Kenneth Maswabi
The Mind versus the Substance of Being
I choose not to rely on my mind
To dissect the stiff questions of life
The mind is full of blunt scalpels
Unable to dislocate any kind of spiritual
questions
Into manageable pieces of data that can
aid life
The mind is fully dressed for its path of
time and space
It does not care whether you win or not
It will lead you to the well of poisonous
thoughts
Or to the path of logic, ideas and wealth
creation
The mind feeds on the weaknesses of
others
Stepping on those who are vulnerable
It does not select between toxic and good
thoughts
It is a platform for anger, love, hate,
jealousy…etc
It is cunning, calculative, docile and
immature
The mind enjoys being on the top of
things
Not necessarily on the summit of being
It is the branches of life that give it
joy
The substance of being is not very well
understood
Its location is not part of the current
curriculum
It is the totality of all inputs from the
body, mind and soul
That give the substance of being its
sharpness or bluntness
The optimum output is Silence or Stillness
or Calmness
The substance of being is not an organ of
the body
It is an organ of joy or sorrow, goodness
or evil
It is the entity that stands between this
world and other realms
It is the ocean of being that is not
solidified
It is the droplet in the ocean of
awareness
It is the molecule of nothingness
The sound of Silence
The field of emptiness
The substance of being is the only entity
That contains the entirety of
consciousness
If very well harnessed
The substance of being will lead you to
the path of Light
Wisdom, peace, hope, happiness and love
are all on this path
It is the stillness of the substance of
being that opens the door into heaven
©Kenneth Maswabi
