Atmānanda- Laharī

    Beyond the Bend: The Butterfly’s Ascent on Gosai Drive Who is the jñani? Dhanyāṣṭakam- Verses -3-6 Releasing attachment to the nest, loosening the pull of sensual delight, holding one quiet longing to know the truth alone, the butterfly opens its wings and enters the sky of Bentleyville Fear dissolved in the chant of Rudram, “All this is Me” affirmed in Chamakam. Through hymns and bhajans the heart learned trust, and the butterfly turned northward Giving up me” and “mine,” it surrendered into the supreme. A dense forest of illusions lay ahead, yet it passed through untouched, leaving behind wealth, lineage, and world. Seeking solitude and satsang, abiding in Brahman, with spontaneous radiance, From ignorance to knowledge it flew, leaving no footprint in the air. Neither object nor absence, neither huge nor small, beyond form and gender, beyond all measure the truth shines effulgently. Incidentally appearing as people and events, karma stirs its cup of joy and sorrow. Samsa...