SHAMBHALA + Beyond the Mountain

Additional Prompt:  SHAMBHALA — Beyond the Mountain Beyond the snow, beyond the sky, Where ancient mountains touch the night, A hidden kingdom, lost from time, A doorway waiting in the light... They called it Shambhala... The kingdom beyond the veil... High on the roof of the world, Where the thin cold winds are calling, Where the mountains rise like temples And the clouds are slowly falling. Stories whispered through the ages, Of the gods who came from skies, Flying furnaces, shining dragons, Moving silently through the night. Was it only myth and memory? Was it something we once knew? Was a door concealed within the mountains, Waiting there for me and you? Follow the ancient road, Follow the stars above, Through the silence of Kailash, Through the mysteries of love. Beyond the mountain... Beyond the sky... There is a doorway... Where the worlds collide... Shambhala, hidden in the light, Kingdom beyond the mountain, Calling through the night. Shambhala, somewhere beyond our eyes, Maybe the stars are closer Than the distance in the skies. Guge stood beneath the heavens, Seven hundred years of flame, Then its people disappeared And left behind a silent name. Hidden tunnels through the mountains, Ancient stairways underground, Could they lead beyond the darkness To a city without sound? And Kailash stands like a sentinel, Watching over earth below, While strange lights cross the heavens And the ancient legends grow. And somewhere in the snow, A giant footprint fades, A guardian of the hidden kingdom, Walking through the haze. Perhaps the door is not a doorway, Perhaps the road is not a road. Perhaps the universe is waiting In the silence of the soul. Not every journey needs a spaceship, Not every star is far away. Perhaps the mind can cross the distance That the body cannot cross today. A monk sits beneath the silence, Breathing slowly, letting go, Seven days within the darkness, Seeking what the wise men know. And they speak of light within us, Of a body made of light... Of consciousness expanding Beyond the boundaries of sight. Could enlightenment be the gateway? Could the stars be reached within? Could another world be waiting Where our journey can begin?