The Resting Mind! Poem by Varanasi Ramabrahmam

In the absence of self-consciousness;
The awareness of time, space and as individual
Are missing;

Time- space - consciousness and individuality are
The projections of aware mind

Identifying the person with

Body-, psychic- and related mental traits
Which owe their rise and set to the mind's presence;

But in reality 'I' is not limited to self-consciousness alone;
'I' Is always as the Eternal Being
Transcending time, space and individuality

Self-consciousness limits awareness and identifies
'I' with body, mind and person falsely;

This limited 'I', the self-consciousness
Transiting, unreal, and false 'I'; the Ego,
Is generated from Self, the original, real 'I';

The Self is present in the
Presence and absence of,
Self-consciousness identified
With body, its mental traits,
Activities and individual awareness;

Self is the original and actual 'I' existing
Unlimited to or affected by
The passage of time, and the mind's engagement;

Mind, thus giving rise to body-, mental-, time-,
And space-consiousness;

When resting

Is the Self, the Pure Consciousness
Unoccupied Awareness

Sans

Space-, time-, and
Individuality Consciousness;

Thus

Resting mind transcends
Happiness and unhappiness
Related to body and ego;

Becomes and continues being
Serenity, the Real Being,
The peaceful Awareness,
In Bliss and Silence