The Ultimate Wisdom
Written by Hoda Samiee Flores
gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi swaha
Gone, gone, real gone, beyond even the most gone. Ultimate wisdom remains when everything has dropped away.
When all is gone,
beyond who I think am,
who you think you are,
beyond the roles that we play,
beyond our physical bodies,
beyond time and space,
we find ourselves here
With our stories, our pains, our sufferings
Together in this space
Right here, right now
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Gone, gone, real gone, beyond even the most gone
~
In this space where we meet
There is no separation of you and me
There is only us
And through compassion,
through kindness,
my heart connects with yours
And there is only love
~
Because that is the ultimate wisdom
When we are empty of the separate self
We are also full of everything in the cosmos
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And with this comes a responsibility to take care of one another
Thus I will take care of me
so I can take care of you
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May we use the practice of yoga to connect with that ultimate wisdom
That which remains after the illusions of self drop away
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The journey is always right here, right now
And with intention and attentiveness and a quality of openness to our lives
The nature of reality will reveal itself
That deep within you
And deep within me
There is only us
There is only LOVE.
Sources of Inspiration
Jivamukti Yoga Focus of the Month, written by Cat Alip-Douglas
My teacher and mentor, Olga Oskorbina, founder and owner of Jivamukti Yoga Barcelona
My dear husband and beloved source of light and love, Herbert Roldán Flores
Seeking The Heart of Wisdom by Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield
Ram Das Podcast Episode 86 – Reality of Who We Are
