“DRIFTING DOWNSTREAM ON A RIVER OF LIGHT” a poem about life as a spiritual journey to being light and love
TRANSFORMATIONAL POETRY For The SPIRITUAL SOUL by Chinmayan
THE DAWNING LIGHT Volume 8, # 788 Thursday, February 21, 2024
JOURNEY Of The HEART Section # 477 Poetry and Love Songs by Chinmayan to inspire you to open your heart to greater Love and joy…
All images in this issue by the kind courtesy of Pixabay
DRIFTING DOWNSTREAM ON A RIVER OF LIGHT Late in the afternoon I am drifting downstream With the current On a river That passes through Many dark places. Every day now, I take The journey on this river— Waking up to drifting, Going to sleep On its deep waters, Tugging gently at my boat. I experience fear And sharp loneliness— I am pierced by exaltation And then by exhaustion, All the while watching The shoreline, thick with Dark trees, sliding by. I want to sail on the River of life giving light, But do not know Where it is… Until I close my eyes In sweet and serene meditation, And go deep inside And realize it is the same River I am already on— That it is up to me To banish the darkness And bring out the light And be love in this dark world. October 14, 1983 Still Mountain Retreat
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A MIND BLOWINGLY BEAUTIFUL KIRTAN for you…
This is a very sweet and heart melting version of an ancient mantra which is a powerful invocation of the presence and intimate closeness with the Divine Mother aspect of God…
“Echo of Mercy (Om Namo Narayanaya) by Jai Uttal
Original Revelation 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
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image courtesy of Pixabay “All the best things in life are inside us and that is where you must seek them!” —Yeshe Gyamtso
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