Blissful Nothingness

by Padmaja Iyengar-Paddy

My mind has now reached a level;
It absorbs neither sense nor drivel...
It seems to be all blank and empty;
My heart feels neither sad nor happy...

The earlier nonstop chatter in my brain,
Seems to have ebbed without any strain.
I like this sense of being dumb...
I like this state of being numb...

Nothing touches me, nothing can I feel...
Everything seems to be on an even keel...
No loss, no gain
No pleasure, no pain...

Without a worry or care,
At nothingness, I stare.
There is no expectation.
There is no deliberation.

Suspended animation..?
Animated suspension...?
Neither state bothers me,
As there is no I, You or We...

When nothing affects one,
There’s no fear or tension.
I’m neither a master nor a slave.
I am neither scared nor am I brave.

This sense of inertia...
This state of absentia...
Is easy to preach,
But difficult to reach.

Once one attains this state,
There is no love, no hate.
Nothingness is all that’s there,
As life becomes stark and bare...

This state of mind –
Nirvana, try and find -
It leaves one completely fulfilled and pleased,
As there is nothing left to be gained or seized...

10-Oct-2013

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Comments on this Poem

Thanks for your appreciation, truth seeker and for liking this poem.

Padmaja Iyengar
13-Mar-2014 16:57 PM

Great ! Really great ! I wish I could compose such a poem.. The Muse is so pleased with you. My thirst of reading good poem is slaked by reading your poem. You are great , Padmaja Madam. Thank very much

truth seeker
13-Mar-2014 06:06 AM

Thanks for liking this one Swatantra.

Padmaja Iyengar
26-Nov-2013 12:40 PM

Such a beautiful expression of every seekers wish.Loved it.

swatantra
20-Nov-2013 10:24 AM

Thanks Pili Pubul for liking this one and finding a common thread in it.

Padmaja Iyengar
18-Oct-2013 23:57 PM

Well expressed my friend, I call it a state of detachment.

pilipubul
18-Oct-2013 09:30 AM

Thanks Mohini for your generous appreciation. This poem is more aspirational - I don't think I've reached there...yet...:-)

Padmaja Iyengar
16-Oct-2013 08:25 AM

Padmaja , Wonderful poem.. I liked this state of mind .. so serene , peaceful , neither a master,, nor a slave, no love no hate .. neutral to all .. the fact of life so well depicted and brought to light... nothing is permanent .. the seasons of life keep changing ..... I envy this state of yours .. wish to reach there ....Thanks for sharing this profound poem..

Mohini Gurav
16-Oct-2013 08:11 AM

Thanks very much Mr. Nair, Jaipalsinghji and Kulbir for your appreciation...

Padmaja Iyengar
11-Oct-2013 23:43 PM

Padmaja,

A profound poem oozing with wisdom - wow!

Kulbir
11-Oct-2013 08:58 AM

Padmaja,

A profound poem oozing with wisdom - wow!

Kulbir
11-Oct-2013 08:58 AM

Padmaja Ji, I really liked this composition. Thanks a lot.

jaipalsingh
11-Oct-2013 06:52 AM

Good one. Really envy you.

Madathil R Nair
11-Oct-2013 03:03 AM