Jatakaa

Daily scribble in Kannada

Free spirit

In quest of knowledge, we gain each day,
In spiritual practice, we let go, they say.
Less and less force, till non-action is found,
In doing nothing, completeness is crowned.
True mastery flows, by letting things be,
Uninterfered, it sets the spirit free.
1

Free will

What makes you free is not what you own,
But the peace in what you let go.
Freedom lies not in what you gain,
But in the chains you disdain.

Attachment’s not in what you cling,
But in those who to you, they bring.
To be free is a life’s embrace,
Not a goal, but a boundless grace.
1

Understanding

Without a door’s opening,
Your heart can greet the world.
Without a window’s view,
His essence is unfurled.

The more you learn and know,
The less you understand.
The Master, ever still,
Sees light in every land.

Arriving without travel,
Achieving without deed,
In stillness finds the way,
In silence plants the seed.
1