Atmānanda- Laharī

  Knock Knock  Who is that ? It is me ... Me Who ? Me.... The Self within you    How do people call you  ? Mmmm I can list in alphabetical order..  A- Atma, B- Brahman, C- Chaitanya, D- Dharma , E- Eśa K- Karma ....  Enough Enough ..... Do you want trick or treat ? You can trick me with your questions and I will treat you with my answers What is the name and form of the source of this Universe ? The source of this Universe has no name and no form.  Where does it begin and where does it end? It has no beginning and no ending . Where did the Universe come from ?  The Universe came from me . How does the Universe sustain ?  The Universe is sustained within myself  Where will the universe resolve in? The universe will resolve within myself.  How big are you ?  I am the subtlest of the subtle ... What do you have inside you? Nothing you can visualize ... How is it possible to get this big Universe from you who has nothing ? It ...

Triple antibiotic treats Cellulitis  Neomycin, Polymyxin  Bacitracin Apply liberally so wounds can heal  And it is kind of a package deal   Triple practice cures Samsaritis  Sravanam, Mananam Nididhyasanam   Practice for the ignorance to flee  And then you can be free Tumor grows without a reason Ignorance exists without an origin Tumor spreads in predicted pattern Ahankara grows like rings around Saturn  Shabda acts without interruption   Ignorance undergoes destruction    The main ingredient of this concoction Sravanam is the antidote with no option Self enquiry removes the obstruction Clears the doubts with no corruption  Mananam functions as a wonderful remedy  And it removes errors to bring clarity Familiarity brings back the habit Mind jumps back like a rabbit Nididhyasanam makes you strong So the knowledge shines along A platter of appetizers are served  And will be eaten by the deserved It was...

Mirror Mirror  Mirror Mirror  What is the ultimate reality of all? Show me that reality that is the eye of the eye and ear of the ear  Show me that reality that is same for everyone in deep sleep  Mirror Mirror  What is the ultimate truth of existence? Show me that truth Uddalaka explained to Shvetaketu Show me that truth Lord Yama taught Nachiketa Mirror Mirror  What is the ultimate knowledge that transcends time and space ? Show me that knowledge Yajnavalkya shared with Mythreyi  Show me that knowledge Lord Krishna taught Arjuna Mirror Mirror  What is the ultimate happiness that is eternal? Show me that happiness Adi Shankara describes in Satasloki  Show me that happiness Krishna showed to Meerabhai The mirror  Obliged… As my layers of physical appearance drop away As my layers of poetic talents fall away As my layers of medical profession dissect away As my layers of relationships separate away As my l...

Be the Bee Bee does not work with aura  Bee does not fly with ahankara  Honey does not claim its fame Honey does not clone its name  But humans host and boast  And they roast and toast One decided to be plenty Maya then transformed to many The individuality is dropped  The oneness is understood  The honey ness is what we need The one ness is what we hold  Be the Bee to be one  Be the Bee to have fun Swamini Svatmavidyanandaji class on 10/17/2021- Chandogya Upanishad class 43   Chandogya Upanishad class 43

Nine poem garland for Swamini Svatmavidyanandaji for Navratri . 7. 'I' in the city that never sleeps   The city with nine gates goes to sleep  Closed eyes forget to weep  Open ears ignore the beep Senses rest after prolonged sweep   Nostrils no longer know to smell Tongue no longer dwells in taste  Breathing continues to happen Digestion continues to happen    Prana never stops moving  Body learns to stop moving   Mind is still wandering here and there Memory is recollecting far and near   Things that are seen are combined Desires and fears are combined Forms and stories are described  Comic dreams are transcribed    The four stages of NREM blear                              The REM stage where dreams appear The alpha, the beta and the delta wave The...

Nine poem garland for Swamini Svatmavidyanandaji for Navratri . 8. ‘As Though’ a poem  Time, space trick as though they are real Insentient, sentient exist as though objects Mind, body as though associate with senses Ether, air, water, fire, earth as though emerge   Sit still as though you occupy space Pray deeply as though you are a Jiva Act daily as though it is a play Chant mantra as though there is duality Enlighten as though there is ignorance   Arise from sleep as though it is a dream Inhale deeply as though there is air Roleplay in the universe as though duty   Enjoy the fun as though you experience Accommodate as though you are big Raga and dvesha as though managed Touch is felt as though it is earth Happiness is felt as though now and here   Free the jiva as though there is bondage Ignite the mind as though there is fire Rope is known as though snake disappear Everything is burnt as though into ashes   Write a poem as though you are a poet Allow th...

Nine poem garland for Swamini Svatmavidyanandaji for Navratri . 9. Surgical Knot release  Body and mind are identifiable  Pain and pleasure are experienceable Actions and results are inevitable Wounds and scars are unavoidable A gaping wound is sutured up Dripping blood is cleaned up Three surgical knots are applied  Agony of the wound is masked Lengthy thread extends to the senses Dense path opens with consequences The winding trails of multiple trauma  The turns of dharma, artha and kama  The knot is tightened with time and space The shot is played with a twist and chase Karma is exhausted with papa and punya Samsara is experienced with power of maya  The shastra is the suture removal kit The mantra is the sharp forceps lit  Guru pulls the short thread to lose it Ego and pride drops off with split   Hridaya Granthi is untied gently  The bondage is removed completely  No body and no mind is left by itself  The root of ignoranc...

Nine poem garland for Swamini Svatmavidyanandaji for Navratri . 4.  Medical School Vedanta Team of students are holding the scalpels  Smell of formaldehyde hits the nostrils  Body was draped in a synthetic hood  Organs of sense & actions were understood    Body was exposed and dissection began  Eyes were seeing and hands were cutting  Brain was shining Veins were glowing  Arteries were dancing Nerves were trembling   Heart was chambered Lungs were branched  Liver was found Pancreas was marked  Intestines were uncurled Limbs were stretched  Glands were glanced Muscles were mused    I started looking desperately... Where is the Mind?  Where is the Intellect? Where is the Memory?  Where is Ahankara?  Where is the I?     Oh, body!     You taught me that day I stepped in the anatomy hall   However, the layers of ignorance I held ...

Nine poem garland for Swamini Svatmavidyanandaji for Navratri . 5.       Tat Tvam Asi That which is omnipresent and expands  That which is omniscient and commands That which is present in all states That is the one in hidden fates Maya the seamstress dances She then determines to manifest Brahman lends its presence  Brings out the universal pleasance  The beings are here and there Born everywhere to share The sentient and insentient Exist with or without consent  The microbe streptococcus infects The same as streptokinase protects   The black fungus takes one to grave The green mold gives penicillin to save The same virus brings out the antigen The same virus becomes the javelin The same protein is used to screen  The same protein becomes the vaccine Creation continues forever and ever Protection is bestowed again and again Destruction is to maintain harmony All happens simultaneously ...