In practice Images Arise and Pass...

The other week I found myself supine with the gaze turned inward
the breath grounded and united with body
the next breath in led to a scene of a vast and expansive field
out in the expansive vista, far in the distance-
     came into my view Krishna moving over the land
     blowing wind through his flute
moving along images of the sacred cattle grazing over the grass

from where I sat on the hillside I could sense the rising tingle
up my spine and a warm flow of energy

it was the in-breath that deepened the experience and hung
in the sky was both the sun and moon- they simultaneously
radiated over the field

it was the out-breath that truly settled me in deeper, calmer, moving
me toward surrender

it was only for a moment when I could feel the heart chakra expand
and the warm expanded to meet my limbs and everything else
all around

all images faded as i slowly prepared to release the pose...

john