Oooh Soham, this one really challenged me. So many questions. My mind felt like you scattered it as I tried to grasp onto things. I wanted to know who Lila was. Loved the lyricism and movement.
Hey, the more I read, the more I understand - or shall I say draw meaning. I have a feeling of what you're saying but I think that's okay. I'm still left feeling out of sorts but maybe that's just what your poem does to me.
It's beautiful for me to see how you are discovering the meaning of this poem and peeling it layer by layer.
The poem is actually a moment before birth. In the Hindu thought, birth into a human body is a moment of forgetfulness, when the soul forgets itself as the source. The poem is the conversation between the soul and the Source-you can call it God or the Divine. The Source is saying to the soul, which is complaining of separation, "Show me a you, that's not me."
In other words, there is nothing in the waking world that is not permeated by Divine Essence. But overtaken by illusion, maya, the soul sees separateness, not just with the Divine, but also with other beings. And asks for guidance to find its way back home, back to the source, to itself.
The spider that casts the web is referring to the Source. Which is expressed in Hinduism as 'He alone is the doer'.
Look here, your anchor is now, it said, it is the source guiding the soul. It calls for a deep exploration of – what is now? A moment which is free from past and future, which are nothing but mere thoughts, because the past and the future don't really exist. Only the now exists. And when we rid ourselves of the past and the future and come to the present moment, we are home, we are one with the Source again.
We enter the realm of thoughtlessness, called shunyata in Hindu thought, emptiness in Buddhism, the eternal void in Taoism, and nothingness in Sufism.
The same thought of soul and source being one is expressed in Christianity, when Jesus said - I and the Father are one. In Hindu thought, this is expressed as Aham brahmasmi, I am the Brahman.
Woww....I would say the poem awakened me ....you have written it so well 👏
Thank you so much. It's a blessing to have someone connect with us through a shared thought/understanding. I look forward to getting to know you.
Wow!! Wow!! Soham!! This poem touched me on a soul level. I am going to save it, to read it again and again. Thank you for posting this!
Thank you so so much, Shubham. It means a lot to me. This poem is the opening of my novel. I'm so glad it spoke to you.
That is a great opening!!
Thank you. :-)
Oooh Soham, this one really challenged me. So many questions. My mind felt like you scattered it as I tried to grasp onto things. I wanted to know who Lila was. Loved the lyricism and movement.
Yes of course. Please go ahead 😊
Hey, the more I read, the more I understand - or shall I say draw meaning. I have a feeling of what you're saying but I think that's okay. I'm still left feeling out of sorts but maybe that's just what your poem does to me.
Is the spider Him or not?
“Look here,” It said.
“Your anchor is—Now.”
Who is it?
It's beautiful for me to see how you are discovering the meaning of this poem and peeling it layer by layer.
The poem is actually a moment before birth. In the Hindu thought, birth into a human body is a moment of forgetfulness, when the soul forgets itself as the source. The poem is the conversation between the soul and the Source-you can call it God or the Divine. The Source is saying to the soul, which is complaining of separation, "Show me a you, that's not me."
In other words, there is nothing in the waking world that is not permeated by Divine Essence. But overtaken by illusion, maya, the soul sees separateness, not just with the Divine, but also with other beings. And asks for guidance to find its way back home, back to the source, to itself.
The spider that casts the web is referring to the Source. Which is expressed in Hinduism as 'He alone is the doer'.
Look here, your anchor is now, it said, it is the source guiding the soul. It calls for a deep exploration of – what is now? A moment which is free from past and future, which are nothing but mere thoughts, because the past and the future don't really exist. Only the now exists. And when we rid ourselves of the past and the future and come to the present moment, we are home, we are one with the Source again.
We enter the realm of thoughtlessness, called shunyata in Hindu thought, emptiness in Buddhism, the eternal void in Taoism, and nothingness in Sufism.
The same thought of soul and source being one is expressed in Christianity, when Jesus said - I and the Father are one. In Hindu thought, this is expressed as Aham brahmasmi, I am the Brahman.
I hope this helps. 🙏🏻
yes. thanks. so much packed into a poem but that’s poetry, isn’t it?
So true. 😊. Thank you for engaging with my work so deeply🙏🏻. I am grateful.
Thank you, Janice. I always enjoy reading your thoughts. I am truly grateful for your presence in my life.
Glad that the poem evoked such profound emotions in you.
In the Hindu thought this world, the cosmos, the phenomenon as we see it is called a divine Lila. Like a play. A sacred dance.
So interesting! I do want to tear the poem apart and ask questions. May I? I was tempted to google Maya to see what more I could get from the poem.
This is really lovely! 🖤
Thank you Julian. 😊