“ANSWERING THE CALL OF MY INNER BELOVED” a poem about finding freedom from pain and fear through prayer
TRANSFORMATIONAL POETRY For The SPIRITUAL SOUL
Lovingly written and published by Chinmayan, Founder and Director of Inner Resource Institute and Still Mountain Dharma Center
THE DAWNING LIGHT — Daily Journal of Transformational Writing
Volume 8, Issue Number 915…for Wednesday, May 1, 2024
JOURNEY Of The HEART Section Number 541…Poetry and Love Songs by Chinmayan to encourage you on your own spiritual journey back to the heart of Love and fully becoming the bright spirit you really are…
“Remember to savor this moment and to live and breathe in all the joy, love and beauty that your life increasingly contains!” —Yeshe Gyamtso
All images in this issue are by the kind courtesy of Pixabay
ANSWERING THE CALL OF MY INNER BELOVED I hear my inner Beloved calling me Clearly and insistently all through This long, dark and frightening night Of the soul that I am going through. This life can be so hard, So confusing, so heart breaking And so cruel that it is no wonder That I keep getting lost in the fray. I have had to endure so much pain Since I took incarnation in this body— So much rejection, betrayal and loss That it is tough for this spirit to survive. And yet, the wisest thing I have Ever done is to pray and listen and Answer the calling in my heart Of my own sweet Beloved within— To answer this clear incessant calling To come hither and rise in prayer, Taking refuge inside now and forever At the lotus feet of my sweet Lord. There is no respite for me anywhere Except in this growing love relationship With the One who has always Loved, cared, guided and graced me. I have already seen that the attractive Things of this world are just Alluring dancing mirages of misery like Licking honey from a sharp razor’s edge. So for me, I have long been clear That the solution to every difficulty, The healing of every heartbreaking pain Can only be found in our ever Growing divine relationship within. May 25, 2023 Still Mountain Retreat
“Remember…you were born to live each and every moment suffused in Love, joy and peace…so, dear one, never let yourself become so busy that you forget to watch the sun setting or to smell the fragrance of the rose…” —Yeshe Gyamtso
A WONDERFUL HEART SONG I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY!
This sweet kirtan, which is a mixture of jazz, blues and techno trance all in one absorbing chanting of the mantra “Jai Ma” (May Divine Mother Have Victory Over My Inner Dark Forces!!!) is my current favorite which I have on repeat. Give it a listen, stay with it through the mysterious intro until Janet starts singing with a full and longing heart…SO GOOD!
“JAI MA!” By Janet Stone and DJ Drez
Photo Credit: Chinmayan “Lotus Buddha In Samadhi with Iris Blossom”in Still Mountain Dharma Center’s Meditation Garden
Original Revelations Poems and Calligraphy by Chinmayan
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“Your greatest service to humanity is to attain your own Self Realization!” Ramana Maharshi
“When you change the way you think about things, and the things you think about change”
—Wayne Dyer
“I see my life as an unfolding set of opportunities to awaken.” —Ram Das
“When God is the center and focus of my life, everything else falls into it’s rightful place.”
—Chinmayan
“The only reliable way to attain peace of mind and be able to meet and deal effectively with whatever comes up in your life— no matter how painful, frightening or challenging it may be, is through developing a deep love relationship with the Divine through focused and sustained prayer, meditation and faith which leads to the inner sanctuary which is always waiting and open to you within….”
—Yeshe Gyamtso