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

Less is ............MORE

Hafiz came over last night,
while you were napping...

We

 danced 

Under a big Mango tree.
As I was twirling ecstatically ,

He said,

"Crazy Boy!"

"SIMPLIFY!!!"

"Less is  MORE "!!!

"Less  Desire,
Less Worry,

Less  Attachment,
Less  Possessions"

MORE

Freedom,

MORE

Light,

MORE

LOVE !!!



As I spun around to Thank him...
Hafiz took a Ripe Mango 
And hit me,
right between the eyes...
Boom!

When I woke up this morning,
in the gentle rain
under that Old Mango Tree

Hafiz had already left,

He had left me 
sleeping soundly
in the cool mud,
covered in sweet mango juice...

One of his wild ducks was still

 nibbling nectar off of my left ear...

"Hey YOU Crazy Duck", I yelled
  "I need that Ear!"

As I rubbed the bruise between my eyes

I realized 

I had

Never 

Slept better.... 

Narayan