Atmānanda- Laharī

  Safe Landing at Self Ego rises tall - Mount Everest in pride Attachment to Body - Lhotse by its side Clinging to Mind - Nuptse stands near  while 'Me and Mine echo in the air Little further is the Kanchenjunga gleams world keeps climbing its restless dreams  Fly over the peaks of  rāga and dveṣa , Collecting the seeds of fear and desire. We keep acquiring what we lack Keep guarding what we piled in stacks We call it life of  Yoga and  kṣema , Circling endlessly- action and reward To rise higher, sacrifice the lesser Drop the mundane Yoga and kṣema Abandon all motivated actions  Let pure action be it's own reward Let the universal life take care of you, Circle the peaks, descend the view Meditate within the lotus heart And land safely at Self Bhutan, the land of Thunder Dragon calls  With emerald peaks & sacred falls Glacial Paro flows gently along, nourishing the red rice fields strong At Chunzom, where two rivers meet  Knower and know...