Begin to Live Light

let go … begin to live light
ready to leave at a moment’s notice

clean out the closets of your mind
fill them with radiance of holy names
breathe bliss back into your being
make yourself a sacred space
where love wants to live

get rid of resentments stored in secret
and stacks of boxes stuffed with desires
all this clutter weighs on your heart
and keeps your soul trapped
in a bad marriage to your past

let go … begin to live light
stop crying and clinging
to your baby blanket
you know your mind by now
it never stops whining
for a little bit more than it has

why worry about the future
set down that suitcase
you carry around on your head
trust you’ll be given what you need
when you get there –
hasn’t it been that way so far?

listen dear friend
you live life on a dirt clod
hurtling through deep space
stop hanging on for dear life
spirit is the only security here
it secretly rocks the cradle
of this creation with loving care

remember who you are
a radiant drop of eternity
be the bliss flowing through you
from the ocean of being inside

your thoughts have frozen the music
filled your house with old furniture
heavy and dark with history
swing open the front door
and throw it all out on the lawn

let go … begin to live light
be the music again
make your house an empty space
where your soul can dance
with reckless abandon
_{Original submission by a satsangi}