Awakening sense

changing of the guard

Each of our inner I's has its own inclinations,
A shopping list of likes and dislikes.

This makes ego-mind a bundle of conflicts,
As each of its parts takes turns taking over, like a changing of the guard.

But our awakening-self embodies unity,
Uniquely able to welcome with open arms whatever happens to happen.

For only it knows a secret about our inner treasure,
That its key is readily at hand in every detail of daily life.

ready and willing

Awakening's actions can be ego-mind's anguish,
As all its parts get turned upside-down.

For each inner I is unwilling to change its stance,
Always insisting to go it alone.

But awakening's urge pushes them together, face to face,
And we start to see no single one is truly running the show.

Then, with a sigh of compassion, we're free to turn away,
Ready and willing to discover the path to our inner garden.

 

the upper hand

How can such a limited ego-mind loom so large,
And keep having the upper hand?

Ignoring everything outside of itself,
It keeps recycling the same old air in its stuffy car.

Does ego-mind really feel so vulnerable,
That it's afraid to breathe in the world around it?

Meanwhile we're being taken for a ride,
Forgetful of the fragrance of our inner garden.

 

long story short

Some say spirituality promotes suffering,
Certainly ego-mind is concerned that may be the case.

For it, this is a matter of life and death,
And somehow we all know the end of that story.

Even our collective mind resists true change,
Turning up the heat by its self-induced struggles.

But as the awakening-self emerges everything takes a different tack,
For it finds joy even as ego-mind unravels.