Subtle Mind

By Sumesh KT

Subtle mind is a poetry book written by Sumesh and consists of his twenty poems. These poems are speeches of his subtle mind. He is obliged to the Buddhist philosophy of definition of mind to arrive at the subtle mind. Mind is a formless continuum that functions to perceive and understand objects. Mind is not the brain or some other part or function of the body. It is not a physical object. It cannot be seen with the eyes, nor can it be photographed or repaired by surgery. The brain therefore is not the mind but simply part of the body. Because the mind is formless, or non-physical, by nature, it is not obstructed by physical objects. Thus, it is impossible for our body to go to the moon without travelling in a spaceship, but our mind can reach the moon in an instant just by thinking about it. Knowing and perceiving objects is the uncommon function of the mind.

There are three levels of mind: gross, subtle, and very subtle. Gross minds include sense awarenesses such as eye awareness and ear awareness, and all strong delusions such as anger, jealousy, attachment, and strong self-grasping ignorance. These gross minds are related to gross inner winds and are relatively easy to recognize. When we fall asleep, our gross minds dissolve inwards and our subtle minds become manifest. Subtle minds are related to subtle inner winds and are more difficult to recognize than gross minds.. The very subtle mind is related to the very subtle inner wind and is extremely difficult to recognize. The continuum of the very subtle mind has no beginning and no end. It is this mind that goes from one life to the next, and, if it is completely purified by training in meditation, it is this mind that will eventually transform into the omniscient mind of a Buddha.

It is fervently hoped that as readers pass through each poem, they will travel with the poet in his subtle mind by the tranquillity, solitude and smoothness of a deep sea and subsequently rests on the robust wooden bridge along the spiritual path.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Partridge Publishing India
• Release date: Feb 2, 2016
• ISBN: 9781482869095

Sumesh KT

Sumesh K.T. was born in 1980 in Mattakuzhy village of Kerala state in India. His father was an engineer and his mother a high school teacher. He had his schooling in FACT Ambalamedu high school. He studied Pre-degree course in Sacred Heart College, Thevara and completed his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in the year 2001 from Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamangalam. After working as a design engineer in India and abroad in different organizations, he completed Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Energy Management in the year 2014.Currently he works as a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer for a reputed multinational company in the Middle East. He lives with his wife Beena and son Ishaan. He started writing poems from the age of 13.

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SUBTLE MIND

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Contents

1. Sagittarian Melancholies

2. Elastomer

3. Urge

4. Morning Mind

5. Subtle Mind

6. Paddy Fields of Mai – Chau Hills

7. Scintillates of A Sober Shyster

8. Misjudged Moments

9. Maple Shadows

10. Biting Lies

11. Cradle of Destiny

12. Rythm

13. Pain

14. Time

15. Hope of Rhythms

16. Arrhythmic Symphonies

17. Realistic Myth

18. New Year Greens

19. Bated Mystery

20. Venom of Fate

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1. Sagittarian Melancholies

Sagittarian melancholies perplex the mind,

That a stretched band can break the world?

The arch is spirit of many thoughts, and breaths

Arrow can never be sharp again, but the ears!

Dispirited and serious soberly thoughts,

Watch the lonely mind without solace.

Few little grains of memories with fog!

Smoke the yellow leaves of a summer day.

Still in the tracks and paths of Gorlitz,

Tingling sounds of tumblers are haunting!

And too far away from the road and rocks,

Memories sleep inside a broken vein!

Discarding souls dispose the hands.

And call a spade, a spade for ever

Mean it what is told and no fun.

Vibrant levels in life