Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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Meditations. A young couple stopped in Istanbul from India about 1972. They had studied with the Maharishi, Learning Transcendental Meditation. They taught, giving us a mantra; each. Meditation stayed with me, I reaching into it now and then. The next real moment was in Egypt. I was in the Great Pyramid with its long corridors of stone. Being in a pyramid, I found a corner And produced my alpha waves (Remember 'pyramid power' in the 70's?) The moment of exultation was great, Augmented by the largest of all pyramids. Then a sojourn through Belize And its modest Maya pyramid structures. Quietly returning to the area after dark, I climbed the high, narrow steps of one to its summit. I sat there with the moon, looking over the dense jungle, And my mind, catalyzed by my mantras, Sent alphas through me and the surrounding forest. I was at one, blending with encompassing Nature. My alpha waves have given me balance through time. How fortunate to have been on the path so long ago, With those two tarrying teachers travelling home from India. They have given me a levitation of my mind And an aura which joins me with my world and my existence. Frank Maurer 11 January 2026 2220 Hours.