the slaves
We’re all slaves
of our professions,
possessions; masters,
slaves alike
all accursed.
In bondage
of our habits, words,
of our fears, wars,
of what we see, hear,
taste, touch, and smell;
perpetually condemned
within the walls of
the manufactured hell,
our false universe.
The heaven above,
the garden beneath,
lying in vain, unable
to deliver, make us breathe.
© supratik 2023
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Attachment; to self and other. How can we free ourselves? Or is that price we pay for being human? Another thoughtful piece.
Thank you for the kind words. I am a student in this field, so I am also learning. However, with my limited understanding, I feel that consciousness is the key. When I say that consciousness is the key, I am not saying anything new; there are ways to be conscious. One can get rid of slavery if one realizes the self. There are many ways to do that, viz. there are three ways of listening (sankirtanam [chanting], shravanam [hearing], and smaranam [remembering, repeating in silence]). There are many exercises that can be done to position oneself there. But grosso modo,… Read more »