The Woman I Love

Because the Woman I love lives 

Inside of you,

I lean as close to your body with my words 

As I can ~

And I think of you all the time, dear pilgrim.

Because the One I Love goes with you

Wherever you go, Hafiz will always be near.

If you sat before me , wayfarer,

With your Aura bright from your many 

Charms,

My lips could resist rushing to you and needing

To befriend your blushed cheek,

But my eyes can no longer hide

The wondrous fact of who

You really are.

The Beautiful One whom I adore

Has pitched his royal tent inside of You,

So I will always lean my heart

as close to your soul as I can.

Hafiz

Rain

I have been given
many blessings
in my life


Abundant Grace,
in many Myriad forms...


My Gratitude is overflowing

And yet,


I long for 
Liberation 
From this Play of Change

This mad world,
Of pleasure and pain.



You...

Lift up my soul
And Your Divine Light
Chases away the clouds,
that cover this
Mad Warrior's Heart.


So, I will  kneel here,
and rest my head in your arms tonight
Lay my sword and shield 
at your blessed feet.

Hold me close,
Beloved,  


For Tomorrow I will do battle

In a field

Where we once both danced
and laughed
 in
The pouring rain.




Narayan

Jnaneshwar

Those who have seen only me with their eyes,

Heard of only me with their ears,

Who have no thought except of me,

And extol me with their voices,

Who prostate themselves before me with their bodies,

Who know only me as their sacred books And recite their hymns only to reach me, Who worship me in every activity,

Who have studied my wisdom, who Inwardly and outwardly are satisfied by me And have come into existence solely for my sake,

Who are filled with passion, desiring me, Filled with love, loving me, and who, Fascinated by their attraction to me, Forget the world-

These men certainly have become united with me.

Jnaneshwar

Muse

She  bathed in the warm sunlight,
reflecting deeply as she watched the dark clouds passing overhead 
not realizing that she herself had actually become the perfect Muse, 
a guiding spirit, 
a source of inspiration, 
and a divine poet ...

Narayan

Whispers in the Dark

I had a dream last night,

As I fell asleep,
Looking at the clear dark sky,

The stars began  whirling, 
dancing

The Moon  began to whisper,

As she brushed against my cheek,

"I AM ... what you seek",

"I AM ... what you seek."


As she lifted me higher
into an eternal, cool night sky,
I beheld her beauty,
Silver Rays filled my being 
And pulled me into  light. 

I flew ,
Above fields, 
 streams,
 and Bays.



Then,
Just before I woke up laughing...


She whispered, 

"Know that I AM with you,
Know that You are Free...
Know that I AM with you,

Know that You are Free"

Narayan

 

 

"Those who love you know your song, and they sing it to you when you have forgotten its vibration. Those who love you do not care about the dark and ugly things you sometimes become. They hear the beauty of your song. They remember your light and know the sweetness within you".

Takatoka

When the mind sheds it's desires, 

it feels the sweetness of peace and bliss descend over it,

as if it were the lustrous moon in the heavens.

Yoga Vashishta