A poem I must share. It came to my attention as I was contemplating the necessity of separating our sense of ourselves from the body and it’s sensations and activities. See how the breath is an anchor and liberation, at once the cause of death and link to timeless eternity:
Samyama
The Madness of Mantra
this mad ecstasy
could break the deepest bonds
of within and without
when even the body could contain me no more
The cool awareness of the breath
Oh, this breath my bondage and my Mukthi.
How deep it goes into me!
Tickles the tiny bond with this body
This blessed breath the cause of life
is the gateway for life beyond
Taste this breath of life enhancing venom
This same breath I’ve tasted for ages
If this deadly venom can takes us to celestial heights
Isn’t every atom a door to Heaven?
Is there a musician to play
for the Dance unbounded?
Love & Grace
Sadhguru