“IT’S TIME TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES AND SOAR LIKE AN EAGLE ON THE CURRENTS OF LIFE” 2 poems about the spiritual path by Chinmayan
How to overcome and use the challenges and obstacles, pain and fear of your life to develop your personal power and character as the foundations for a great life.
THE DAWNING LIGHT—Daily Journal Of Transformational Writing
Volume 8, Issue # 865 for Monday, April 1, 2024
JOURNEY Of The HEART Section # 512 Transformational Poetry For The Spiritual Soul by Chinmayan to shine a light on your way home!
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IT’S TIME TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES, FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL and SOAR LIKE AN EAGLE ON THE CURRENTS OF LIFE How to overcome and use the challenges and obstacles, pain and fear of your life to develop your personal power and character which are the foundations of a great life. CLIMBING TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN It is very difficult to fulfill One’s true potential— For obstacles grow like thorny vines To trip you up, and dark holes Of despair appear out of nowhere to swallow your best laid intentions. However, the very difficulty Of the task is the royal Road to greatness— For as you persevere, As you overcome , as you Get up from having fallen, As you choose to believe in yourself And your worth when no one else does, Then the foundations of character Are formed and upon this base The sweet power of spirit can rise— Until one day, through hard work and The grace it attracts, you finally do Reach the top of the mountain And manifest all the greatness Of the destined life and work For which you were born… For it is in working through All that comes against us That we learn about and activate The infinite capacities of our Heart and soul to do great things For ourselves and the world… Then, we realize that all that we went through— The hard, the painful and the scary days Were all part of the path which led us To this day when we claim our power And choose to live and work from now on From the top of the mountain. January 15, 2015 Still Mountain Retreat
“Life is a beautiful song.
Open your heart and
Rejoice in its melody.
Once you have attuned to this
Song you will find the
Composer seated in the
Lotus of your heart.”
—Swami Rama
I RISE UP SINGING
The Songs of Freedom
This morning I rise up singing
From the night’s bed of dreams,
Eager to use every moment of this
Blossoming day to choose
Love over the fear, pain and suffering
Which has been darkening my
Own heart’s inner sight.
Its true that my life has been
A battle between darkness and light,
And that I have allowed others,
Situations and circumstances to
Rule over me and determine
My state of mind…
I’ve been at the mercy of
People, places and things which have
Caused me to rise and fall on a
Wild roller coaster ride.
But today is the day I awaken
To loving, knowing and appreciating myself.
Today, I choose the power of Love
To rule over even the most
Threatening fear and pain.
Today, I choose to rise up singing
In celebration of the precious
One I am and have always been.
Today, I rise up singing the
Songs of freedom, like the eagle
Who knows that the limitless sky
Is here to soar up in,
And spreads his wings to
To catch unseen swirling currents to
To rise and rise again and again.
September 18, 1993
Still Mountain Retreat
“There are chords in every human heart. If we only knew how to strike the right chord,
We would bring out the music…” —Gandhi
A BEAUTIFUL HEART OPENING and SOUL STIRRING KIRTAN FOR YOU!
This sweet song to God was composed by Yogananda, who sang it for days on end until he attained the darshan (presence) of the Divine Mother in a state of deep meditation known as “samadhi”….
This version has music arranged by and is so heartfully sung by Shakti Deva…this is one of my absolute favorite kirtans in English!
“SOUL CALL” composed by Yogananda, Special version by Shakti Deva
The heart that Loves
Is always young and free,
Ever rising up towards its
Sweet divine destiny.” —Indian Proverb
—translated by Chinmayan
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