Of the heavens and their light, All the stars but shining receptacles of the days you’d smile to think of me. Their moments to pass, like ancient histories in name at your beckon to ask. An under-pining warmth at nocturnal grasp. As an axis of response in a sideways glance, in the orbit of a …
Eternal Life, methinks, is the time of Union, Because time, for me, hath no place there. Life is the vessels, Union the clear draught in them; Without Thee what does the pain of the vessels avail me? I had twenty thousand desires ere this; In passion for Him not even (care of) my safety remained. …
It is a conversation with the Universe, consciousness. Where every cause and concern is shared with existence, in every moment & atom to have ever existed. To what you can comprehend & when, all relevance & insight moves in rend. That, is what is perceived as an unlimited state. The same state of being, every …
Seer deep-hearted, divine king of the secrecies, an occult fountain of love sprung from the heart of God, Ways thou knewest no feet ever in Time had trod. Words leaped flashing, the flame-billows of wisdom’s seas. Vast thy soul was a tide washing the coasts of heaven. Thoughts broke burning and bare crossing the human …
जैसी परे सो सिह रहे, किह रहीम यह देह। धरती ही पर परत है, सीत घाम औ मेह।। Like we experience, as we learn, says Rahim Das of this adage. As the Earth learns, from rain, hail, storm and shine. And still finds of it, its flourish amazed. And so thus us, let us …
THERE are two allied powers in man: Knowledge and Wisdom. Knowledge is so much of the truth, seen in a distorted medium, that the mind arrives at by groping. Wisdom what the eye of divine vision sees in the spirit. And Inspiration is a slender river of brightness leaping from a vast and eternal knowledge; …
Osho on working with fear, not against it. “Allow the fear. Tremble with it, let it shake your foundations – and enjoy it as a deep experience of stirring. Donʼt take any attitude about fear. In fact, donʼt call it fear; the moment you have called it fear you have taken an attitude. You …
Everlasting Thou art hidden from us, though the heavens are filled With Thy Light, which is brighter than sun and moon ! Thou art hidden, yet revealest our hidden secrets ! Thou art the Source that causes our rivers to flow. Thou art hidden in Thy essence, but seen by Thy bounties. Thou art like the …
Praising Only one who has raised the lyre Praising, that’s it! As one ordered to praise he emerged like the ore from the silent stone. His heart, O the transient wine-press, among mankind, of an inexhaustible wine. When the divine mode grips him, the voice in his mouth never fails. All becomes vineyard, all becomes …
The Triumph Song of Trisanku – Constellation Crux I shall not die. Although this body, when the spirit tires Of its cramped residence, shall feed the fires, My house consumes, not I. Leaving that case I find out ample and ethereal room. My spirit shall avoid the hungry tomb, Deceiving death’s embrace. Night shall contain …
Why thus longing, thus forever sighing For the far off, unattained, and dim, While the beautiful, all round thee lying, Offers up its low perpetual hymn? Wouldst thou listen to its gentle teaching, All thy restless yearnings it would still; Leaf and flower and laden bee are preaching. Thine own sphere, though humble, first to …
Now, on sea and land descending, Brings the night its peace profound: Let our vesper hymn be blending With the holy calm around. Soon as dies the sunset glory, Stars of heaven shine out above, Telling still the ancient story— Their Creator’s changeless love. Now, our wants and burdens leaving To his care who cares …
“I can teach you magic”, said the magician to the fool. “But I can’t teach you how to believe. That dear friend, lies in the jurisdiction of your own soul, even I can’t go there.” Then with a wry grin, he added, “But you don’t have to know magic but just to know how to …
A hymn to Agni (Fire): Pratnosi kam idyo advaresu Sanat na hota navya ça satsi. Svam ça Agne tanavam piprayasva, Asmubhyam ça saubhagya ayajasva || Calling upon, lauding, even devoting when the very path through the skies is filled in its creative bounty and sentient offering. Agni, the divine priest, the tongue …