people around me and I think I need a change.
    3. I usually get what I want, although it could take time … sometimes time means 7 or 10 years, because I speak about fundamental things in life, not a new red dress. Of course, if I want a new red dress I get it too. :)
    4. I am very positive and shiny person and I can make people like me easily. At the same time I have no problems in pointing the limits to which someone can go. The problem is that most of the people have their own limits and the contact I have with them is at low materialistic level.
    5. I have been trying to meditate many times, but I fail. That’s why I write in my blog (the other one, not so much in this one … yet). I hope writing to turn into meditation somehow. :)
    6. Being interested in spiritual stuff, after reading and reading, and reading books I realized that there is not much to do in this world except trying to live here and now or live for the moment, you can say … after I started living like that the something-like-poems I write started to come into my head from God-knows-were and I enjoy that.
    7. Although I am not deep into astrology I must point out I am a Sagittarius with Lion ascendant, i.e. fire and fire, at the same time I am Dog as per the Chinese astrology, so … it’s dangerous to play with me – hahaha :) Actually I am born in one of the shortest days of the year, between two signs: Sagittarius and Capricorn – 21st of December.
    As I am new here and I don't know many bloggers I tag all the people reading this post by chance, which have not been tagged yet and wish to do it. They can leave a comment here, so that I know when they become seven. :)  

    RULES:

    In blog.....
    Write 7 random facts about self
    Tag 7 others and list their names
    Tell tagged they're tagged & to read your blog
    Write rules of game

  • Naughty bird

    This morning my soul wanted
    T
    o fly away as a naughty bird
    Higher and higher and higher.
    I got scared
    That she will leave m
    y body
    Lifeless
    On the road
    And I did my best to stop her.
    If I knew how to call her back …
    I would sit comfortably somewhere
    And send it to you. 

    Still, to be in your thoughts
    Is enough.:) 

  • I am greedy

    I am greedy,
    Very greedy.
    I want more and more -

    More of your eyes

    More of your hands
    More of your smiles
    More of your sadness
    More of your jokes
    More of your tears
    More of your words
    More of your gestures
    The most ordinary gestures
    Which you don’t even notice …
       

  • Why people drink?

    Yesterday I watched 20 years old movie based on Charles Bukowski book and you may say … life - Barfly. - http://imdb.com/title/tt0092618/plotsummary

    Nice movie, but it made me ask myself again the question “why people drink”? Wasn’t there another way at that time? Is there another way now? Or now people don’t drink so much? No, in my country people do drink much. Some say that there is nothing more interesting to do in town. Other say something else … as Bukowski himself:

    The suicide kid

    went to the worst of bars
    hoping to get
    killed.
    but all I could do was to
    get drunk
    again.
    worse, the bar patrons even
    ended up
    liking me.
    there I was trying to get
    pushed over the dark
    edge
    and I ended up with
    free drinks
    while somewhere else
    some poor
    son-of-a-bitch was in a hospital
    bed,
    tubes sticking out all over
    him
    as he fought like hell
    to live.
    nobody would help me
    die as
    the drinks kept
    coming,
    as the next day
    waited for me
    with its steel clamps,
    its stinking
    anonymity,
    its incogitant
    attitude.
    death doesn't always
    come running
    when you call
    it,
    not even if you
    call it
    from a shining
    castle
    or from an ocean liner
    or from the best bar
    on earth (or the
    worst).
    such impertinence
    only makes the gods
    hesitate and
    delay.
    ask me: I'm
    72.

    http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/16975

    There is another interesting there - so you want to be a writer?:
    http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/16549

  • Why "'A flute of reed"'

    It's from a poem of one of my favourite poets - Rabindranath Tagore.
    I have a book in English with a collection of prose translations made by the author from the original bengali. The book is called:'"Gitanjali""

    7
    My song has put off her adornments. She has no pride of dress and decoration. Ornaments would mar our union; they would come between thee and me; their jingling would drown thy whispers. 

    My poet’s vanity dies in shame before thy sight. O master poet, I have sat down at thy feet. Only let me make my life simple and straight, like a flute of reed for thee to fill with music.  

  • The Iris and ... me

    I want to be small, small, and so small -
    To be able to fit in the iris blossom
    To step barefooted on the petals
    To enter the temple where
    His hearth is …
    So our both hearts will beat in rhythm
    I will feel dizzy from the scent
    And I will stay there
    Forever and ever,  

    or ….
    At least till the moment
    Of the flower fade.     
    :)

    Just a few words about me – I am not going to write long texts here as English is not my native language and I am afraid I will sound silly. The sentences I am posting up to now /I don’t call them poems/ are just sentences came into my mind from …. nowhere and I just like to write them down. I have had a blog in my native language for al least a year and I wrote a lot there. At the moment I am a bit pissed off it and some posts still may appear here, … I just don’t know yet. For now I think to translate in English my favorite sentences-poems and that’s it. May be they will speak for me better than pages and pages of words and words and words :)  

  • The Guide for the Beginner Meditators

    There is no reliable information on Ra-Hari (Sasha Korolyov, Suria – “Sun”) and obviously there won’t be any.  Ra-Hari drowned in 1998.
    He played bass guitar in “Botanicheski Sad” /Botanical garden/ band and he was also in “Volosatoe steklo” /Hairy glass/ band.   
    During the revolution he created a bureau for emigration in South Africa, were he promised a Paradise – he said the government is collecting white genofund. With the money taken from the candidates he went on his own – realizing the common dream.
    In South Africa he earned money out of selling pirate CDs and then he taken a big amount of money from a bank and Interpol got interested in his “Slav group”. Besides he traded with diamonds.
    He escaped from the man-hunt in India /walking through almost all Africa/, where he lost his documents and credit cards and became a peregrine monk.  
    After some time he came back to Moscow via Bangkok and Tashkent with a false passport.

    His funeral was a big festival for everybody -  a lot of music and joy.

    Only this text remained, his only work. The book has no paper copy: 

    The Guide for the Beginner Meditators

    Ra-Hari


    Shiva and Parvati were sitting on a high mountain, and Parvati asked without thinking,
    — Look, Shiva, how come all people are suffering so much?
    — It’s because they wish to suffer, — replied Shiva.
    — But what can be done so they don’t wish to suffer?
    — They should simply stop wishing, that’s all there is to it, but you know these folks, you can’t explain to them freaking anything.
    — Why don’t you, oh Shiva, try.
    — Why bother? I have already sent them the Vedas, and the Upanishads and all sorts of Sutras. It’s about as useful as tits on a boar. They just can’t wait to make a religion out of anything, — wearily said Shiva.
    — But I know there is this crazy Russian guy Ra-Hari, what about trying to deliver through him?
    — Are you out of your mind? Or have you been eating meat? He’s a con artist, drug addict and pretty much an untrustworthy character.
    — But you have nothing to lose anyway.
    This is how she bugged him, and — hey, what do you expect from a chick — surely talked Shiva himself into that.
    — Indeed, one has nothing to lose, the most important is that: 

     1. You don’t have to meditate.  

    2. You should sleep frequently but much.  

    3. Everything is being good, will be good and with you too.

    4. When you succeed in meditation, remember — success is also an illusion.

    5. You, old man, better retire. You’ve been digging here for a bunch million of years, it’s time to rest.

    6. You’ve been set up. Somebody has swindled you out of all the money you had to the last cent. All money is illusion. You have nothing. And you never had anything else.

    7. If you’ll have a chance to live in India try not to meet with Russian spiritual seekers.

    8. One night at a Puna town cemetery a spiritual seeker smoked too much hash and became aware of the Meaning of Everything. Needless to say, he forgot it the morning after.

    9. There are no sins at all. The sin is that the mind recognizes as a sin, but the mind also does not exist.

     10. Once in the middle of nightly Malavi Lake one guy said to African old men:
     — You know, Baba, Americans traveled to the Moon.
     — I know, — Baba said, — I saw them there.
    Great hash they have in Malavi!

    11. Don’t hurry to meet the Lord, it’s coming soon.

    12. Bang: Leaves of hemp are cleaned from the dust by Gang waters. Then they are being grinded in a small mortar for 20 minutes reading mantra OM NAMA SHIVAYA. If hemp is dry you have to clean it from seeds and twigs first and soak it for 10 minutes. You should put as much energy in the process as possible. Add honey, lemon, sugar, fruit to your liking. For a start with not more than a spoon per a meditator. You can add it to any porridge, cakes or eat it separately. Bring it to the third eye, praise Shiva before use.

    14. One day Krishna found out that he had nothing to do. Then he came to Bhaktivedanta Praphupada to have any fun with him, at least, to play the fife…
    Praphupada told him:
    — I’m busy with praising God 6100 times a day and advise others to follow my example. And you, my dearest, praise him for a week and come to satang at 7 a.m.
    “How have you come to such a life?” — wanted Krishna to ask him but strangely didn’t do that.
    Yoga — it’s when you are having pleasure in some pose. The main one is — on the back.

    15. Christianity is rubbish.

    16. Someone asked the wise man: “Should the meditating one drive away the mosquitoes?” —
    «Well, if you really get meditating — Master answered — you will not note mosquitoes, but if you just sit for what to suffer?”

    17. Once Osho woke up in the morning after wild sanyasin party and forgot who he is. There is no one around to ask — everyone had a swollen face and took the eyes away. So he decided to read the books he wrote to know what to tell the people. Just after then he started to read he fell to sleep again.
    Naturally, on the next morning he recalled everything.

    18. Disciple asked: “Master, how can I perceive the unknown?” —
    “Well, wait a little until it becomes known” — Master answered.

    19. One wise man said: “The bottom part of my head — it is rails”. And then he said it his house-top started to shift away.

    20. Once a group of meditators freaked out and materialized a real cop, who checked everyone’s IDs and then dissolved. Because it’s all nothing but illusions.

    21. OM MANI PADME HUM.

    22. One meditator has been tormented by his conscience because, while everyone around him was meditating, reading books by the Bhagavans and discussing something, he was just staying at home and eating Bang. While other meditators were relishing the Truth in silence, he was blasting Pink Floyd. He got upset for a while, had some Bang and then stopped being upset.

    23. a wise man was asked «what a medittor-beginner should eat?» he answered: “Well, he should eat the products that are tasty while you eat them! But you should stay away from meat, chicken, eggs, onion and pepper, for those, who want to calm their mind down”.

    24. a Guru begets a church around. But that’s only a game played by the Guru. After the Guru has left, the church is out of place.

    25. a meditator is distracted by women. He should either find his inner woman or keep shagging until he gets bored with it. Same for meditatoresses.

    26. Vodka, undoubtedly, is bad for a meditator.

    27. You can do whatever you like, as long as you don’t forget who you are.

    28. The cat is a very holy animal. Such is the cow.

    29. Don’t fear troubles. If they haven’t happened yet, they are somewhere in the future, and if they have already happened, they are already in the past. Which means there is none here and now.

    30. Working against one’s will is an absolute no-no! 31. Do forget that you are moving towards the enlightenment.

    32. All questions can be deduced to «Who am I?» All answers can be deduced to, «Who the hell knows.»

    33. Once a Sage was passing by a cave where a famous holy hermit lived. It was late, so the holy hermit let the Sage sleep inside the cave and made his own bed outside. The Sage felt that the pillow was uncomfortable, so he moved it and discovered a Playboy issue. «The holy father must be jerking off,»-figured the Sage.

    34. Life is so funny. Look around-is it possible not to laugh?

    35. a meditator can be wherever.

    36. Knowing much makes the eyes tired. Sleeping much doesn’t.

    37. One wise man decided to catch humans, but only mollies could be caugt. Then he shrug off humans and started to catch mollies.

    38. There is no God.

    39. Someone asked: «Does the seeker have to abandon his family and follow the Master?» — «You don’t have to do anything for me» — replied the Master.

    40. a certain seeker wanted to buy a motorcycle and was happily looking forward to the purchase. Then he bought the bike, but he became unhappy, because there was too much hassle with the bike, and also he became happy, because he was looking forward to selling it.

    41. Above all is not to overstrain yourself in spiritual seeking.

    42. a watch always confuses our rhythm of life.

    43. Don’t play with karma! Fallen meditators are re-born as mosquitos.

    44. One seeker said:
     — Master, I want to become a monk.
     — Well, go and try monkery, if you want it so much, — replied the Master.

    45. If you cause trouble by avoiding action, your karma is not affected in any way.

    46. Meditation is the art of being.

     47. Don’t be afraid to stay alone with yourself, you don’t bite.

    48. The Path leads to nowhere. Just don’t go astray.

    49. As a rule, meditators love to teach each other the meaning of life.

    50. Next time you should be pickier when choosing your birth nationality.

    51. You cannot save anyone. You can save yourself.

    52. a Sage said, in food there is truth.

    53. Prepare carefully for your meeting with Belly-God. Many found enlightenment this way.

    54. If you cannot follow this guide, don’t.

    55. After you wake up, don’t rush to get out of bed. There is nowhere to go.

    56. a seeker asked, «Can I reach nirvana by reciting mantras and fasting?» «You can, but it won’t speed up reaching nirvana,» said the Sage.

    57. When a seeker is sitting in a solemn meditation position, the seeker is usually pretending.

    58. To fight one’s thoughts is to act like the fool who decided to stop pooping for the sake of neatness and hygiene. He didn’t poop for a day, for two days. Then naturally he couldn’t hold it any more, but he kept telling everyone that he doesn’t poop.

    59. You are allowed to do only what you want to do. Not wanting to do anything is a true sign of deepened awareness of the world.

    60. Fear the meditators who want to hang their problems on you. There are no problems. Problems are illusions. Don’t fear.

    61. While listening carefully to other seekers’ advice, never spend your energy on following through.

    62. No one knows anything, except for those who know, but those who know don’t even want to know.

     63. Singing and dancing are good for a meditator. You don’t have to know how to sing and dance.

    64. The only thing that I can offer you is to be free.

    65. If the meditation position is bothering the meditator, why the hell is he calling this a meditation?

    66. If you want to quarrel with another spiritual seeker, lend him money.

    67. a disciple wanted to approach the Master and ask him, «What should I do?» But he felt lazy and
    didn’t approach him.

    68. Shame is one of the most dangerous illusions of the mind.

    69. Two animal forces live inside us: fear and love. Sex and aggression are only their children. But there is nothing to fear, and there is something to love. 

    71. Planning is senseless. Come what may. Everybody is given a chance to sweat-out his «come what may».

    72. Oh, honey! You just awake Buddha in me.

    73. a true sage always gets his tenement cleanded by somebody else.

    74. Laziness is a key that God has left to us.

    75. Earnest pursuance of ceremonies and rituals leads a meditator to a thought: “What the fuck I am doing that for?”

    76. Let horse think. His head is big.

    77. Don’t try to change your life. It will change by itself.

    78. If others think the meditator to be stupid, he shouldn’t make effort to change their opinion.

    79. If a meditator thinks he is stupid, it is good. But trying to change something is pointless.

    80. Novice meditators are eager to become Masters. Masters always stay novice meditators. 

    .....
    /there are more to be translated/

     http://www.nadprof.ru/projects/ra-hari.shtml 

  • Star dance

    I feel sleepy.
    I will go to the horizon
    Will cover in clouds
    And let the sun
    Keep an eye on my sleep.
     

    The stars will wake me up
    And take me to visit
    Their friends
    At the other side of the Space.
     

    Heavens music will play
    And we will dance,
    Me and my star-friends,
    At the other side of the Space.
     

    I will come back … temporarily
    In order to tell you
    For the star-dance there
    At the other side of the Space.

    :)   

  • Imagine

    Imagine that
    Every day is
    A pure white sheet for you
    And every day is
    A pure white sheet for him.
    Imagine that
    Every time you meet
    You draw a picture
    Together.
    Imagine both your hands
    Holding the brush
    Doesn’t twitch
    Even for a moment
    In hesitation
    Where to go.
    Imagine. 

  • A temple of love

    I will build a temple
    Of our love.
    We will tiptoe in
    Naked,
    But we will leave
    The caresses out.
    We will look only
    Into our eyes,
    The three eyes,
    And we will listen to
    The songs
    Of the heavens spheres.

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