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Freedom At Kannyakumari “The destiny of India is molded in her class-rooms” Kothari had no confusion; no vision on the fusion- of the East and the West, as Swami Vivekananda’s vision, “The comingling of the East and the West will dawn a new Era”. As tissue culture, transplantation or cloning we Indians imbibe the Western Culture; or as G.M cotton or brinjals,or tomato Indians are produced, transmuted destroying the very indigenous genus for material growth. Ayurveda is preserved not in Sanskrit but in English letters, now ! Followers of Lord Maccaulay as obedient servants, by experiments,bring up Indians only in blood and colour- in every other respects-Europeans (using imperialist - capitalist media); poor sycophants ,for a visa, the Indians: now , turn to the West for light, leaving the bright light under the Urn; cry for a way of progress, safety and food; and beg:once self reliant nations as cells of a body No retrospection or introspection, only putrefaction, hence , no resurrection. On August 15th ,at Kannyakumari beach , beside me, a bare body of a woman(my sister?) lay asleep; I witnessed at the starry cold mid-night: the surging sea spitting frothing snow upon the black rocky ******* protruded, greasy, mossy. bare but fair , ever young at the feet of Bharat-matha. Wet in the salty breeze , from the foul smell of death, I walked and walked searching shelter, but no room for a single son with meagre wealth. The tourism net -workers with the thirst of mosquitoes hummed around me with highly rented room offer- source of tourism exploitation- I bargained, till, morning red balloon rose up in the Eastern horizon cleaving the vapours of the sea, when , thousand tongues chanted Gayathri; then , the locals thronged around the woman on the shore; somebody among them, staring blear eyed as the police jeep and the ambulance arrived , bewailed “O! Gayathri, my darling, O! Gayathri…” Unsoothed. The chanting and the yelling dissolved in the breeze that passed by the Vivekananda rock, afar, south
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Sep 12, 2012
Sep 12, 2012 at 3:50 AM UTC
Freedom to Think
Freedom At Kannyakumari “The destiny of India is molded in her class-rooms” Kothari had no confusion; no vision on the fusion- of the East and the West, as Swami Vivekananda’s vision, “The comingling of the East and the West will dawn a new Era”. As tissue culture, transplantation or cloning we Indians imbibe the Western Culture; or as G.M cotton or brinjals,or tomato Indians are produced, transmuted destroying the very indigenous genus for material growth. Ayurveda is preserved not in Sanskrit but in English letters, now ! Followers of Lord Maccaulay as obedient servants, by experiments,bring up Indians only in blood and colour- in every other respects-Europeans (using imperialist - capitalist media); poor sycophants ,for a visa, the Indians: now , turn to the West for light, leaving the bright light under the Urn; cry for a way of progress, safety and food; and beg:once self reliant nations as cells of a body No retrospection or introspection, only putrefaction, hence , no resurrection. On August 15th ,at Kannyakumari beach , beside me, a bare body of a woman(my sister?) lay asleep; I witnessed at the starry cold mid-night: the surging sea spitting frothing snow upon the black rocky ******* protruded, greasy, mossy. bare but fair , ever young at the feet of Bharat-matha. Wet in the salty breeze , from the foul smell of death, I walked and walked searching shelter, but no room for a single son with meagre wealth. The tourism net -workers with the thirst of mosquitoes hummed around me with highly rented room offer- source of tourism exploitation- I bargained, till, morning red balloon rose up in the Eastern horizon cleaving the vapours of the sea, when , thousand tongues chanted Gayathri; then , the locals thronged around the woman on the shore; somebody among them, staring blear eyed as the police jeep and the ambulance arrived , bewailed “O! Gayathri, my darling, O! Gayathri…” Unsoothed. The chanting and the yelling dissolved in the breeze that passed by the Vivekananda rock, afar, south
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read me that passage once again you know the one about the guy who’s got his finger stuck where it shouldn’t be? spinning it all the way to the top and shocking anyone within his view sammy was his name and his friends called him the swami you would see him often biting the wing of his chicken (and shaking his head) the captain would ask “you call this a pastime sammy…you call this a pastime?” sammy would say “it’s fine…it’s fine…yes…yes…it’s what i do” and no one seemed to mind (save for the chicken) he was a descendant of the eastern block a shipol they’d say fingers pruned eyes red (and full of hope) toss me one of those medicine balls…and let someone else call the show!  today’s line up; boulder dash and surfboards of death! (for they always seem to keep the captain amused) a big belch from the little man has sammy grinning ear to ear un-kept teeth and blackened nails do not cross his mind (for he’s all about pulling compliments from the day!) hey wait, he’s stomping now…and mad! hey wait…it’s passed (look at that, he’s already moving on!) catch you on the rebound swami! catch you there indeed!
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Feb 20, 2019
Feb 20, 2019 at 4:13 PM UTC
rotating surfboards of death (and other miscellaneous challenges from takeshi's castle)
तत् त्वम् असि *for sitar, mridangam, vina, musical spoons, washboard, Jew’s harp and banjo* (*the names Swami and Guru-ji can be replaced by any other mystic names the reader wishes to substitute*) Swami and Guru-ji went to the river to wash their souls in the ***** water filled brass pots while they were at it, singing: “These are Gods – worship them, worship them, these are Gods – won’t you worship them please” Guru and Swami-ji flexed contortions twisted minds and limbs in knots sold each other secret mantras to erase akashic records when the body rots Swami and Guru-ji taught disciples how to fast and hum and chant; bound their ***** with priestly garments, saying “These are Gods – worship them, worship them, these are Gods – won’t you worship them please” Guru and Swami-ji swallowed prana purged their guts, then farted light launched their chakras into oneness in the ida and pingala of their third-eye sight Swami and Guru-ji built a temple around a monstrous calf of gold bowed before the six-armed idols chanting “These are Gods – worship them, worship them, these are Gods – won’t you worship them please” Guru and Swami-ji studied parchments by the dim light of a feeble ray railed and wailed at the sinful heathen in the filthy Kali-yuga of the dying day Swami and Guru-ji made ablutions offered incense and holy foods ate their share and smoked the profit, humming “These are Gods – worship them, worship them, these are Gods – won’t you worship them please” Guru and Swami’s blissed devotions entwined their members with the temple belles; stuck their yonis up their lingams in the twenty-seventh circle of the seven hells. Swami and Guru-ji offered puja wrote it all off as a karmic debt – forced a shudra to bear the burden, screaming “These are Gods – worship them, worship them, these are Gods – won’t you worship them please” Guru and Swami-ji meditated: pure omniscience in eternal now – drank fresh ***** from a heifer’s bladder for they knew that it was soma from a holy cow. Swami and the Guru merged with Brahman – then went home to the wife and kids. Told the servants to polish statues, saying “These are Gods – worship them, worship them, these are Gods – won’t you worship them please” THE MORAL: (slower solemn rhythm, no banjo or Jew’s harp) Aaron’s calf is ground to powder, cast upon the Ganges’ tide. Every tribe shall taste its poison. “This is God –worship Him, worship Him – this is God – let us worship Him now…”
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Sep 11, 2015
Sep 11, 2015 at 8:33 AM UTC
Hindoo Folk Song
तत् त्वम् असि *for sitar, mridangam, vina, musical spoons, washboard, Jew’s harp and banjo* (*the names Swami and Guru-ji can be replaced by any other mystic names the reader wishes to substitute*) Swami and Guru-ji went to the river to wash their souls in the ***** water filled brass pots while they were at it, singing: “These are Gods – worship them, worship them, these are Gods – won’t you worship them please” Guru and Swami-ji flexed contortions twisted minds and limbs in knots sold each other secret mantras to erase akashic records when the body rots Swami and Guru-ji taught disciples how to fast and hum and chant; bound their ***** with priestly garments, saying “These are Gods – worship them, worship them, these are Gods – won’t you worship them please” Guru and Swami-ji swallowed prana purged their guts, then farted light launched their chakras into oneness in the ida and pingala of their third-eye sight Swami and Guru-ji built a temple around a monstrous calf of gold bowed before the six-armed idols chanting “These are Gods – worship them, worship them, these are Gods – won’t you worship them please” Guru and Swami-ji studied parchments by the dim light of a feeble ray railed and wailed at the sinful heathen in the filthy Kali-yuga of the dying day Swami and Guru-ji made ablutions offered incense and holy foods ate their share and smoked the profit, humming “These are Gods – worship them, worship them, these are Gods – won’t you worship them please” Guru and Swami’s blissed devotions entwined their members with the temple belles; stuck their yonis up their lingams in the twenty-seventh circle of the seven hells. Swami and Guru-ji offered puja wrote it all off as a karmic debt – forced a shudra to bear the burden, screaming “These are Gods – worship them, worship them, these are Gods – won’t you worship them please” Guru and Swami-ji meditated: pure omniscience in eternal now – drank fresh ***** from a heifer’s bladder for they knew that it was soma from a holy cow. Swami and the Guru merged with Brahman – then went home to the wife and kids. Told the servants to polish statues, saying “These are Gods – worship them, worship them, these are Gods – won’t you worship them please” THE MORAL: (slower solemn rhythm, no banjo or Jew’s harp) Aaron’s calf is ground to powder, cast upon the Ganges’ tide. Every tribe shall taste its poison. “This is God –worship Him, worship Him – this is God – let us worship Him now…”
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The Ganges rushes in torrents from my eyes and threatens to sweep me away it’s been four lonely years Sai Krishna I wait in the foothills of Mount Kailash the sun and the moon wait with me the earth has ceased its wild spin and the stars have lost their merry twinkle O Swami what we wouldn’t give to gaze once more into your lotus orbs Sai Krishna mountain peacocks with bright plumes chant Your name and silver tongued nightingales perched in high branches sing of Your divine exploits the empty jhoola is adorned with garlands and sweet rose petals Blue skinned Lord You alone are the source of Bliss Grant us Your divine darshan cuddle close to us tonight http://www.sairapture.com/krishna-madhava.html
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Aug 12, 2015
Aug 12, 2015 at 11:05 AM UTC
Krishna Madhava
if you slit your wrists only nectar flows You are not this body You are Spirit eternal Your body is a sacred temple fashioned by God for you to learn how to love more expansively So suicide is not an option Swami says this: “DEVOTEE: Swami, when I am distressed, I feel like committing suicide. SWAMI: You should not. However difficult life is, try to be its master and not its slave. Every human being has a preordained life span. It is like staying in a leased house. Before you actually vacate the house, you have to find another one to move in. Similarly, before leaving one body, God selects another body and a span, depending upon the karmic debts. In case death is inflicted arbitrarily, you are denying yourself a chance to work out your karma as early as possible and reach a permanent abode. In suicide, you are stranded midway. It would be a frightening state of affairs for you. There is no vacant space in nature. God has filled the space with spirits and many other invisible entities. When suicide is committed, they show up and terrorize you. Moreover, a jivi is blissfully aware of God only for one hour in its life. First, fifteen minutes while shedding the mortal coil, i.e., at death; second, fifteen minutes after coming out of the womb, i.e., at birth; and third, thirty minutes during the marriage. God is present with the jivi on all these three occasions. Hence, do not destroy the life that God has given you. Lead the life you have got righteously. The person who faces the trials in life calmly and always remembers God will one day, definitely, get His grace. Do not doubt its veracity. Face these tests with faith in Him.
 (Swami asked other people to get their doubts clarified. Nobody asked anything.)” ~Sai Rapture, p.82
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Jun 14, 2015
Jun 14, 2015 at 9:57 PM UTC
Suicide is not an option
if you slit your wrists only nectar flows You are not this body You are Spirit eternal Your body is a sacred temple fashioned by God for you to learn how to love more expansively So suicide is not an option Swami says this: “DEVOTEE: Swami, when I am distressed, I feel like committing suicide. SWAMI: You should not. However difficult life is, try to be its master and not its slave. Every human being has a preordained life span. It is like staying in a leased house. Before you actually vacate the house, you have to find another one to move in. Similarly, before leaving one body, God selects another body and a span, depending upon the karmic debts. In case death is inflicted arbitrarily, you are denying yourself a chance to work out your karma as early as possible and reach a permanent abode. In suicide, you are stranded midway. It would be a frightening state of affairs for you. There is no vacant space in nature. God has filled the space with spirits and many other invisible entities. When suicide is committed, they show up and terrorize you. Moreover, a jivi is blissfully aware of God only for one hour in its life. First, fifteen minutes while shedding the mortal coil, i.e., at death; second, fifteen minutes after coming out of the womb, i.e., at birth; and third, thirty minutes during the marriage. God is present with the jivi on all these three occasions. Hence, do not destroy the life that God has given you. Lead the life you have got righteously. The person who faces the trials in life calmly and always remembers God will one day, definitely, get His grace. Do not doubt its veracity. Face these tests with faith in Him.
 (Swami asked other people to get their doubts clarified. Nobody asked anything.)” ~Sai Rapture, p.82
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Swami You have driven us all mad with Your bewitching Love we gather in confused circles spinning senselessly like gopi maidens without Sri Krishna in their arms Over the barren dust bowl hills of Parthi the wind sobs and red eyed rainclouds weep Your Holy name even rays of the sun scan the earth for a chance to fall once again upon Your tender Lotus Feet Beloved Lord roll away the gravestone from our hearts the funereal shroud that hides our immortal truth Lift the white veil and gaze into lovestruck eyes eternally wedded to You
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Mar 17, 2014
Mar 17, 2014 at 12:52 AM UTC
Inseparable
.........and helped to shape your life. I got this idea from another website a few years ago and thought it would be interesting to post here as well. Name 10 books that have most inspired and helped to shape your life and if possible in a few words say why. For me they have been: 1. Autobiography Of A Yogi (In fact all books by Paramahansa Yogananda) 2. New Testament (Including The Psalms and Proverbs) 3. The Bhagavad Gita 4. The Holy Science by Sri Swami Yukteswar - the guru of Yogananda 5. The Science Of Breath by Yogi Ramacharaka 6. Discourses by Meher Baba 7. God Speaks by Meher Baba 8. Play Of Consciousness by Swami Muktananda (also Siddha Meditation by the same author) 9. The Tao Of Physics by Fridjof Capra 10. Cosmic Consciousness by Richard M. Bucke Not only did the above books inspire me but they also helped to shape my life by offering an alternative world view about a lot of things that we hardly ever hear about and namely that there is a real mystical path towards realization of the purpose and goal of one's life and the way to achieve that end. In effect I can literally say that they blew my mind and have formed a solid inspirational basis for some of the poetry and prose writings that I've posted on the internet over the last several years. There are however many other books which I have also read and studied over the years (by quite a few classical and mystical poets/writers) that come very close, but the 10 books that impressed and stand out most in my mind are those listed above. What are the 10 books in your life? ______________________
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Nov 19, 2023
Nov 19, 2023 at 9:51 PM UTC
Prose: The 10 books that have most inspired.......
.........and helped to shape your life. I got this idea from another website a few years ago and thought it would be interesting to post here as well. Name 10 books that have most inspired and helped to shape your life and if possible in a few words say why. For me they have been: 1. Autobiography Of A Yogi (In fact all books by Paramahansa Yogananda) 2. New Testament (Including The Psalms and Proverbs) 3. The Bhagavad Gita 4. The Holy Science by Sri Swami Yukteswar - the guru of Yogananda 5. The Science Of Breath by Yogi Ramacharaka 6. Discourses by Meher Baba 7. God Speaks by Meher Baba 8. Play Of Consciousness by Swami Muktananda (also Siddha Meditation by the same author) 9. The Tao Of Physics by Fridjof Capra 10. Cosmic Consciousness by Richard M. Bucke Not only did the above books inspire me but they also helped to shape my life by offering an alternative world view about a lot of things that we hardly ever hear about and namely that there is a real mystical path towards realization of the purpose and goal of one's life and the way to achieve that end. In effect I can literally say that they blew my mind and have formed a solid inspirational basis for some of the poetry and prose writings that I've posted on the internet over the last several years. There are however many other books which I have also read and studied over the years (by quite a few classical and mystical poets/writers) that come very close, but the 10 books that impressed and stand out most in my mind are those listed above. What are the 10 books in your life? ______________________
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how is the weather today, the inquiry semi-formally, mumbly delivered (in pj's, eyes closed, body turned away) and I softly smile for somewhere here the poet-boy once wrote "all my poems begin with weather" and the composing begins, which of course, is the decomposing of me-pieces into nanosecond emotions that each becomes a verses until a certain voice wise whispers "no mas" my reply, nano bytes of me, is a forecast personal and tailored to our GPS location, the bedroom "Swami says looking inside, outside too, report and retort it appears quite nice," (quietly semi-whispering, 100% chance of snuggling, followed by severe love making, its arrival foreshadowed by lighting biting and foot rubbing, and licking winds of heaving breathing, conditions, we explorers of the caves and local mounts so oft encounter on our Atlantic captive isle, and bravely sally forth to face its bullets of kicks 'n kisses) from under the covers, we hear swarming, warning bolts of snorting derision but this fire eating , most fearsome nostrillian, reptilian morning beastie noise, we hardy sailors hardily choose to ignore but lack of detail is unappreciated so our response amended: "looking outside, report and retort it appears quite nice, with 100% chance of showers of coffee and kisses" which earns me a sweetie kick all my poems, the poet-man once wrote, "all my poems end with whether" *apparently, this one as well.   oh well, oh well!* 7/8/17 8:14am
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Jul 8, 2017
Jul 8, 2017 at 8:22 AM UTC
weather to kick or kiss, 100%
Since the election Beloved I've been deplorably depressed my heart has lept into a starless river of tears and is swept away I've seen you passing through my dreams, Swami a shadow robed in raven black Dearest Lord Your Name is still alive on my lips although I clutch a rosary of onyx pearls And Pray..... Thy Will Be Done When will Your bride adorned in summer jasmine blush the golden pink cattleya orchid hues of dawn And dance with You, oblivious across Heaven's sapphire august dome
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Nov 20, 2016
Nov 20, 2016 at 7:30 PM UTC
Sitting Shiva
Ravi gratefully settled down on the cottage bed. It seemed like centuries since he had slept in an actual bed. Up to now he’d slept outside and on the thinly carpeted floor of a Buddhist temple. In fact, Ravi was very thankful to be alive after suffering a serious stroke and subsequent amnesia for almost 3 years. He was discovered sleeping on the steps of a Hindu temple by a kind priest, named Swami Krishna. After several inquiries, Ravi was finally given refuge by a compassionate monk at a local Buddhist temple in Melbourne. When my hubby David and I first met Ravi there was an instant connection. His humble, soft spoken nature touched our souls as he shared his heart wrenching story. During the period of his stroke, he lost almost everything, most of his possessions, his wife and his memory. Wandering the streets of Melbourne desolate and forsaken by man, he was never forsaken by God. It was a beautiful night, stars shimmered above the colossal golden Buddha statue. As Ravi related his story, David offered to help him recover his life. We all prayed fervently to Lord Ganesh to remove all obstacles on his path. In the coming months, Ravi and David were able to piece together the fragments of his shattered life. Marvelously, Ravi was also able to connect with his parents in India who had not heard from their only son in three years! Imagine the relief, joy and ecstasy when they heard his familiar voice. The other day we invited Ravi to our house for lunch. Entering the puja room, we made sure to offer thankful prayers to Lord Ganesh. The huge photograph of Sai Avatar illumining the puja room smiled benevolently at our precious guest. Ravi chuckled almost tearfully when he told me he had finally gotten his own bed. He recalled in the past how he had purchased a $4000 bed for his ex-wife and now he was so blissfully grateful for this simple cot. As I reflected on Ravi’s story I thought to myself how unpredictable life is. Wealth, property, spouses, everything in this world is subject to change and loss. It is so important to wake up from this long, arduous dream and embrace the beautiful, golden, eternal kiss of God and realize who we are now.
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Feb 21, 2018
Feb 21, 2018 at 9:57 PM UTC
Ravi
Ravi gratefully settled down on the cottage bed. It seemed like centuries since he had slept in an actual bed. Up to now he’d slept outside and on the thinly carpeted floor of a Buddhist temple. In fact, Ravi was very thankful to be alive after suffering a serious stroke and subsequent amnesia for almost 3 years. He was discovered sleeping on the steps of a Hindu temple by a kind priest, named Swami Krishna. After several inquiries, Ravi was finally given refuge by a compassionate monk at a local Buddhist temple in Melbourne. When my hubby David and I first met Ravi there was an instant connection. His humble, soft spoken nature touched our souls as he shared his heart wrenching story. During the period of his stroke, he lost almost everything, most of his possessions, his wife and his memory. Wandering the streets of Melbourne desolate and forsaken by man, he was never forsaken by God. It was a beautiful night, stars shimmered above the colossal golden Buddha statue. As Ravi related his story, David offered to help him recover his life. We all prayed fervently to Lord Ganesh to remove all obstacles on his path. In the coming months, Ravi and David were able to piece together the fragments of his shattered life. Marvelously, Ravi was also able to connect with his parents in India who had not heard from their only son in three years! Imagine the relief, joy and ecstasy when they heard his familiar voice. The other day we invited Ravi to our house for lunch. Entering the puja room, we made sure to offer thankful prayers to Lord Ganesh. The huge photograph of Sai Avatar illumining the puja room smiled benevolently at our precious guest. Ravi chuckled almost tearfully when he told me he had finally gotten his own bed. He recalled in the past how he had purchased a $4000 bed for his ex-wife and now he was so blissfully grateful for this simple cot. As I reflected on Ravi’s story I thought to myself how unpredictable life is. Wealth, property, spouses, everything in this world is subject to change and loss. It is so important to wake up from this long, arduous dream and embrace the beautiful, golden, eternal kiss of God and realize who we are now.
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I go on a trip to get a true beating heart now Like all the rest %of you For all the rest of rest % l shall pray to the divinity in you like Swami Rama I go on a trip to find out the la part of my name Being a part of someone’s body-mind and heart ain’t good enough for me I gotta  irrevocably be me me me outta this painful duality I gotta be free So yeah I go on a trip now hanging behind a sky blue backpack To embrace her thankfully and unite us to the truth of us. Thank you for your cautious courteousness Thank you for sincere friendliness that  made me feel like a true girl at times   And a puppet as such is jolly maybe and even pretty but a halfish heart ain’t enough for me No ain’t enough for us Thank you for your sisterhood and chivalry For Such beau et bold souls I have sung for and through which I have become I  go on a trip now dear all and won’t show up again I go on a trip now dear all and won’t come back I go on a trip now dear all to receive a heart of true like all of you and for you and for us I go on a trip now dear all cause I gotta be free and free cause we gotta be free I go on a trip now dear all I am blessed by your good luck
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Jan 6, 2016
Jan 6, 2016 at 10:52 AM UTC
I go on a trip now
One of the disciples of Swami Vivekanda, The great Indian sage. Asked him a question “ Can we change the world?” Vivekanda replied , “In the absolute sense no In the relative sense yes” You may wonder, What is this mess? And think it may be a fuss. You can’t root out poverty But you can help a poor man You cannot remove all the vice And make this world very nice But you can change one’s heart Through your great art A squirrel can’t lift a mountain But can carry a little sand Mahatma Gandhi, a great pacifist Once said, “If I want to choose Between inaction and violence I choose the latter” Because any action is better than inaction You may not change the world but you can change your friend Do something good as little as you can And great happiness can easily be won
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Dec 28, 2010
Dec 28, 2010 at 4:45 AM UTC
YES AND NO, THE GREAT PARADOX
Swami I will never be the same How could I? The moment my head Touched Your heavenly Feet Brightness overtook me Love in its purest form Breath of radiance Blew acrross abysmal and obscure Horizons The sun rose with A fierce Glory Turning everything To Light Softly, shyly with great hope A lotus dared to bloom
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Jul 15, 2016
Jul 15, 2016 at 7:31 PM UTC
Star of Sapphire
Where do you find great wisdom? Knowledge has such power. Is it in the greying head? Is it in the Ivory Tower? Is it in a man well traveled? The woman who has roamed? Is it in a scholar Pouring over tomes? Is it in the swami? The guru with three Eyes? Is it in the mantra? Does this make one wise? Is it in the one who levitates? Out of body travels? Is this where all mysteries Open and unravel? Does one find discernment In lives lived full throttle? Bud makes you no wiser At the bottom of the bottle! Is it in our riches For which our lives are sold? Why is it that Solomon Valued wisdom over gold? I believe true wisdom Comes from God's own Word It comes when one is EMPTY When one fears the LORD It comes when one is humble Has nothing left to show. Then one can admit That he really DOESN'T KNOW! It comes when Spirit rises! When Jesus makes us free! It will be a crown of rubies Wisdom. RICH ETERNALLY! SoulSurvivor (C) 5/27/2018
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May 28, 2018
May 28, 2018 at 3:32 AM UTC
Wisdom
“poet, it’s your day,” she says. groggily growls the growler, “what’d ya mean?” “the sun came up today early, but partly cloudy interrupt-us has arrived subsequently, worse, the Great Swami Interpet predicts rain comes heavy this afternoon on our journey home.” he reflects upon his craggy, scraggly image that is reflected upon the cold brewed black coffee. replies carefully without thinking, “today I will commence writing under a new guise, a new name, a different persona!” “whom shall we be today then?” “come back to bed revelation poet” sunrain
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Jun 14, 2019
Jun 14, 2019 at 7:38 AM UTC
morning revelations on a sunrain afternoon day
When we cried You came to our Side Even if you were occupied, You left your pride In order to guide To make us unified, You didn't want to be famous Nor did u care about our status Your love was endless You inspired countless Gave us kindness That is your greatness. You were coutious of our happiness So you left Mahant swami with Your brightness.....
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Aug 2, 2020
Aug 2, 2020 at 11:13 AM UTC
By Our Side
This is a lie, in that, it is likened with the first thought - blindfold for a day and daydream. Sridala Swami caught a boy who didn't wake up, odd hour to let phosphene thoughts flow, confused, like drunken drive on, a footpath. This is likened to a poem written wide awake, could I ever really not see? This has happened before - The grass bristles ricocheting finger strokes, pampered, like mother seeking refuge, in the smiles mimicry of forgotten childhood emanates, eyed closed, given in to the gut stretch fever after retching and vomiting like a cartoon character. One can't talk to grass otherwise. In the purple faint of school assembly hands reaching out to a thud a concert crowd ready to catch but delayed reflexes in play. I felt the hands of strangers, finger prints etched with water sprinkles on my face, singing "Wake Up!" One can't listen to hands otherwise. Running on an unknown bridge eyes blinded by sweat and tears of shock sadness and watch dogs' stares, of separation, disgust and anger over words and intentions behind other's mistakes, eyes closed under an idol unnoticed a beggar's hand over the head in prayer One can't sense an unseen person otherwise. Inside out folding of your mind impressions washed out, dried on the wires of gratitude unequivocal, irrevocable and unsolicited in the summer sun, feeling like a toilet flushed after years I wonder if angels long for it too. One can't hear silence within, so loudly otherwise.
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Jan 11, 2018
Jan 11, 2018 at 4:11 PM UTC
A LIE OTHERWISE
Religion is an experience ‒ Don’t forget to pay attention To the road signs and orange Cones – stations of life. The dried putty surrounding The stained glass shards is A template for countercultural Beliefs – fidelity. Pick a denomination and take A number – investigate the Universe – celebrate via Billy Graham or Timothy Leary. Turn to the pages in the Geodesic south Indian sub- Continent – pray to a Hindu Shrine or dine with a Swami. Hail the Krishna highs – close Your eyes and be transcendental As often as you breathe – but Do not divulge your mantra. Heed the children as they climb And play – drooling on the statues Of Buddha and his goddesses At the corner of rebirth. Monastic discipline is for the Elderly – after they reach the New liberation – in tune with Their pure souls. Be pragmatic if you must – Choose therapy, shock waves Of the brain – or bow down Before B. F. Skinner. Start and nurture your own Beat generation camp – be **** be alien, be aware of The invisible lights. Go west to “EST,” and train Followers to process bits of History – couple that with an Out-of-body jaunt. The je-ne-sais-quoi of ends Is approaching – embrace a Chapter on thanatology, and Share the culture of after. There are alternatives – try Gnosticism or Scientology – Be the man who won’t believe, And reach your potential. The final analysis is to find Your eternal family – they can Be anything – beings with which You will piously be born again. Give each their name – 2nd Eve, Zen the little, Erhard, Wymyn, Pope ***** III, Bogie – and call Them your disciples. © Lewis Bosworth, 1/2017
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Jan 31, 2017
Jan 31, 2017 at 11:02 PM UTC
Your *Kairos*
Religion is an experience ‒ Don’t forget to pay attention To the road signs and orange Cones – stations of life. The dried putty surrounding The stained glass shards is A template for countercultural Beliefs – fidelity. Pick a denomination and take A number – investigate the Universe – celebrate via Billy Graham or Timothy Leary. Turn to the pages in the Geodesic south Indian sub- Continent – pray to a Hindu Shrine or dine with a Swami. Hail the Krishna highs – close Your eyes and be transcendental As often as you breathe – but Do not divulge your mantra. Heed the children as they climb And play – drooling on the statues Of Buddha and his goddesses At the corner of rebirth. Monastic discipline is for the Elderly – after they reach the New liberation – in tune with Their pure souls. Be pragmatic if you must – Choose therapy, shock waves Of the brain – or bow down Before B. F. Skinner. Start and nurture your own Beat generation camp – be **** be alien, be aware of The invisible lights. Go west to “EST,” and train Followers to process bits of History – couple that with an Out-of-body jaunt. The je-ne-sais-quoi of ends Is approaching – embrace a Chapter on thanatology, and Share the culture of after. There are alternatives – try Gnosticism or Scientology – Be the man who won’t believe, And reach your potential. The final analysis is to find Your eternal family – they can Be anything – beings with which You will piously be born again. Give each their name – 2nd Eve, Zen the little, Erhard, Wymyn, Pope ***** III, Bogie – and call Them your disciples. © Lewis Bosworth, 1/2017
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Summer rains wash away the past swirling eddies wrinkles on the face of time engulf the flooded streets flush down drains into helpless, toothless oblivion Yesterday so festive bright and gay transformed into the blackened wick of an extinguished birthday candle I stare into the mirror at my fluctuating image undaunted Swami I will lose my jazzy eyes soft, supple skin and rockabilly curly hair my body identity that I am so comfortable with, all that I think I am - has to Go! And with it the paraphernalia that defines me as Sonya Ki This is truth absolute fact Lord of Time, the Cosmos everything that was, is and will be promise me one boon Heaven, hell and earth may pass away Shiva may breathe us up in one cosmic snort when the dust and ash settles and fresh winds blow across another dream wave forming All is not lost This is my wish upon Your star I must never forget by no means without exception ever lose awareness of You Beautiful God
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Sep 7, 2015
Sep 7, 2015 at 9:48 PM UTC
Summer Name
We kept complaining, Of how much work was remaining. We do it to be obtaining, Thinking we will one day be attaining... Your Bliss!!! Oh Swami Bapa we have done no such work, To be of your worth, Yet you Smile, And hold our hand to the last mile.... ...............................................................
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Jan 10, 2020
Jan 10, 2020 at 1:40 PM UTC
Work we havnt done
Swami~ The Ocean cast garlands of pearls at your Lotus Feet Varuna the Sea god knelt in awe I stand in that vast azure temple surrounded by a choir of waves all singing Your divine name while the morning sun performs arathi the earth and all its inhabitants bow robed in light
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Jun 9, 2014
Jun 9, 2014 at 1:04 PM UTC
Ocean Puja
Swami you have given me my heart's desire loving husband, family, good health, new house, car, cruises, journeys across Your teeming, bustling globe There is nothing you have withheld from me in the midst of this hologram high flying ribbons, gifts and ticker tape parade You stand, larger than life occupying the whole of infinity More beautiful than anything I can imagine, dream up or wish Overflowing Omni Presence take me into Your Rapture forever
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May 31, 2014
May 31, 2014 at 9:11 PM UTC
What do you want....
I garland your heart my Swami with fresh plucked blossoms garnered from the fields of my soul a daffodil smile tickling my face Like teenagers without a care in the world We stroll along the edge of forever
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Oct 10, 2019
Oct 10, 2019 at 7:33 PM UTC
Rim of Starfire
From many years Thier was cheers, You become one of Us, We know its was hard to Adjust , Your sparkly eyes have inspired many lives That voice that makes us rejoice, You Forgave, when we misbehave, You cared when We were scared, Protected when, We least expected We are all blank, As how to thank.... Oh Swami Bapa our eyes are leaking As we are speaking, As all we have is Love... We Love you Swami Bapa, Love you very much.
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Jan 10, 2020
Jan 10, 2020 at 1:38 PM UTC
Happy Birthday
Your one stride, is full of pride, We can see you are trying to guide. But, we still get misplaced, and You still come back to emplace. Oh Swami Bapa, we can't thank you enough, for helping us get through our guf...
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Jan 10, 2020
Jan 10, 2020 at 1:39 PM UTC
Your stride