Subtraction

Subtraction There are masters of subtraction In the mystic schools of mind. The sharpest path to true perception — Strike all tricks and lies you find. Disillusion is the chariot, Swiftest steed that truth can ride. So discard without a tremor All the weight that drags inside. Clear away each obstruction — Let the current surge and roar. Damn the cost and all conclusions — Let it sweep you even more. Then the torrent grows far stronger — Ego’s loop’s the thickest dam. Power will remain much longer — Now you drag it like a sham. With a focused blast it widens Every channel, every vein. So explode! This hell of falsehood Has no place for you. Break chain. --------------------- Blast Through Cut the lies — subtraction first. Break the ego’s choking dam. Let the living current burst. Explode free from this false sham. --------------------- The Art of Subtraction There are masters of subtraction In the disciplines of soul. For the keenest form of knowing Is to strike deception whole. Disillusion is the chariot — Buddha’s swiftest, fiercest steed. Cast away, without a shiver, Every weight that chokes your speed. Tear out all the obstructions — Let the living current pour. Spit on timid calculations — Let it sweep you ever more. Then the torrent grows in power — Ego’s loop’s the tightest wall. Strength will stand when that is shattered; Now you drag it — like a thrall. With a well-directed thunder Channels widen, fierce and wide. So explode! This lying...