Month: August 2011
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Amma, a living Upanishad
Long long ago, a friend had once remarked to me “Amma is a living Upanishad“. Yesterday, in Swamiji’s class on the Gita, He remarked “If the upanishads have legs and hands, that will be Amma”. I was struck by two statements of Amma that is uncannily the same as from the upanishads: Once when Amma
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A Fallen Feather
In Thy cosmic drama, Mother Stricken by the terrible arrows* From the wings ’d fallen a feather It’s Thy child, living like sparrows. In Thy cosmic delusion, Mother Whirl even the Great Gods It’s no miracle or wonder Thy child is a blown out feather. Vast universes, galaxies unnumbered Ushh … perish and Vanish like
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Q185: Krishna qualities?
Question 185: “What are the qualities that you value the most in Lord Krishna?” Please make your answer brief and clear (maximum 5 or 6 lines).
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A Prayer to Lord Krishna
Oh! so enchanting is Thy Name, Kanna You ‘d so joyfully tricked Yasoda Mayya With Thy most endearing blissful play Lord of Vridavan, residing in the Heart of All. Kindly, listen to the Prayer of mine Ushh…, a li’l trembling baby of Thine Clasping me in Thy lovely Hands Save me from the birth of
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Un weary
Unending queue, inching up slowly. Hands stretched. Saturated love hugs. Day in day out, Dawn to dusk, She waits in smile. Un weary. Mustached babies, zombie lassies, steps ahead slowly. stinks of life, sweaty faces, blood stained attire, bloody greed, ego of body, hardships, sorrow of hunger, pain of fear, live in death, dead living,
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Q184: Restless?
Question 184: “Why do we get restless sometimes? What could be done to overcome such restlessness?” Please make your answer brief and clear (maximum 5 or 6 lines).
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Grant Thy Child
Maa, grant Thy child, ‘Ananda’, pure bliss. To dance to the tune of They Love. Maa, grant Thy child, ‘Sakthi’, energy, To laugh at Yama, for the soul is eternal. Maa, grant Thy child, courage, ‘Abhay’, To walk on the thorny spiritual way. Maa, grant Thy child, ‘Parama Bhakthi’, supreme devotion. To live long safely