Sri Yugal Kishore ~*~
"Two Bodies One Pran"
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Friday, April 13, 2012
✶*¨`*✶♥Sant Gulab Singhjeo & Sri Sri Anandamayi Maji✶*¨`*✶♥
Jai Ma! The purest divine beauty that only spent time in kirtana and then
went straight into samadhi! This was her only sadhana as a child she was only
interested in the Inner Path, which came so easy to her. And only with a short
time spent in spontaneous yogasanas, she would go into samadhi! Ah ho!
She was even most of her time in a speechless state of 'maun'. Many times
we would come for her beautiful 'darshan', just to see her, and she would
be in maun, yet be sitting blissfully within the kirtana, with drums, and all the
chanting going on around her...in ecstasy! All in the ashrama were always
encouraged to spend some time daily in this silence!
It came to be that she was so engrossed and energized from these
moments in samadhi that she lost all interest in normal food! Her closest ones
soon took it on themselves to daily feed her by hand, and it came to be so
that she thereafter never ate on her own again! Maybe on a rare occasion,
like when she would suddenly start to sing, and a spontaneous kirtana would
begin around her of loving devotees. Or sometimes she would stand up and
dance in a state of divine rapture!
Truly like the Devi herself, she was unconcerned with the so called rules
of this world and followed another Divine Law, known exclusively to Her.
Sri Anandamoyi Ma!
The wonderful reunion of Maji and beloved Sant Gulab Singhji came
unscheduled in the Winter of 1978, at her ashrama in Pune. Santji and I
were visiting the very dear and longtime devotees of Santji, Surgeon
Rear Admiral MS Melhotra and his family. After the morning 'Katha' and
breakfast were finished a devotee informed us that Ma Anandamayi was
staying there at her Pune Ashrama. Santji was vividly overjoyed and as
usual he wasted no time and said, " bring my walking stick and let's go!"
I was thrilled at the thought of seeing Maji again. In no time we were in
the car, Dr. Melhotra driving. We arrived about noon and the ashrama
was totally silent. Finally we were told by someone that Maji was resting
now and would not see anyone! Oh, in a moment Dr. Sahibji spoke up
and said that it was Sant Gulab Singhji of Chandigarh that was here to
see her and that Ma would want to be told immediately. So, we waited
in a lovely huge tent for Sat Sang that was constructed outside of maji's
room. Even I was surprised to see Ma come rushing in and straight over
to Santji, calling out, "Pitaji! Pitaji! Pitaji! Santji rose up and called out,
Ma! Ma! Ma! We all stood wonder struck at the amazing sight! There
was Maji wrapped in her white sari, reaching over and down to touch his
feet. While Santji was glowing in his white kurta pajama with white turban
reaching towards Maji's feet!! Their arms crossed and heads came together!
Their cheeks were flushed and red. "Ma!" "Pitaji!" "Ma!" "Pitaji!" "Ma!"
They both looked like small children, faces full of joy..."Ma!" " Pitaji!" " Ma!"
Tears of ecstasy were running down all our faces to witness the childlike love
of these two great saints! Still when I remember this vision the heart comes up
into the throat...and one is over whelmed with intense ecstatic Love!
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Swami Jnanananda Giri *ღ☆¸.•°*♥ "Breathless in India!!"
Today Swamiji said, " Some foreigners were here and talked about the yogis
in Samadhi, and asked me how they become breathless!!? I said, ' Ever since I
came to India, I have remained breathless!...
Because now I know who is breathing, God is breathing!!"
¸. *ღ☆¸.•°*♥ Om! Om! Om!¸. *ღ☆¸.•°*♥
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
"Give thanks for your Breath..." ~*~ Swami Jnanananda Giri
" Give thanks for your breath...and for that of the street dog!
I was just outside on the street, and this street dog comes sometimes
so I was feeding him a rusk, which he was eating happily.
Then a taxi came and stopped there and 6 people came out
to visit me. they were yoga students with a teacher. They saw
me there and watched. Then the dog looked up and I asked the
students,' What is the dog saying?' They shook their heads and said,
Swamiji, we don't know what the dog is saying!' I said, 'The dog is saying,
'What a lucky Swami is this!!' "
The joyful words of Swami Jnanananda Giri,
Dehra Dun, India
March 2012
Sunday, April 01, 2012
ॐ Shri Deviji ki Arti ॐ ~ Culmination of Novratra!
Jag Janini jai jai, Ma! Jag Janini jai jai!
Bhay Harani, Bhavtarni, Bhavbhamini jai jai!
Jag Janini jai jai! ...♫.** •.♫. • °
Tu hi sat chit sukhmay, shuddh Brahm rupa,
Satya Sanathan sunder par Shiv sur-bhupa! 1.
Jag Janini jai jai! ....♫.** •.♫. • °
Aadi anadi anamay, avachel avinashi,
Amala ananta agochr aj Ananda rashi! 2.
Jag Janini jai jai! ....♫.** •.♫. • °
Avikashi aghahari, akala kaladhari,
Karta vidhi Bhrtha Hari, har sanharkari! 3.
Jag Janini jai jai! ....♫.** •.♫. • °
Tu vidhivadhu Rama tu, Uma Mahamaya,
Mul prakriti vidya tu, tu Janani jaya! 4.
Jag Janini jai jai! ....♫.** •.♫. • °
Ram Krsna tu Sita, Vraj Rani Radha,
Tu vanchhakalp drum, harini sub badha! 5.
Jag Janini jai jai! ....♫.** •.♫. • °
Dash vidya Nav Durga, nana shastrakara,
Ashtamatraka yogini, nav nav rup dhara! 6.
Jag Janini jai jai! ....♫.** •.♫. • °
Tu pardham nivasini, Mahavilasini tu,
Tu hi shamshan viharini, tandvilasini tu! 7.
Jag Janini jai jai! ....♫.** •.♫. • °
Sur-muni-Mohini saumya tu, shobha-adhara,
Vivasin Vikata-sarupa, pralayamayi dhara! 8.
Jag Janini jai jai! ....♫.** •.♫. • °
Tu hi sneh-sudhamayi, tu ati garalmana,
Ratna vibhushit tu hi, tu hi asthi-tana! 9.
Jag Janini jai jai! ....♫.** •.♫. • °
Mooladhar-nivasini, eh-par-siddhi prade,
Kalatita Kali, Kamala tu verde! 10.
Jag Janini jai jai!....♫.** •.♫. • °
Shakti shaktidhar tu hi, nitya abhedmayi,
Bhedpradarshini vani, Vimle! Vedtreyi! 11.
Jag Janini jai jai! ....♫.** •.♫. • °
Hum ati deen dukhi Ma! Vipat-jal dhere,
Hai kaput ati kapti! Par balik tere! 12.
Jag Janini jai jai! ....♫.** •.♫. • °
Nij swabhav-vash Janini! Deyadrishti kijai,
Karuna kar Karunamayi! Charan-sharan dejai! 13.
Jag Janini jai jai!....♫.** •.♫. • °
.¸.•*¨♥•.¸.•´*´.¸.•*¨♥•.¸.•´* ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ जय माँ !जय माँ ! जय जय माँ !
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Baba Sripadji and George Harrison
the walk at the Jamunaji, after an early music session of Raga
Bharavi by Pt. Ravi Shankarji on Sitar. Then we all set on the grass
here having refreshments. Babaji told us about George's new song,
'My Sweet Lord", and he had this same smile on his face as he spoke,
I remember! George was telling me about his song 'I am missing you!'
... Oh, Krsna! Where are you?
¸. *ღ☆¸.•°*♥ हरी ॐ !․☆¨´`'*°☆.¸.☆¨´`'*°☆ ․☆¨´`'*°☆.¸.☆¨´`'*°☆
இڿڰۣڿڰღ
Monday, March 12, 2012
Swami Mukund Hariji Maharaj and Sri Asim Krishna Dasji
Swami Mukund Hari Maharajji is one of the first Saints I met with Baba
Sripadji when I came to Vrindavan, in 1971 and I stayed in his Ashrama,
Sri Hari Nikunj. Totally Delightful and full of Loving kindness was he.
Radha Dasi, Asim Krsna Das and I would often have tea with him in the
afternoon and he would make us laugh with his stories and questions!!
Once on a Christmas Eve he asked us to sing Christmas Carols for him and
we did to his joy, and specially, ours! He was always full of bliss and blessings
whenever I met him!!
It was a little later that I was to attend his amazing Kirtanas in Delhi and
Chandigarh where hundreds joined, and I came to then understand why he
was known in India by the title of 'Sankirtan Samrat'.
Years later Asim K Das told me how he first met Swamiji. He said coming
to India then was a traveling adventure for him only and when he came across
the border into Bhatinda, for some reason further traveling was restricted and
he had to spend some unexpected time there. So he asked the crowd of people
around him, "What is there to do here in your city?" They said there is nothing
entertaining and special to do here and all shook their heads. Then one man
spoke up and said, "We do have something special here, we have a saint!"
And Asim said, "Oh, that's amazing! The only saints we have in the West are
dead saints!! Please take me to see him just now!"
At the end of that first meeting of Asim with Swamiji, after the evening
kirtana, and when all was ended in the wonderful nights at the Bhatinda
Ashrama; Swamiji gave Asim a note and said, " Now, when you go around
seeing India, see also this wonderful person in a place called Vrindavan."
There was written an address and Asim, from New York City, did go there
to meet Sri Krsna and ended spending most the rest of his life at the beloved
feet of the Lord. "Hare Bol!"
Friday, March 09, 2012
'HOLI', Estatic Spring Fest of India! L☼√Ξ ~*~ the Color of Oneness!
of the Heart in the Color of the Most Beloved !
(¯`v´¯)
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Saturday, March 03, 2012
Rangili Holi~ Sri Barsana Dham~ *♥ღ ~ Ł o ۷ℓ~ღ ♥*♥ღ
Sri Barsana Dham the full Grace begins at the invitation to Nandagaon
by Brishbhanu Lali, Sri Radha, to come here and play Holi, that brings
Nandanandan, Sri Krishna, and his friends to the door of Sri Brishbhanu,
Ah ho!
In Holi Rang Mahotsava, come from your houses, Sakhis, be dyed
in the play of colors, the songs, the notes of pure joy, the drums!
come! dance in the Spring of colors!! They have come to play Holi!!
....to be continued in Vraj !!
*♥ღ ~ Ł o ۷ℓ~ღ ♥*♥ღ
Holi Khelo Re! Play and be
dyed in the color of Love!
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Swami Jnanananda Giri ~ Beloved of the Beloved One,
In the joy of your Self-Ecstasy is the deep experience of God communion.
He would then revel Himself to you in the form and in the formlessness of
your Inner Soul.
He alone is ~ and the 'I' is melting away in the fires of devotion. Egotism,
ignorance, and the darkness of sin and forgetfulness flee from the stage of
your world conception ~ thus revealing the pure soul of consciousness.
Verily in the heart Thou Art! Self- illumined, self-contained,
at One with the Lord Supreme.
Find him manifest in the bliss of your devotion, keeping His revealation
dear and secret to your heart ~ and infinite would be your Divine Realization!
Your entire life would then become an awe-inspiring experience in the
joy of God! An intensity of feeling ~ Bhavana ~ in love with God, draws you
inwards into spirit!
Lord is ever with you. Feel His presence within the most silent intimate
feelings of your heart. Remember always ~ He is your very own and you are
His unto all eternity blessed. Blessed indeed art Thou in the felicity of
self-ecstasy ~ par excellence!
~ A dictation from Swami Jnanananda Giri, Himalayas ~ Oct.1971 ~
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Maha Shivarathri¸¸.*.✽.*.¸.*★.¸¸.* ☆The Great Night of Shiva☆ ๑۩۞۩๑இڿڰۣ-ڰۣღ๑۩۞۩๑
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| Lord Shivaji Neelkant Gangadhar |
This Maha Shivarathri is one of the four nights of the year that holds a Secret
Blessing for those who would keep Awake until Dawn, an all night vigil.
The other three nights being Krsna Janamashtami; Deevali; and Holi.
Many also keep a days fast!
The day is spent in preparation for the long night of spiritual practices,
perhaps at the temple kirtana, haven, or puja ; at a lone venue
in a special inspiring atmosphere for immersion in yoga;
or at ones Inner Shrine, simply meditating at home!
Wherever one chooses to be on this night,
all night, maybe in a remote Ancient Temple deep in the Himalayas,
or before a glowing fire in ecstasy chanting Mantras and prayers,
concentrate on the True Friend of the Soul,
the Eternal Majesty of the Almighty Benevolent One,
The All Compassionate and Merciful Dispeller of Darkness,
The Ever Blissful Light of Light! ~
~ Lord Shiva Mahadev ~
Shivarathri comes on the 14th night of the waning moon every month.
This Maha Shivarathi comes once every year during this month.
Ancient knowledge of the scriptures of India marks this night
as extremely special shown by a particular alignment of the Sun,
Moon, and the Earth causing in this most silent of nights
a most powerful flow of subtle energy that is available to us all
to rise our conscious level, a pure gift of Lord Shiva, if you will.
It is not just a night of waking, but of Awaking!!
And as your practice continues through the night the mind is absorbed,
the sleepiness it once felt at it's usual time has long passed by the power
of the heart's concentration on a finer purpose, Higher Desire, a Greater Love!
The fatigue of the body gets forgotten in the pursuit of the Blessed Night of
Grace.
And there comes a point in time, in this night, that one reaches a place so
focused
as to go beyond the limits of the body into a spaceless place of pure
timelessness!
Here there is no description in words for this state, it is one to be
Experienced!
To flow deep into the Inner Revelations of your Essential Being
and to drink the Nectarine Grace of this night is all the Compassion
of Ras Raseshwar Shiva!
Parmeshwaraya Sada Shivaya! Yogeshwaraya Mahadevaya!
"Om Namah Shivaya*Om Namah Shivaya*Om Namah Shivaya"
Friday, February 17, 2012
Maha Shivarathri ~ Feb.20, 2012 ๑۩۞۩๑இڿڰۣ-ڰۣღ๑۩۞۩๑
Jaya Shiva Shankara Bam Bam Hara Hara!
Om Namah Shivaya! Shivaya Namah Om!๑۩۞۩๑இڿڰۣ-ڰۣღ๑۩۞۩๑இڿڰۣ-ڰۣღ
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Sri Radha Kripa Kataksha Stavraj
1.
munindra vrnda vandite tri loka shoka harini
prasanna vaktra pankaje nikunja bhu vilasini
vrajendra bhanu nandini vrajendra sunu sangate
kada karishyasiha mam krpa kataksha bhajanam
Adored by the host of sages,
she drives away the grief
of the three spheres!
Her face blooms like a lotus with joy
delighting in love's games
in secret groves.
She is the daughter of King vrishbhanu
and lives in the heart
of the son of the King of Vraj!
Oh! When will She shower upon me
Her sidelong glance
of over-flowing Grace!
2.
ashoka vrksa vallari vitana mandapa sthite
pravala jvala pallava prabharunanghri komale
varabhaya sphurat kare prabhuta sampadalaye
kada karishyasiha mam krpa kataksha bhajanam
She rests upon a flower throne
beneath a canopy of creepers
and boughs of Ashok trees.
The soles of Her lotus-soft feet
are lustrous-red as coral,
fire, and new sprouted leaves;
From Her springs forth
the favour of fearlessness
and all celestial treasure!
Oh! When will She shower upon me
Her sidelong glance
of overflowing Grace!
3.
ananga ranga mangala prasanga bhangura bhruvam
su vibhramam sa sambhrama drg anta bana patanaih
nirantaram vashikrta pratita nanda nandane
kada karishyasiha mam krpa kataksha bhajanam
Charming movements Her arched eyebrows
are the colorful stage
of the play of love.
Her sudden glance, just as
a shower of arrows,
produces astonishment!
And thus perpetually holds captive
the everlasting allegiance
of Sri Nandanandan!
Oh! When will She shower upon me
Her sidelong glance
of overflowing Grace!
4.
tadit suvarna champaka pradipta gaura vigrahe
mukha prabha parasta koti sharadendu mandale
vichitra chitra sancharac chakora shava lochane
kada karishyasiha mam krpa kataksha bhajanam
As lightning's radiant illumination, or gold,
or the blossoms of the Champa,
is the fairness of Her limbs.
The shining brilliance of Her face
defeats the glory
of a million full moons of Sharad!
And eyes are restless like young Chakors,
bewildered by strange and dazzling scenes
at each new moment!
Oh! When will She shower upon me
Her sidelong glance
of overflowing Grace!
5.
madonmadati yauvane pramoda mana mandite
priyanuraga ranjite kala vilasa pandite
ananya dhanya kunja raj kama keli kovide
kada karishyasiha mam krpa kataksha bhajanam
In exceedingly intoxicating youth,
Her delightful sulking mood
is Her bejeweled adornment;
Dyed in Her Darling's dedication,
She is fully skilled and expert
in all arts of love making;
In sanctified groves incomparable,
She is learned in the study
of all love's novelties.
Oh! When will She shower upon me
Her sidelong glance
of overflowing Grace!
6.
ashesha hava bhava dhira hira hara bhushite
prabhuta shatakumbha kumbha kumbhi kumbha sustani
prashasta manda hasya churna purna saukhya sagare
kada karishyasiha mam krpa kataksha bhajanam
The infinite and calm ocean of the sentiment
of loving gestures is the diamond ornament
She wears upon Her neck;
Her lovely breasts are golden spheres,
as the cranial globes of an elephant,
as well-formed as twin water urns;
Her slow enchanting smile
glows with a silent bliss
as an ocean full of mirth!
Oh! When will She shower upon me
Her sidelong glance
of overflowing Grace!
7.
mrinala bala vallari taranga ranga dorlate
latagra lasya lola neela lochanavalokane
lalal lulan milan manojna mugdha mohanashraye
kada karishyasiha mam krpa kataksha bhajanam
Whose delicate arms, creeper-slim,
rhythmically wave and flow
like lotus stems;
Just as a dancing vine
at its height, Her bluish eyes
flash an enthralling glance;
Her alluring movements entice love meetings,
and fascinate Mohan Himself
to take refuge in Her charm!
Oh! When will She shower upon me
Her sidelong glance
of overflowing Grace!
8.
suvarna malikanchite tri rekha kambu kanthage
tri sutra mangali guna tri ratna deepti didhiti
sa lola neela kuntale prasuna guccha gumphite
kada karishyasiha mam krpa kataksha bhajanam
On Her neck, shaped lovely as a conch,
its beauty enhanced by three lines,
she wears a golden necklace.
Three lustrous diamonds sparkle and swing
from three chords tied round Her neck
as all fortune and auspiciousness.
Her luxuriant black tresses are artfully woven
with clusters of flowers
flowing towards Her heels!
Oh! When will She shower upon me
Her sidelong glance
of overflowing Grace!
9.
nitamba bimba lambamana pushpa mekhala guna
prashasta ratna kinkini kalapa madhya manjule
karindra shunda dandika varoha sobhagoruke
kada karishyasiha mam krpa kataksha bhajanam
The fullness of Her swaying hips
is circled with a wreath
of flowers of great excellence.
Her splendid diamond girdle bright
sings out sweet applause
in Her fair delight!
Whose graceful soft smooth thighs
taper as the sloping trunk
of the king of elephants!
Oh! When will She shower upon me
Her sidelong glance
of overflowing Grace!
10.
aneka mantra nada manju nupuraravas khalat
samaja raja hamsa vamsa nikvanati gaurave
vilola hema vallari vidambi charu chankrame
kada karishyasiha mam krpa kataksha bhajanam
Her golden anklets sweetly resound
as the divine and timeless chanting
of countless Mantras!
And in their melody is heard
all the enchantment of a flock
of noble swans!
The elegant movement of Her limbs
is like the bewitching dance
of golden creepers!
Oh! When will She shower upon me
Her sidelong glance
of overflowing Grace!
11.
ananta koti vishnu loka namra padma jarchite
himadri ja puloma ja virinchi ja vara prade
apara siddhi vrddhi digdha sat padanguli nakhe
kada karishyasiha mam krpa kataksha bhajanam
At whose lotus feet the goddesses
of endless millions of heavens of Vishnu,
stoop to bow in all humility!
For the daughters of Himanchal, Puloma,
and Brahma, who worship Her,
She is the bestower of boons!
All riches, supernatural powers,
perfection and liberation are attained
within the light of Her baby toenail!
Oh! When will She shower upon me
Her sidelong glance
of overflowing Grace!
12.
makheshvari kriyeshvari svadheshvari sureshvari
tri veda bharatishvari pramana shasaneshvari
rameshvari ksameshvari pramoda kananeshvari
vrajeshvari vrajadhipe shri radhike namo stute
Oh! Goddess Supreme!
of all sacrifice and action,
and of the host of gods and sages!
Oh! Goddess Supreme!
of the speech of the three Vedas,
and of all law and logic!
Oh! Goddess Supreme!
of love, forgiveness and delight,
of Rama, Kshma, and Sri Sita!
Oh! Goddess Supreme of Vraj,
and of the King of Vraj!
Sri Radhika, I prostrate to Thee!
(¯`••´¯)
*•.¸.•*★•.¸¸.•*`*• ☆
This wonderful and extremely cherished Stavraj in prayerful praise
to Beloved Sri Radha we translated into English with Sushri Radha Dasi
and two young Goswamis of Sri Radha Raman Lalji Mandir at Vrindavan
in the mid 1970's, by the wish of Baba Sripadji and which was printed
in a local magazine then and there.
All is the Grace of Shrijee and Shri Hari, for their perfect joy,
and therefore also is the joy of the bhaktas !!
(¯`••´¯)
*•.¸.•*★•.¸¸.•*`*• ☆
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Time with Baba Sripadji discribed by George Harrison
From his book entitled ' Me Mine ':
"India and in particular my experiences in Brindaban (Vrindavan) inspired me to write 'It Is He'.We went to Brindaban where Krishna lived 4,000 years ago. It is one of the holiest cities in India - the whole town is Krishna conscious - everyone, everywhere was chanting 'Hare Krishna' and various permutations on that.It was my most fantastic experience; going to that place was great; Ravi Shankar had arranged somehow that we were to meet Sripad (His Holiness) Maharaj, an ascetic, who spoke some English and who was going to show us around.We arrived there as it was becoming dusk and somebody ran off to try and find him. It's all so ancient, all these little streets and old temples. A girl came back and said 'come with us' and we went down to where the river Jamuna used to flow, but now it's changed its course so it's a dry bed. It was an old Goswami (a spiritual master; one who is in full control of his mind ands senses - Swami means 'teacher' and Go means 'the mind and the senses')'s house we went to. We sat there and had tea and then left after dark.We went off with this man and I didn't know who he was, and we were walking and the more we walked, the more I thought 'God this guy is incredible', everybody was coming up to him, all the time, and touching his feet. He looked like an old beggar; real matted long hair and he wore an old sack robe and had bare feet and all these Swamis with shaved heads and saffron robes were coming and bowing to him and touching his feet.He took us round to every temple in Brindaban and he was known in all of them. I was a stiff Westerner when we started off, but there was a moment when the atmosphere of the place got to me, melting all the bullshit away. I thought about this man a great deal as it became a fantastic, blissful experience for me.Later, they gave us some rooms and we slept for just a few hours until he came and got us at 4 am to go for the morning Puja (literally means an offering. It can also mean a temple service as it does here) in the temple. We'd probably only slept for 3 hours but it was the deepest sleep I ever had in my life and all through the sleep I could hear choirs singing. I still don't know to this day - I don't think it was temples I could hear - I think it was something else - all through the sleep I was hearing huge heavenly choirs - it was a fantastic experience.The next day we went to the garden called Sevakunj famous for Krishna's 'Lila'. Lila is a pastime, a transcendental activity. (maybe you've seen the pictures of all the Gopis (cowherd girl), the girls, and there's a big ring of them and they've all got a Krishna each and are dancing in a circle) Krishna always played there; this was the place where he would hang out and dance.They close this park at sunset until sunrise and nobody's allowed in there at night. The only people who have been in during that time, it has been said, have gone mad or have been found dead. All the birds and animals leave as soon as it's sunset.Inside there is a temple with a big brass bed on the altar, and as each of the different temples depicts a different aspect of Krishna, at this one (because he's been up all night dancing with the Gopis and doesn't get up early), they don't open till about 10am for morning Puja. All the trees, which are so ancient, bow down and the branches touch the ground. Just to walk in that place is incredible.That morning when we came back from the temple at about 5am, it was still dark, and we sat in a room. Sripad started singing a Bhajan ( a devotional song) to which we all sang the answering part, repeating it over and over. I got blissed out with my eyes shut, and didn't want it to stop, even when I felt I was going to stop, we would keep it going on. In the end when it eventually stopped, the sun was so high; it must have been 9 or 10 in the morning - the time had flown by - fantastic.And so he said to me 'why don't you make that into a song? 'So what I did was take that old chant 'Jai Krishna, Jai Krishna, Krishna, Jai Krishna, Jai Sri Krishna, Jai Radhe, Jai Radhe, Radhe, Jai Radhe, Jai Sri Radhe... and then wrote the English words in between the verses.
'It Is He' was for Sripad Maharaj, a wonderful, humble, Holy man."
Sri Radha ~ Kishangarh School
Sri Hari with Sri Radha & the Gopis. Kishangarh school ~ exquisite !!
Thursday, December 15, 2011
On the Borders of a Dreaming Wilderness
I have obeyed my heart, I have carried out thy will
On the borders of a dreaming wilderness."
'Savitri' Sri Aurobindo
In Shimla at Erwin Lodge, Santjeo daily read out loud with me
the book Savitri by Sri Aurobindo. It was actually the only book
in English we ever read together. Magnificent! It is one of the few
great works ever written in English by a fully realised soul.
It's depth is truly astonishing particularly when read by a saint
of Santji's caliber! There were suspended moments when we
became transfixed in another consciousness so completely
as to simply forget to breathe, in a space less timelessness bliss.
It is still a masterpiece I highly recommend, that has immense,
depth and spiritual power to inspire divine Love and Light.
"Armored with love and faith and sacred joy,
A traveler to the Eternal's house
Once let unwounded pass a mortal life."
Awe! How splendidly He moves the spirit
and sends it soaring into a tranquil star filled infinity!
So I continued in lost delight...
¸. *ღ☆¸.•°*♥
Saturday, December 03, 2011
Pujya Sri Jagjivan Bapuji's One Hundreth Birthday
Bapuji's Legacy of Songs, Cures, Blessings and amazing Presence
was celebrated by devotees, sadhus, and his village of Simmer in
Saurashtra on his one hundreth birthday, November 30, 2011,
I was told by Swami Jnananandaji of this joyful event.
Beloved Bapuji, You are a Treasure to the soul!
To have had your company, and witnessed your ways,
delightful upliftment moment to moment,
and to have the blessing of this name Radheshwari,
from your deep and peerless inspiration,
I am forever indebted beyond words. .¸¸.•*`*•.✽
Monday, November 28, 2011
RADHA BHAV IN VRINDAVAN
When the manifestation of the sacred land of Vraj is established
in one's physical being, Vrindavan centralizes itself in the body
as a lotus having innumerable petals, each representing a different
mood of the Lila of the Supreme Lord and his Beloved. This
Vrindavan exists in the heart. However, this heart is distinct from
the physical heart, being the universal heart of the microcosm
of this world and within it, and of the macrocosm and outside it.
This is the heart which contains all Grace, all Glory, and all Joy.
And from this heart everything has its existence in the phenomenal,
mundane world. Every joy one may see, or feel, perceive, or realize
is the very semblance and glance from within the heart. It is there,
where the spell of Reality wherein the Love and Ecstasy of God
is established, that the Transcendental Sport of Sri Vrindavan ever
continues.
When one is treading the path towards the existence of Vrindavan,
as the consciousness of love, suddenly one realizes the presence
of Sri Yamuna flowing nearby. Yamuna signifies the existing manifestation
of Radha and Krishna's splendour as the liquid flow which washes
all deeds, all sins, and even all merits, clean as the very purity of the
Beloved's heart. For this reason, Srimad Bhagvat relates how the
Gopies made the vow of bathing daily in the Yamuna in the cold
Winter month of Kartika. Becoming purified by the efforts of their
penance, their clothes were stolen bu their Beloved Lord. This action
is metaphorically the stealing of their body-consciousness by which
they became eligible to participate in his Maharas, the Divine Dance,
in which each Gopi found her partner in Lord Krishna.
CONCLUSION
At the foundation of Sri Vrindavan exists Radha Bhav
within whose silent mutation all hearts, all beings, and all
the universe discover the Divine Realization of the Love
Supreme of Sri Krishna and the Grace Supreme of Sri Radha.
It is within the consciousness of Radha Bhav that the cycle
of thought and deed through its creation, preservation, and
destruction culminates in the innocent, inactive, yet ever
creative Love of Radha-Krishna. This is the Glory
consummated in the majestic manifestation of Barsana,
to be discovered in the heart as the Love-enlightened
Grace of Sri Radha.
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