After my Teachers left their physical form, I had the inspiration to write their meditation in the form of a poem. I felt that their passing in 1993 and 94 was the culmination of a very blessed and fortunate period of my life.
About a week ago I met a former student of Naranda's at Whole Foods and she was very happy to find out I had shared some of my videos on line. She had mentioned how fortunate we were to have had our Teachers, and since then she had never met or heard anyone like them.
I had completed the curriculum and received a certification for Swami Naranda's Teacher's Training course during mid 1980's, which basically qualified me as a Hatha yoga instructor, but I chose not to pursue this area of instruction. I basically wanted to learn and had a thirst for knowledge.
Dr. Mishra often said, 'We should be careful what we wish for...' Karma is always easier to see in retrospect. I thought a good way to teach was to share good knowledge and resources
so I could get my licks in every so often. One needs to work on one's own spiritual growth and purification, but it never hurts to perform a little Mitzvah every now and then.
Today the price of admission is a computer and Internet access.
Whatever I learned about yoga and meditation, I give full credit to my Teachers, it did not come from me, and whatever may have transpired in a past lifetime, I am not one to remember. I can only chose to believe in Gilgul, reincarnation in the sense that we came from somewhere, and we did not come from nothing, and probabilities are that we have somewhere to go.....there's something to the wheel. You can look at your grandchild and see Gilgul. I only set a few words and ideas to rhyme, which upon the right moment or occasion works some of the time.
I felt a little better writing this piece. I then began posting a number of videos I took of Dr. Mishra and Swami Naranda on Google Video to honor their teachings and memory, as well as to give the viewer a more direct experience of their vibration through multimedia.
When you meet people in life and there are significant energetic exchanges, whether an electric fascination or shaktipat, this is not without rhyme or reason. You do not have to look at this as a romanticized cliche', it just naturally happens during the course of things. When you are young and a student, and lets say a guy meets a beautiful attractive young lady, a soulful kiss can be very telling, if not slightly attaching, especially with good mutuality.
G-d plays a significant role in the creation of souls and babies. Divine spark and pulsation, a big part of what we feel in meditation, according to the teachings that follow...
In Dr. Mishra's Yoga Sutra tape ( Patanjali's Yoga Sutras), he comments that the Sutras are already within you. Add in his frequent maxim, "Enlightenment is your very nature, realize this", and you are well along your path. Simple instructions to follow the rest of your life .
At the end of the day, this is all about love.
- A POETIC MEDITATION -
In appreciation and loving memory, honoring Guruji, Sri Brahmananda Saravati (Rammurti S. Mishra, M.D.), who left his physical body on September 19, 1993 and Edith Epstein, Swami Naranda Devi, who joined her Guru on November 9, 1994. Know, and feel they are always with us. This poem is simply an adaptation and transmission of their vibration and words. Swami Naranda always said, “Caring is Sharing”. Sri Brahmannada Sarasvati only had to look at you.
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- INTRODUCTION -
" Meditate on the Flame of "I-Am", give full freedom to the body and mind... Watch them both as a witness... The feeling of "I-AM" is the real "Agni Hotra" (Ritual or Ceremony of fire), Find out if any part of your body is without pulsation, without vibration... ...Feel the Flame of "I-AM",...the Pulsation of your mind...You can feel the body is the "Burning Bush in the fire of "I-AM".." - Sri Brahmananda Sarasvati, from nightly Satsang (program) October, 1988
In this Kali Yuga time (Age of chaos, confusion , and darkness), as Computers, Telecommunications, TV, and Multi- Media draw our mind and overburdened senses to the outer world... We need a way to de-stress and center our being. Meditation stills the mind, and shows us our true nature and provides the answer from within. We can withdraw from the Cosmic Dance and the Illusion of Maya...if only for a while...to be at ease and free from dis-ease...If your mind is active and your thoughts keep on flowing, just witness them and your meditation will have smooth sailing and easy going.
To be read slowly, undisturbed, in a peaceful atmosphere....
Take a few deep breaths, breathe in Prana (cosmic energy), and breathe out releasing all
negativity.... Do it now and be here
Deeply relax, releasing all stress, anger, resentment, hostility, hurt, and fear
Know you are protected, G-d loves you, poetic meditation time is finally here
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(Now we commence...)
The Flaming Bush , how it eternally burns...
As G-d Consciousness, pulsating energy throughout our bodies and all Creation,
For it's the joy of realized Self-Knowledge and Liberation,
That our soul, dancing on the revolving wheel, eternally yearns....
Discover now, that it's only your mind and thoughts that cause separation
Let your true Consciousness take you riding on this Cosmic Celestial Tram...
Learn now, practice often..."Be Still and Know That I-Am"...
For our flighty, stressed, unquiesced mind in motion,
Cosmic Meditation on the eternal Self, a most effective, soothing potion...
Now breathe deeply and relax, partake of Heavenly Nectar,
As you now take a dip in the Cosmic Consciousness Ocean
You are headed along the true and proper vector...
Have you ever sought Samadhi throughout your time in this heavenly creation ?
"Enlightenment is your very nature !", revealed Guruji, in divine, most loving, oration....
Swami Naranda Devi taught, "Mind controls the body, and breath controls the mind"
Simpler, more profound truths, you'll never find...
Whirlwinds of emotion, racing thoughts, blocked Chakras do ever spin,
The answers are not without, but reside eternally within...
Now stop thinking, no blinking, close your eyes & let us go in...
Pure bliss will replace thoughts and emotions that seethe...
Let us pause to take a few deep breaths, in and out, imbibing Prana , deeply relaxing as we rhythmically breathe...
Sit up with erect spine and head directly in line
Or just be comfortable, and lie down with your body supine...
The knack to this inward journey where we all wish to go...
Simply is to stop thinking, just forget everything, whatever you know...
In this adventurous inner journey beyond body and mind
Bliss, joy, eternal consciousness, you will surely find...
Fear not, even if at first your thoughts and mind may resist
Now start by feeling pulsation , by closing your hands, and with each hand squeeze , making a fist...
Relax, concentrate deeply, and again just feel... this lovely pulsation
Watch this feeling go, from your hands to your heart, and then back and forth, in such fine sensation. Now this is YOUR moment, of Cosmic Meditation...
Feel while you bathe in this ocean of pulsating, healing life force that's best
By experiencing this wondrous vibration, back and forth, from your heart to your head, neck, shoulders, arms, both lungs, and chest...
Feeling vibration of energy in your entire chest and back...
Experiencing pulsation in the form of blood circulation, in both your upper arms, lower arms, wrists, palms, and fingers as you track...
This energy, from your heart, to your fingertips, and from your fingertips to your lungs and heart, back and forth, this prana and joyful vibration, may you never lack...
Feel even more pulsation as Shakti, Cosmic energy flows...
Back and forth, to and from, your heart, chest, back, stomach, sex organs , thighs, legs, ankles, feet, to the tips of your toes...
All you have to do, is nothing, just surrender and feel...as the energy flows
This pulsation of life force: from your heart to your neck, face, eyes, nose, ears, mouth, tongue, forehead, head, and brain...
What a wonderful secret to finally unseal... Floating in this cosmic womb as we journey toward the next refrain
Now, enjoy, relax, keeping your body still, and continue to feel..
This, your true nature, freedom from mind, thoughts, worries, desire, and the ever turning wheel...
Feel pulsation of blood and cosmic consciousness, simultaneously throughout your skeleton , muscles, skin, and all internal organs that remain
Every cell in your body is pulsating, too joyous to even explain...
Thus, the grandest elation thru cosmic pulsation, listen now for Nadam, that lovely divine inner sound, FEEL! and you'll begin to hear it...
Ocean of milk, bliss, and marvelous heavenly light, freeing your inner spirit...
Feel your body of Energy, this pulsating "I-AM", from your heart to your entire body, to the universe that surrounds,
To every planet, sun, solar system, constellation, galaxy and star, where consciousness abounds...
And again back to your heart
Truly in Cosmic Meditation, this has been a rather good start
Did you not always know ?
That in your head always going on, is a humming vibration, an electric dynamo...
Simply, this is OM, where you can always rest, your true home, the best place to go...
Meditate even deeper and deeper, you'll transcend mountainous tribulations, as if flying in a jumbo jet over peaks capped with ice and snow...
You are everywhere like the Blue Sky
Past, present, and future moments come together under the gaze of your inner eye...
You are so relaxed, you feel like clouds floating over endless cornfields on a beautiful clear day Thank you dearest Teachers for so lovingly, for your kindness in showing us the way
Embrace your heart, feel love for yourself, and spread it all over creation...
What more can we do than share with our brothers and sisters, and our precious Earth, this loving declaration...
Your eternal self feeling ever so fine,
Joyously suspended forever beyond time and space, having partook of nadam, sacred nectar and wine...
Whenever you're ready again to take this superlative ride...
Let Cosmic Consciousness your Heavenly Chariot provide...
Troubles and Tsouris (problems) should they come again, can never defeat or block us... With G-d's blessing and grace, may you realize Shechinah (light of G-d within) and always have Simchas (Joy) and Nachas (Good Luck)....
So remember on this path to Enlightenment, where within, your true Self, does eternally reside...
Let the Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omnipresent, "I-AM", be your guide..
Be Still and Know your "I-AM", Feel This, and Sat-Chit-Ananda (existence - knowledge, bliss) will flow...
Gently, come back now to present awareness so that on your way, But for the grace of G-d, you may go...
Rub your palms briskly together, and cover your eyes
You have just experienced your true form, beyond the mind and body, your eternal Self, which never dies...
Feeling peaceful and happy, having let go all anxiety and fear
You have experienced your meditative moment, now back together, once again in this ever-present miracle. we are here...
Remember this pleasant feeling, and always treasure this truth you now know...
Take it with you , and remember to meditate often, wherever you may go...
OMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.....................................
Shanti... Shanti... Shanti...
... freely adapted, borrowed, and transmitted from the meditations and teachings of Sri Brahmananda Saravati, and Swami Naranda Devi.
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