Before the dew evaporates
on rose petals misty with tears
and birds seated on lofty branches
sweeten the air with rapturous song
Before the scorching Saturn Sun
at high noon
holding his granite karmic slate
burns us to a crisp
for our sad and loveless deeds
We must awaken early
shake off sloth and slumber
Close to the amber footsteps of dawn
Brahmamuhurtam
Love's breath kindling bright
the embers of Sat Chit Ananda
Eternal Being, Awareness and Bliss
"The function of the Scriptures is to guide people toward living a perfected life on Earth and repeatedly remind them of the goal, which should be nothing short of achieving Divinity itself. But those who spurn the teachings and guidance of the Scriptures and act only on the impulses of their desires will not achieve perfection and divinity, only misery.
" Let the Scriptures tell you what you should and should not do, Arjuna. Know what the right choices are and live up to them. It is simpler than you think. When you or anyone is firmly on the road to enlightenment there is no conflict at all between what you do and what the Scriptures advise." Bhagavan Gita, interpreted by Jack Hawley, Chapter, 16, Vs. 23, 24
Jan 19, 2016
Jan 19, 2016 at 1:38 PM UTC
Before the dew evaporates
on rose petals misty with tears
and birds seated on lofty branches
sweeten the air with rapturous song
Before the scorching Saturn Sun
at high noon
holding his granite karmic slate
burns us to a crisp
for our sad and loveless deeds
We must awaken early
shake off sloth and slumber
Close to the amber footsteps of dawn
Brahmamuhurtam
Love's breath kindling bright
the embers of Sat Chit Ananda
Eternal Being, Awareness and Bliss
"The function of the Scriptures is to guide people toward living a perfected life on Earth and repeatedly remind them of the goal, which should be nothing short of achieving Divinity itself. But those who spurn the teachings and guidance of the Scriptures and act only on the impulses of their desires will not achieve perfection and divinity, only misery.
" Let the Scriptures tell you what you should and should not do, Arjuna. Know what the right choices are and live up to them. It is simpler than you think. When you or anyone is firmly on the road to enlightenment there is no conflict at all between what you do and what the Scriptures advise." Bhagavan Gita, interpreted by Jack Hawley, Chapter, 16, Vs. 23, 24
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