Ari - The dance or the Dancer?

*Takeaways from a trek to Fungni Top with trekkenture*

The desire for this, the lust for that 

wandering of the mind hither and tither 

Oh, the lure of gratification instant  

And yet, should I indulge in the dance or focus on the dancer? 

The cast in stone opinions and lenses of “my” hues 

When challenged, causing uncontrolled rage and anger 

Oh, the unbridled love for self-made world views 

And yet, should I indulge in the dance or focus on the dancer?

The desperate hanging on to relationships ephemeral, 

Confusing between love and obsessive care 

Oh, the letting loose of imagination feral

And yet, should I indulge in the dance or focus on the dancer? 

The clinging to things material 

Accumulating more for now and forever 

Oh, the meaningless pursuits of life unreal 

And yet, should I indulge in the dance or focus on the dancer?

Who else but I, claims the mighty ego 

Busy covering the truth with masks superior 

Oh, the love for me that wouldn’t let go 

And yet, should I indulge in the dance or focus on the dancer? 

The pangs of frustration and envy 

When the mind invents ways to suffer 

Oh, the inability to see the oneness of this journey 

And yet, should I indulge in the dance or focus on the dancer?

The snow capped mountains, stoic and steady

Making every aspect of life beautiful and heady

Oh Shiva, the cause of this cosmic dance

The Dancer who dances from a trance !