bhagwan is speaking in buddha hall
and as usual i wait in line
walk in slowly…letting others pass by my side
and end up last into budda hall
i have always chosen a particular seat
the very last row straight in line with his chair
near the marble buddha statue at the back
bhagwan enters the air explodes
i am drowned into tears
the magical moments are back
he is radiant and herenow
love is in the air
in one instant i have forgotten all the past
and feel grateful to every sannyasin alive
we are all in this together
we are one buddhafield
in just another few days bhagwan has decided
to indefinitely go into silence and stops speaking
i always have my exact timing and same route
enter at 2.30 pm walking towards the lao tzu gate
first for my inner bow to bhagwan
pause a few moments by the sound of the waterfall rushing into the pond
with the white swan
and walk onwards to bodhidharma for my morning breakfast tea
a few days pass
and i see neelam and tathagat are watching me again and again
every time i enter the gate and pass by krishna house
i change my entry route
and walk from the gateless gate towards buddha grove
then turn towards lao tzu gate and then turn again
stop by the pond and move back towards bodhidharma cafe
just not the same experience for me
breaks my walking rhythm and spoils my entire morning
a few days and i am sternly met by tathagat
near the multiversity
that i have again started to walk slowly
and this was not going to be tolerated by him
and that people were watching me and were against me
from the feedback he was getting
just walk normally and keep away from seeking attention
when will this world simply allow a human being to be himself
have these power hungry dogs nothing else to occupy themselves with
just sitting on their high chairs with nothing to do but launch attacks
i know that bhagwan is watching and hearing my
every thought
such a calamity…no matter what i do or not do
these people are not going to drop their power hungry games
i walk in the next day and hear that krishna house has been shut down
and bhagwan has asked that it be renovated
all the management to be allowed a holiday till relocation of offices
another that swami swabhav is to become
bhagwans ambassador for india
and another announcement of a newly formed inner circle of twenty one
to manage the daily mundane activities of the ashram
i personally call this the dog pound zen stick
bhagwan is teaching me his way of slapping
his zen stick
his device to keep the hungry dogs busy playing their power games
just give them bigger bones to chew on
then almighty dog eats the mighty dog
and the higher they go the faster they fall
this way they experience and complete their desire for power
and falling down opens their eyes to perhaps enlightenment
or realisation that power has got them nowhere
except for very few people he places in this power group
as his secret wild cards
his double edged sword
but unfortunately some are just thick skinned
and love their fantasy of power…just cannot see his device
but sooner or later they will fall
nothing lasts forever
some almightier dog will show them their way out
they say every dog has his day
what a game…never ends
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