“THE FREEDOM OF KNOWING WHO I REALLY AM” a poem about awakening my true self
TRANSFORMATIONAL POETRY For The SOUL
Lovingly written and Published by Chinmayan—
Founder and spiritual director of Inner Resource Institute and
Still Mountain Meditation Center
THE DAWNING LIGHT—Daily Journal Of Inspiring Writing For the Soul
Volume 8, Issue Number 883 for Wednesday, April 10, 2024
JOURNEY OF THE HEART Section # 521 Poetry and Love Songs by Chinmayan to open your heart, lift your spirit and shine a loving light on your way home…
All Photos and Images in this issue courtesy of Pixabay
THE FREEDOM OF KNOWING WHO I REALLY AM “I am an eternal spirit Living life in a human form…” Though my mind is busy With its thoughts and projections, As I breathe consciously in This brilliant here and now, I remember my true self to be greater Than these feelings of “I, me and mine”— Far more than all this incessant mental activity, Vaster by far than this small aging body, But one with my own indwelling Beloved, Whose eyes gaze back at me With pure unconditional Love In the mirror of my life’s experiences. I now choose to fully awaken from this Ego mind’s endarkening hold over me— To shed all of my old skin and ways Which can no longer fit or contain This ever growing glorious knowing That I am an eternal spirit Living this life in a human form— Free at last in knowing who I really am. September 25, 2017 Still Mountain Retreat
ONLY YOU CAN AWAKEN YOURSELF FROM THE DREAM
“You are far more than you believe yourself to be
and the only way to discover the totality of your being
and awaken to who and what you really are
and have always been is through daily steadfast
effort on your own spiritual path…
only you can do the inner work which will
illuminate your life, pierce the veils
and open your own eyes to seeing
the full beauty and power and preciousness
of your own true Self!”
—Yeshe Gyamtso
A SPECIAL SONG FOR YOU From CHINMAYAN’S Inspirational Playlists
“Colours and Lights” AN AWESOME MUSIC VIDEO about the power of true love to light up our lives! With Lyrics by Goldfish,CatDealers
This rousing, sweet and profound love song about the positive effects of committed relationship is a delightful new discovery that was sent to us by “Narada”…one of our long time readers of “The Dawning Light.”
It is becoming one of my very favorites and I believe it will be one of yours!
They lyrics are done in a wonderful way…Take a look and a listen to see what I mean!
The trumpet solo on this track will blow your mind!!!
ENJOY!
“Colors and Lights” by Goldfish and Cat Dealers Music Video with lyrics
“Always be reaching for the Light that shines within your heart as real and radiant pure unconditional Love which knows no darkness and illuminates you and this world from the inside out!”
—Yeshe Gyamtso
Image Credit: Horse Hippie.Com
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