TOKEN PROPHECY 6 [love is the third]

—this world appears to be an either-or place, but viewed in true light, it's actually both-and——thought supplies two ways but love is the third——as an old branch veers off into gravity's diversion, a new branch arises through the triple sun of love, continuing the flight of life——the dance of creation indeed is a dervish sweet waltz—

KENA UPANISHAD 3:5-6 [burn just that]

In you who are such, what power is there? Surely this, everything, I can burn, all that’s on the earth, indeed!

In front of it, a piece of straw was placed. This was asked to burn just that. That, it approached, and with all its power, that it was unable to burn. Overcome, from that, it returned. Not this, it was unable to know what this great spirit is therefore.

tasmims tvayi kim viryam ity apidam+ sarvam daheyam yad idam prithivyam iti

tasmai trinam nidadhav etad daheti tad upa preyaya sarva-javena tan na shashaka dagdhum sa tata eva nivavrite naitad ashakam vijnatum yad etad yaksham iti

Notes: a conversation begins between that and this (fire). In the sixth sloka, the word ‘that’ and ‘this’ are carefully chosen.

TOKEN PROPHECY 5 [sea]

—i come from the sea and walk among this alien plant life in moving isolation——how strange they appear as if they breathe a different air——i shall devour their stillness like plankton——and i thought it good——sea?

KENA UPANISHAD 3:4 [who is this?]

That was approached by it, but it was asked: who is this? Fire indeed, I am this, it said: all-knowing, indeed, I am this.

tad abhyadravat tam abhyavadat ko 'sity agnir va aham asmity abravij jata-veda va aham asmiti.

Note: here begins the all-important inquiry, and thus it is important to emphasize the 'roles' of That and this, as well as to note, despite its (this) approach, That initiates the inquiry. Also note the self-contained response.

TOKEN PROPHECY 4 [just the shadow]

—many people go lost when deconstructing the person——they wind up in some angry embittered zone resenting someone for the perpetration of this phantom farce——false gods, false gurus, false self——instead of letting go that thorn, they keep on picking at some tender spot, out out damned spot out out, instead of dropping it and going in——but a person will grab onto anything not to disappear, even if it's just the shadow of oneself——you will know them by an angry spirit or sarcastic ghost always passing for some empty space of wisdom where love otherwise resides——as if any one is a player in this play! even they—

KENA UPANISHAD 3:3 [to discover]

They, to fire, spoke: all-knowing of this, discover what this great spirit is. Thus it was so.

te 'gnim abruvan jata-veda etad vijanihi kim etad yaksham iti tatheti

Note: I’ve attempted to leave out all the unsaid ‘saids’ or quotes and make as literal as possible. Compare to Sri Aurobindo’s (who appears to be the most literal among the orthodox): “They said to Agni, "O thou that knowest all things born, learn of this thing, what may be this mighty Daemon," and he said, "So be it." But I find no indication of fire saying anything here. As the gods request, thus it is so. But I am unsure whether fire should be capitalized. No for now.

KENA UPANISHAD 3:2 [becomes observable]

That, about them, surely perceives. Before these, indeed, it becomes observable. But they do not recognize what this great spirit is.

tad dhaisham vijajnau tebhyo ha pradurbabhuva ta na vyajanata kim idam yaksham iti

Note: I utilized very generic language here, as does the upanishad itself, although it is in direct relationship to the story of the gods in the previous (and succeeding) slokas. Also, I could not help but hear a later echo from the new testament.

TOKEN PROPHECY 3 [transformative balance]

—the law of three implies the hidden force and the law of seven reveals its discontinuous point——forgiveness, sacrifice, and paradox are the third eyes of the three eyes of the third eye——forgiveness is the transformative balance of energetic bliss, resting between the positive pole of love and the negative pole of compassion——my child, a great guru, and my service to her, a great spiritual initiation——there's no explaining paradox—

Kena Upanishad 3:1 Glorious Manifestation

The Absolute, once, in its divinity, becomes triumphant, and in that Absolute triumph, the gods are made glorious. They perceive as their own, this triumph, as their own, this glory.

brahma ha devebhyo vijigye tasya ha brahmano vijaye deva amahiyanta.

ta aikshantasmakam evayam vijayo 'smakam evayam mahimeti.

Notes: My intent here was to exhibit the Absolute becoming triumphant in the glory of its manifestation, and the gods perceiving this glory as themselves, as I feel the language is actually reflecting. It differs in form from the orthodox reading that Brahman wins a victory for the gods who in turn see it as their own, but differs not in spirit.

TOKEN PROPHECY 2 - a predetermined play

—in a universe where all motion has been set in play and all effects could be predicted if one could know all the causes, free will is to laugh——thought is nothing but subtle forms of motion and their trajectories are as predetermined as pool balls pushed by god into its own pockets——these words were set into play more than thirteen billion years ago and there's nothing to be done about them except to watch them strike——to knowingly act in a predetermined play as if there's free will is the ultimate performance. bravos to all! roses! kisses! love!——encore: even those points when we veer off-script are scripted——review: as the earth orbits the sun in pure love, one orbits the light of the Self and sees that all is That—