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6/29/09

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Coming slowly ever closer to you, Lord,
I feel a long way off.
I will hold on to as my only truth,
What I've seen, as I've come close to You;
The angels, the Buddhas, the Pure Lands,
The Lotus Flowers, the demigods,
The heavens.
To be close to you is to be raised above,
To be focused on you, to learn of you,
Is the only medicine, the only love.

I will hold on to as my only truth,
What I've seen, as I've come close to You;
There was never any where to go,
There was never any coming or leaving.
Space is nothing compared with You,
Therefore, there was never any separateness.
Always, the whole universe, has come from you,
And will return to you.
It is seemingly, most seemingly, separate for an instant,
But that is nothing in relation to infinity.

Nikolai Ilyich
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  1. Sarasvati21's Avatar
    Nikolai, that is beautiful. I love the sense of yearning it conveys. Also, the seeming allusion to the cycle of life, with the universe coming from the Lord, and returning in the future. Thank you for sharing
  2. NikolaiI's Avatar
    Thank you Sarasvati!
  3. The Comedian's Avatar
    I liked this poem Nikolai. It read as a hymn, which was quite soothing.
  4. NikolaiI's Avatar
    Oh, thank you so much, Comedian! :)