Emotions

Suddenly in a flash I realized that I have been looking at Rama and Krishna as super Gods. With astras and divine powers they could surmount all challenges and be the Gods that they always were ... But this is a latter view. Our Ramayana and Mahabharatha are called Itihaasa - As They Happened and the little I know about these voluminous books was that neither book look at these personalities as Gods ... Rama was pushed away from His throne to lose His wife and roam around for Her. Close to death several times He overcame His troubles ... Even at the instance of His fight with Raavan He is over come with doubt as to killing Raavan and has to be taught by Sage Agastya to focus on His energies for the fight. Even before going with Vishwamitra Rama had to be coached by Sage Vasishta on the principles of Truth to dispel the self doubt of Ram. Krishna on the other hand though aware of the Truth did not have a cake walk. He was constanlty on the run in His childhood and had to fight hard from...

Fool am I to search for You You who I thought were outside In the temples in the places holy In places of worship Fool am I to think I can.. I can.. I could .. What illusion How can I.. Where can I Oh what a joke I have been Slowly but steadily oh Lord Slowly in my reference slowly You have draged this fool All the way to Yourself Oh Lord my world has withdrawn My thoughts have withdrawn My foolishness so far has become apparent Oh Lord I am mad in Your Love Oh Lord You have been my father My Mother My brother sister My All Oh Lord You have been me All along Oh Lord You have been me Your Love Oh Bhagavan has withstood This foolishness of mine As I wretchedly searched for You In the gutters of my senses Oh Lord You have made me withdraw. In Your presemce I dwell now Your Light now ebbs out of every pore Of my being, a mad obssessed lowly lover of Thine Oh Lord Your presence is now clear to me Your beauty today flows through my mind Constantly questioning my habits Calling them to merge ...

Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha Aakaashaval-lepavidooragoham aadityavad-bhaasya- vilakshanoham . Ahaaryavan-nitya- vinishchaloham ambhodivat paara-vivarjitoham .. (From Adi Sankara's Vivekachoodamani) "Like space, I can never be tainted by anything. Like sun (which reveals all objects but is revealed by its own brilliance), I am distinct from the things illumined (I shine in my own luster). Like mountain, I am ever unshakable. Like the ocean, I am unbounded." THIS IS YOUR DIMENSION! The other dimensions are those of your body which your mother delivered. The body is yours, it is not you! With this Soul-dimension, you can sink, sink and sink – into the unfathomable depth within, or you can expand, expand and expand – encountering, receiving, assimilating and outliving anything coming from the wide world. All external inputs, in the form of interactions with places, persons or situations, will bring nourishment for growth of your mind and intelligence...

Oh Krishna I call you so Pleading and yearning You have no heed You behave as though You dont care Who do You think You are Where do You think You can escape Just like a theif who cannot escape his Dharma You cannot escape my Love Oh Krishna how long can You hide How long can You run How long can this go on Oh deceiver Krishna When my parents (Guru) Meet You asking for Thy hand How will You hide Oh Lover Where will You hide This Love of mine a moral And human Love for Thee I can show... for my ignorance Matches that of a stone Nay I dont deserve Thee For my mind is not Yours yet As I stray on the roads Only to seek Thee in difficulty Oh Lord Thy agreement with My parents so Divine I hold so precious For You wait for me For me to finish my desires Roaming in Thy maze of Love games Oh Lord is it time now I ask... You smile and stay so serene Thy presence so soothing I feel I ask for Thee to marry me You stay silent Oh Lord Fool am I to ask Thee For You have already agreed In my mind I h...