Our Conscious Reality Poem by Tushar Ray

The all-pervading Consciousness we are a part of
Had been portrayed by ancient poets as Lord Siva
Lacking any analogy in our visible universe
Siva was portrayed by nature of own mystic action

Unseen Siva is manifested as love-light-intelligence
The visible reality is the products of Lord's love
Siva being self-effulgent pure consciousness
Exists as faceless, ageless reality of eternal existence

Lord willingly manifests Himself for fun and glory
Like playful child having fun in his own games
As His potential energy become kinetic in cycle
Like hibernating snake coming alive all on a sudden

Out of Lord's glory appears this myriad universe
Like myriad waves appearing on surface of an ocean
As oceanic energy keeps changing on the outer face
But underneath the surface the ocean remains calm

Reality of the universe rests on Will of our Lord
As existence of waves rests on the reality of ocean
Lord sustains creation by making universal laws
Himself living as an enjoyer being detached witness

Again out of sheer fun Lord withdraws the world
Going back to inert state like hibernating snake
As a spider spinning its web in a living art form
Withdrawing into body once again by annihilation

This is how our fleeting universe appears to ensue
By sheer will of Lord Siva, the Truth absolute
Residing in our body temple as a Blissful Soul
Leading us to self-realization that 'We are That! '