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Founders Tree

Founders Tree It has seen it all, From the rise and fall of natives, To the evolution of America, To the rise of the technological age, And the silence of the pandemic. Yet it feels no urge to move. It simply stands at the avenue of the giants Rooted in one place, Anchored through centuries. Timeless. Ageless. Spaceless. Soaring from the earth to the heavens, Like Hiraṇyagarbha , The Cosmic Womb of Creation. Silently whispering The truth of cosmic existence, Radiating the light That knows no boundaries. Not merely a tree, But a silent sage, Revealing the limitless Self in all. Founder's Tree at the Avenue of Giants , California

The Sacred Syzygy - Guru Purnima

The Sacred Syzygy Infected by ignorance subtle and deep, I wandered through births with no lasting sleep, Suffering through samsara, searching for release, I roamed everywhere longing for peace. As the Earth stands directly between the Sun and Moon in a straight line, I gracefully encountered the Guru, the radiant Full Moon, serene, sublime. Ever luminous and whole, gently pushing from without, while pulling from within, a knowing light that clears the night and ends the reign of ignorance. The fullbright scholar of the cosmos, shining even when the Sun is veiled, breaking the shackles of time, The all pervading radiant knowingness, dissolving the constraints of space, The eternal essence of everything, eroding the boundaries of object hood. The non-dual ultimate reality, not separate from God, Guru and the Self, guiding far beyond the confines of ‘me and mine’. Now all that is, is the Self alone, whole, complete, eternal, free, the One ...

Let Me Die Beautifully

Let me die beautifully Let me soar like an eagle, lifting into vastness, carried by divinity, by quiet ecstasy, gently dissolving into the sky, making way for those yet to rise. Let me fall like an autumn leaf, loosening from the branch with tenderness and grace a departure beyond the logic, incalculable and unpredictable. Let me enter death with full awareness: that all which is born, all that takes form, must pass through the event called death. Not yielding to fear and trembling, not shrinking in sorrow, not clinging to breath through a forest of tubes, not resisting, not postponing but meeting it with a quiet joy, surrendering the indomitable ego, receiving in return a boundless, unbroken awareness. submitting the restless noise of mind revealing an impeccable silence pure, luminous, and untouched. With the knowing that death is not distant; it lives here, now, in every inhale, every exhale, where the miracle of living unfolds. And from this knowing, a new passion to live ari...

An Appointment with Self

An Appointment with Self Asked to lie down on the machine, Gently guided by the technicians. Legs rest upon a triangular pillow As the body slides Into a hollow cylinder. Eyes closed, Ears plugged Against the thunderous rhythm. Breath In. Out. The wandering mind pauses. Thoughts slowly recede. Head-space softens Into heart-space. A descent From thinking To being. Existence is felt In everything. Intelligence Fills every space. Love Pervades, Endlessly. Silence, At the heart of thunder. Meditation Within an MRI.

O Golden Disc

O Golden Disc O Golden Disc, doorway to the face of Truth, hidden by your radiant veil. as you rise, a thousand names and forms awaken, a vast unfolding of appearance. As you shine in fullness, Let me rise beyond the plethora of names and forms, beyond the pleasure and pain, beyond the desires and fears , beyond all pairs of opposites. Remove, O Radiant One, this blinding veil of ignorance, that vision may rest in what is As you set in the evening dusk, withdrawing your rays, O nourisher, O ordainer of all, gather your light rays into One. I behold thy glorious within. That Purusha I am, the ultimate Truth. ஓ தங்கப் பிழம்பே! மெய்யின் முகவாயிலே! மறைக்கும் பேரொளித்திரையே! செவ்வான விடியலில் செருக்குடன் எழும் பற்பல பெயர்களும் உருவங்களும் பரந்த வேறுபாடும் உன் பேரொளி உபயத்தில் பெயர் ரூபங்களைத் தாண்டி இன்பம் துன்பம் தாண்டி, ஆசை பயம் தாண்டி, எல்லா இருமைகளையும் தாண்டி. இருப்பதை இருக்கும் படி காணும் பார்வை பிறக்க...

Harmony of Life

Harmony of Life Karma and jñāna can never be combined, like oil and water, they do not mix. Karma binds through doing, jñāna frees through knowing. Karma and upāsanā on the other hand must go together, like diet and exercise, each complementing the other. Diet alone may reduce weight. Exercise alone may tone muscle. Together, the body is light and strong. Kevala karma leads to a lower heaven. Kevala upāsanā leads to a higher heaven. Combined, they extend one’s stay in that realm. Two forms of upāsanā are taught: Kārya Brahma Upāsanā and Kāraṇa Brahma Upāsanā. Practiced individually, each yields its own result. Kārya Brahma Upāsanā, meditation upon the manifest, refines the body and mind, making them light. Kāraṇa Brahma Upāsanā, meditation upon the unmanifest, absorbs one into the bliss of unknowing. Practiced together, they bring harmony. Harmony between self and world, person and family, family and society, nation and humanity, humanity and a...