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    Discovering the Advaita in You (a Poem)

    Discovering the Advaita in You

    His Lotus Eyes were watching her
    All tenderness, loving and blissfully, said He,

    Why do you think so much , exactly who you are,
    how does it matter ? I love you, that is all


    Yes , my Lord, that's all that matters to me
    But how is it that all this while
    i am here alone with Thee ?
    When they say there are numerous
    Waiting to get just a glimpse of Thee ?

    Also, if this manas is not me,
    How can i tell my individuality ?


    I am Thy Own Self, silly !
    Thy very Self, yes, That's Me
    You and I are not different , My love
    I am you, and you are Me
    You are the Self, not what you think you are,
    And that is all there is to R E A LI T Y


    But, Lord, how can that be ?
    Me is not this jiva, its really YOU , the Self ???
    Oh no no no
    How can i think like Thee ?

    What is wrong with my Beloved these days ?
    Why does He repeat such things in many ways ?
    I think He is just being romantic, how sweet
    Metaphors, poetry, philosophy meet
    In the gardens of Love, the favorite retreat


    Brushing it off her mind
    Radha smiles, hears the wind

    Then comes SadGuru, realized proper
    takes her to the Philosophical mirror
    "Take a look" , is all he says
    "Tat Tvam Asi" , 3 words your way

    And to her surprise,
    What does Radha see ?
    Oh , could it be that my PrAnaNAth meant it ?!!
    You mean He was not just being sweet ?!!
    He sent you to me , didn't He ?!!


    It is SadGuru that gives the courage to see
    KAnhA merely gives the clue, and waits patiently
    For you to come back to Him eternally

    Now what ? There are many many mountains to cross
    and rivers and ocean, but the boats sail across
    will carry her only if she is willing, to greet
    the Supreme Lover where two banks of the river meet

    The boats are the Gurus , the Sherpas , Upanishads
    and at the peak , is the Bhagavad Gita, His Own Precious Words
    One Truth Mountain after another, and another
    Scriptures help the travelling Mind break material chords

    She wanders hither tither aimlessly
    Sakhis wonder, restlessly
    What's with her, no one knows
    She walks barefeet, her hair flying everywhere,
    the cold wind blows....

    ~ ~
    Stories from the Garden , 2009
    Last edited by smaranam; 13 December 2009 at 09:39 AM.

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    Re: Discovering the Advaita in You (a Poem)

    That is a beautiful poem, Smaranam !

    Can you tell us the author's name ?

    OM
    "Om Namo Bhagvate Vaasudevaye"

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    Thank You , dear Devotee.

    Well, on the outside, the author is the very jiva who posted it.
    (Reading some posts here , i was given the impetus - by Sri Krshna of course - to write this, the same morning it was posted.)

    But then again ... none of it really belongs to me. Krshna makes it appear that i do these things - then He works behind the scenes.... quietly, without saying a word

    Jai Sri Krshna

    Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya

    Hari Om
    Last edited by smaranam; 14 December 2009 at 07:42 AM.

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    Re: Discovering the Advaita in You (a Poem)

    May the poet in you attain greater heights !

    OM
    "Om Namo Bhagvate Vaasudevaye"

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    Pranams to you

    With such blessings from you (the blessings of a devotee) , gaining some favor from Krshna will be possible.

    Hari Om

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    Re: Discovering the Advaita in You (a Poem)

    Quote Originally Posted by smaranam View Post
    Discovering the Advaita in You

    His Lotus Eyes were watching her
    All tenderness, loving and blissfully, said He,

    Why do you think so much , exactly who you are,
    how does it matter ? I love you, that is all


    Yes , my Lord, that's all that matters to me
    But how is it that all this while
    i am here alone with Thee ?
    When they say there are numerous
    Waiting to get just a glimpse of Thee ?

    Also, if this manas is not me,
    How can i tell my individuality ?


    I am Thy Own Self, silly !
    Thy very Self, yes, That's Me
    You and I are not different , My love
    I am you, and you are Me
    You are the Self, not what you think you are,
    And that is all there is to R E A LI T Y


    But, Lord, how can that be ?
    Me is not this jiva, its really YOU , the Self ???
    Oh no no no
    How can i think like Thee ?

    What is wrong with my Beloved these days ?
    Why does He repeat such things in many ways ?
    I think He is just being romantic, how sweet
    Metaphors, poetry, philosophy meet
    In the gardens of Love, the favorite retreat


    Brushing it off her mind
    Radha smiles, hears the wind

    Then comes SadGuru, realized proper
    takes her to the Philosophical mirror
    "Take a look" , is all he says
    "Tat Tvam Asi" , 3 words your way

    And to her surprise,
    What does Radha see ?
    Oh , could it be that my PrAnaNAth meant it ?!!
    You mean He was not just being sweet ?!!
    He sent you to me , didn't He ?!!


    It is SadGuru that gives the courage to see
    KAnhA merely gives the clue, and waits patiently
    For you to come back to Him eternally

    Now what ? There are many many mountains to cross
    and rivers and ocean, but the boats sail across
    will carry her only if she is willing, to greet
    the Supreme Lover where two banks of the river meet

    The boats are the Gurus , the Sherpas , Upanishads
    and at the peak , is the Bhagavad Gita, His Own Precious Words
    One Truth Mountain after another, and another
    Scriptures help the travelling Mind break material chords

    She wanders hither tither aimlessly
    Sakhis wonder, restlessly
    What's with her, no one knows
    She walks barefeet, her hair flying everywhere,
    the cold wind blows....

    ~ ~
    Stories from the Garden , 2009
    This can be called a work of a philosopher.

    Empowerment in devotion, let that energy keep flowing.

    Great effort smaranam.




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    Quote Originally Posted by brahman View Post
    This can be called a work of a philosopher.

    Empowerment in devotion, let that energy keep flowing.
    My obeissances to You , To Brahman

    Your words are blessings.

    If this is the work of a Philosopher, we all know Who that is. In any case this above, is merely relating the story of His instruments.

    He is the musician that plays the sitar, veena , tambora, clarinet, .... and of course, Flute. All wood, metal and pumpkin.

    The sitar/veena/flute needs blessings to stay fine tuned and engineered. Its the Musician Who makes the music.

    HDF is full of His glories , His vibhutis.

    Om Namo Bhagavate VAsudevaya
    || Shri KRshNArpaNamastu ||

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    Re: Discovering the Advaita in You (a Poem)

    Quote Originally Posted by smaranam View Post
    My obeissances to You , To Brahman

    Your words are blessings.

    If this is the work of a Philosopher, we all know Who that is. In any case this above, is merely relating the story of His instruments.

    He is the musician that plays the sitar, veena , tambora, clarinet, .... and of course, Flute. All wood, metal and pumpkin.

    The sitar/veena/flute needs blessings to stay fine tuned and engineered. Its the Musician Who makes the music.

    HDF is full of His glories , His vibhutis.

    Om Namo Bhagavate VAsudevaya

    bhuyah kathaya trptir hi
    srnvato nasti me 'mrtam(bg10.18)

    for I never tire of hearing Your ambrosial words


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    Re: Discovering the Advaita in You (a Poem)

    Dear Smaranam,

    You are well inspired to lead yourself into the boundless spheres of poetry.

    There is a poet in you, as in everyone.

    Seek a journey to the highest realization of it.

    Starting a new thread exclusively for those deeper expressions would be a beautiful idea..
    love


    Originally posted by Smaranam,
    ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

    Advaita is LOVE
    LOVE is a-dvaitic, no room for dvait.
    ParmArtha is LOVE
    LOVE is pArmArthic

    The Lover and Beloved are ONE
    My Beloved said so repeatedly, whether you believe it or not
    Shruti says so explicitly , whether you can see and comprehend or not

    Advaita is Love, Truth, Knowledge
    whether you accept or reject it
    whether you attack or propound it
    Krshna loves you anyway

    Love is when Chandra is reluctant to move away from Rohini Nakshatra

    Love is where Creator and Created cannot be seperated out
    Love is where Lover cannot be told apart from Beloved
    Love is where Beloved sees Lover in mirror of Truth

    Love is infinite
    Love is Radhe-Shyam

    Love cannot be caught in a box (Kena , Kath Upanishads - Agni cannot catch Brahman)
    Love cannot be compartmentalized

    Love is not ONLY being a servant, although service is love
    Love is not ONLY one interpretation of Shruti, although interpretation and shruti is love
    Love embraces ALL
    Love encompasses all

    Love is where Bindu cannot be seperated out of Bhakti Rasamrt Sindhu


    I am LOVE
    I am in LOVE
    I am Brahman'
    I am Radha
    I am Krshna
    I am Shiva
    I am Gauri
    I am Narayana
    I am Lakshmi
    I am each creature
    I am each piece of geological existence
    I am Universal Matter

    I am Aakash
    I am Shabda
    I am Sparsha
    I am Rupa , Rasa , Gandha

    I am Chit
    I am Sat
    I am Ananda alone

    Sri Krshna Govinda Hare MurAre
    He NAth NArAyana VAsudeva ~

    ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

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    Brahman is blissful
    Brahman blesses
    To That Brahman I offer humble praNAms
    || Shri KRshNArpaNamastu ||

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