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"What lies beyond those stars?"
the seeker asks the wizard.
"Beyond these stars?"
the wizard looks within and chuckles.
"No magic of mine can help you.
You ask a thousand questions,
none of which can hear a leaf fall.
Ask but one from your Heart
and the answer is instantly clear.
"O seeker, you want to know how magic comes?
By touching your deepest Self
and knowing how to Be.
Reaching for the simplest:
this is the long-lost mystery."
"But I want to travel beyond those stars,
visit distant galaxies.
I want to grasp the laws of nature,
gather all knowledge of human and God."
"O seeker, you know not the Self.
First you must ask:
What is free? What is beauty?
What in wonder holds the key?
"The open secret is to find death before death finds thee.
Then all life's mysteries are yours--free!
"To begin: alight each morn in a dancing breeze!
Feel the universe while embracing a tree.
Accept what-is, yet speak boldly of what-can-be.
HAHA HEEHEE! Only a simple fool of a wizard
can understand the magic of a bumbling bee.
Ha! A wizard is a fool
who stays true to his folly.
"Each person's unique path of blunders
leads to the high Way of freedom.
There are no victims, just volunteers in fools' parades.
"If you must ask, remember All. Forget seeking. Try finding!
Watch the mind bow to the Heart,
leaving only the shining Self. HAHA HEEHEE!
"Power stumbles, greed fumbles, possessions crumble.
Is it a wonder that even winners of the rat race grumble?
Yet to seek is to blunder, so choose your madness wisely.
"In truth, I can teach not a thing.
Nor can I ever really help you--only suggest a Way.
The rest is up to you. Live your Heart and listen:
"The answer is within."
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