“I Was Born To Love” & “Master of Darkness” two poems about finding joy and bliss in the important things in life
TRANSFORMATIONAL POETRY For The SPIRITUAL SOUL
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THE DAWNING LIGHT # 995 Daily Journal of Uplifting Writing
JOURNEY OF THE HEART Section #589 poetry and love songs by Chinmayan to encourage you to open your heart to all of the goodness, beauty and Love that is here for you…
Photo Credit: Chinmayan “Iris Blooming In The Morning On Still Mountain”
I WAS BORN TO LOVE
I rise up every morning singing—
Loudly proclaiming this wonderful Love,
The sweetness of this life,
And the rebirth each new day offers me
If I am wise and brave enough
To claim and live it.
One day I will have to leave
This alluringly lovely world behind—
When it is my time to go
I want to depart with a smile
Without any regrets for any
Love left unshared or unexpressed
Or any service I could have
Given that I left undone when
I have always known that
I was born to love, to serve
And help awaken as many as I
Can from their dead dreams
Of unconscious suffering and pain.
I rise up every morning singing,
Knowing that even this beautiful
Body of mine will surely pass away,
That however many days remain
Are far less than those past behind—
I rise up singing and choose to celebrate
The amazing grace that this very day is
Another fresh opportunity for me to
Learn how to live free from darkness,
To live forever in this present moment
And shine pure and radiant Love
To all and everyone as I was born to do.
October 3, 2020
Still Mountain Retreat
All images in this issue are various views of our Meditation Garden at Still Mountain Dharma Center, taken by Chinmayan!
Photo Credit: Chinmayan “Iris Blooms and Lotus Buddha Communing In Still Mountain Meditation Garden”
MASTER OF DARKNESS
Again and again
I hurl myself
Against the gates
Of the dark castle
That seems to have me
Encased within its walls.
Exhausted, I lie down
In a puddle of tears,
Asking “Who made this
Dark and terrible place?”
Winds and black clouds
Swirl in violent fury overhead—
The thick walls rattle
With rolling thunder
Sparked by lightning—
Illuminating my mind
Just long enough
For me to see
The liberating truth—
That I am and always
Have been the
Maker of all my darkness,
As well as the
Owner of the power
Of my own inner light—
I am the master
Of this impregnable castle
That can either be
My prison forever or
My citadel of the freedom
Of awareness, of love and
My own shining light.
September 25, 1984
Still Mountain Retreat on First Gate Road
Photo Credit: Chinmayan “Bees and Iris Blooms On Blue Sky Afternoon”
Original Revelation and Calligraphy by Chinmayan
Image Credit: Still Mountain Meditation Center
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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
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