Atmānanda- Laharī

Chapter 2 Sloka 14 मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदु: खदा:  आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत  mātrā-sparśās tu kaunteya śītoṣṇa-sukha-duḥkha-dāh āgamāpāyino ’nityās tans-titikṣasva bhārata Teachings  began with a bang Song about death was sung Jivā woke up as the bells rang  And  now added was little tang The practical manual was charted Advaita in daily life started Wake up to the reality of "I" And Say that this body is not "I" Stop blaming the world Stop blaming the self Stop engaging in a tourney Start your vedanta journey  Sense object and the sense organ connect Don't give that perception lot of respect Be objective, and take it with a stride Be humorous and observe with a pride Ātmā is not cold  Ātmā is not hot Ātma has no feelings Ātma is simply 'is' The ignorance is the root cause The superimposition is the loss Cut the wrong cord to be free This knowledge will make you just 'be' Perceptions are fleeting Thoughts are fleeting...

The complaining Jiva always cries That is centered on the superimposed 'I' And centered on the world that is Not 'I' Until her  Guru opens her eyes   As the blindfold is removed by dear  The twofold complaints disappear Wrong priorities are cleared right away Achāryā shows her the right way  Freedom is enjoyed now and here Love is felt now and everywhere Body continues as a released arrow Just like wheels roll in the barrow  Chitraguptā created this travel itinerary  This includes one's predetermined destiny  Date and time is determined by one's vāsanās Place and form is decided by one's karmās Three different karmās are explored Sanchitā is the luggage that is stored  Prārabda is the carry on that is on board Āgāmi is the material that one hoard The power of Iṣwarā is understood to fame The superimposition is understood as name  The released arrow of Prārabda continues the game The other two are destroyed with no one to claim The knowle...

  Beat Beat Drums! Beat Beat Drums ! Through the Upanishads -Through Satasloki - Shine as self evident Sat  Disseminate the knowledge - Develop inner growth - Insulate the body mind sense  Beat Beat Drums! Beat Beat Drums! Through the Brihadāranya Upaniṣad- Through Yagñyavalka and Mytreyi  Teach the truth once again - Riches don't come in the way- Riches don't give it away Beat Beat Drums! Beat Beat Drums! Through ṣravanam -Through Mananam -Through Nididhyāsanam Clear the doubts, vagueness and errors Beat Beat Drums! Beat Beat Drums! Through Śāstra -Through Guru - Through Sampradāya Reveal and revel in absolute reality  Beat Beat Drums! Beat Beat Drums! Through the distinct beats reveal the continuity Reveal the string through the invisible symphony  Beat Beat Drums! Beat Beat Drums! Connect the beads of beats through the string Exist, knowledge Limitless  and that is Sat-chit-ānanda Beat Beat Drums! Beat Beat Drums! Cross the boundaries of names, form...

  To be born as human is a boon To realize that is like a blue moon  The forest is nothing but the body And Karmā represents some body Made with skin and flesh Nourished with blood and lymph Strengthened by bones and marrow Not knowing reality brings the sorrow There are multiple desires erupt constantly There are multiple paths emerge instantly Mokṣa is one of the desire that emerge In the middle of thousands to splurge That desire to be free becomes prominent Moving away all the other to be subdominant It is because of pure grace Which helps you win the race In the crowded airport the sign board appears The Guru with the Mokṣa board removes fears  The blindfold of wrong priorities is sheared  The samsārā forest is instantly cleared  The knowledge happens then and there The freedom is understood then and there The desire to be free takes a quantum leap The desire to know takes a long sweep The complaining self no longer complains The doubting self no longer dou...

Long long ago so long ago  there was this man wandering  He was walking aimlessly  and was persistently pondering He landed up in a dense forest  as though he was made for squandering And before you know there were  robbers for money laundering Those robbers beat him up  and tied him up to the tree He was blindfolded, wounded  and could not be free He cried and yelled for help  but could not see He was losing hope as there  was no guarantee There appears the one compassionate soul  whose cool hand touched his brow to console He allowed her to untie his bondage  and let him show the way to his cottage  The Guru is the one who removes ignorance The Guru then disappears without difference The Guru has unconditional compassion that flows The Guru then lightens the path that glows The direction to home town is bestowed The man is left with choices for the road He can be a wanderlust and seek infinitely Or choose to seek the infinite...

 Here is the space  There is the space  Everywhere is the space There is space between knuckles which makes noise when buckles There is space between organs which doctors call by jargons There is space between you and me That creates an illusion to be There is space between the walls That creates boundary and stalls You occupy less space when you allow more You occupy more space when you afford more Space is everywhere but appears to be divided Space is ever there but appears to change                                                                                                  As the potter makes the pot  Space is born inside the pot As the pot is destroyed  Space appears to be destroyed Is the pot space really b...

Wheels on the samsarā bus go round and round Jīvā is born again to be bound on ground Engine is changed with the desire to be free Tires are changed and aligned for free  Vivekā tire helps to discriminate real from unreal Vairagyā tire helps to drop the passion for unreal Desire to be free pulls you forward  The six pack wealth helps you roll ahead Śama brings the inner tranquility of the mind Dama manages senses and prevent them being blind Titikṣha brings the equanimity to accept Uparama helps you let go with a swift Śraddhā is trust pending verification  Samādhāna is the focus towards revelation With these qualifications Jīvā gains knowledge This can happen right in your own cottage Śraddhā is the glasses that changes the vision Śraddhā  changes the notion of division Śraddhā lays a strong foundation  Śraddhā develops a sense of appreciation Salt doll is dropped in the ocean  Salt is invisible with no motion Salt is dissolved without any trace Salt is fe...

   Let the darkness of ignorance be gone Let the light of knowledge shine as dawn Let us choose the right like a Swan  Let us light the jijñāsu lamp in our lawn  May the oil of Śravaṇam continue to flow May the wick be lighten by the one who Know May the lamp of Mumukśutvam glow May this journey make us grow  Tree and rock appear differently  Mango and Magnolia behave differently  Trunk and leaves functions differently  Brahman is One and Only Without A second  No differences between species  No differences within species  No differences between parts  Brahman is One and Only Without A second  Jīvā has six changes to backdate Exist, be born, grow to procreate Decay and die but again rotate Ātmā exist nothing to predate  Ekam Eva Advitiyam One and Only Without A second Light the inner lamp this second  To dwell on that every second    Happy Dīpāvalī! Swamini Svatmavidyanandaji's Class Satasloki  Sat...