Without the Waves

Image: The Pacific Ocean – Encinitas, CA – Photo by Ron Grimes

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Without the Waves

I exist without the cosmic shadow,
But it could not live bereft of me;
As the sea exists without the waves,
But they breathe not without the sea.

—from “Samadhi” by Paramahansa Yogananda

“Be still, and know that I am God.” — from Psalm 46:10

In Memoriam: Bill Craig
August 8, 1954 — February 6, 2025

Without the waves——I exist only as boundless sea.
God’s boundless love has stemmed the tide.
God’s bliss is mine——deep, wide, eternally free.

No more hemmed round in time, space, and memory,
My soul will now and always in sacred Light abide.
Without the waves——I exist only as boundless sea.

Satan’s veil is shed——my soul’s eye now can see
Only holy Light no shadow can ever hide.
God’s bliss is mine——deep, wide, eternally free.

My soul unborn of flesh, not changed through history—
Like Christ I stand up to the trial that would divide.
Without the waves——I exist only as boundless sea.

I listen only to angelic voices singing to me.
Lesser music has vanished——noise has died.
God’s bliss is mine——deep, wide, eternally free.

I take no thought for I live in celestial unity——
From former failures no need to hide.
Without the waves——I exist only as boundless sea.
God’s bliss is mine——deep, wide, eternally free.