Power

Don't give away your power to the pharmaceutical corporation. Don't give away your power to the arms merchant. Don't give away your power to the politician or the party. Don't give away your power to the left or the right. Don't give away your power to the priest, the shaman, or the life coach. Don't give away your power to the angel guide or animal familiar. To the temple, the ashram, a white robe and a pair of sandals, don't give away your power. To the avatar, the ascended master, don't give away your power. To the holy book, the sacrament, the spiritual technique, don't give it away. Don't give away your power to the Lover or Beloved. To your tribe, your race, your ancestor, don't give it away. Bow down with gratitude, but don't give them your power. Bow down to the lotus feet, then stop clinging. Don't give away your power to an Other, or to the tyranny of the One. Seek only Zero, neither one nor two. Seek only Zero, full of emptiness, an overflowing chalice, a black hole swirling with unborn stars, an atom encircling a galaxy, a center that is everywhere, with infinite circumference. Don't give away your power to the world, which is only a mirror. Don't give away your power to the mind, which is only a mirror. Don't give away your power to the fruit, though it is sweet. Return to the seed. Unselved, repose in the Self, who is the only Guru, the only Christ. The Friend, the radiance you Are. Bow down, then let go, and let your bowing blossom. Even as you stand and walk and slay the demons of illusion, bow down. Let your bowing give power to all creatures. Let your breath be theirs. Open your eyes and gaze into the eyes of the perfect stranger. Empower him. Empower her. Love your neighbor as your Self. Bow down and give your power to a newborn hyacinth.
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