how sad we are how sad we choose my way i know my way i go my way the right move i think and thought takes me down the path of my way which is always the wrong way how sad we are we think it guides us to a voice our voice we crave that voice that takes us …
What Remains….
take a fact from a fact fact does not remain Perfect remains light the sky can’t see the stars fog protects our narrative hides the facts the facts remain a safe deposit no light shining the fog remains Perfect remains with the stars the microscope misses the facts the story remains as do the facts Perfect
Examination….
Baba asks me śakti that remains inside śakti that goes out the same? i say no he looks at me i continue the inside circles the heart the outside drives out hands feet head my body begins to shake full scream rigid levitates i go light and energy the Witness is awake i awaken
Reflection….
face the mirror the facts disappear I am Knowing missing me no reflection just a story the mirror breaks there I am
Baba’s Full Moon Dream….
in an outdoor amphitheater someone asks what about sadhana? I ask have you experienced been in the Bliss light of God for two weeks at a time? I fall into that experience brilliant pure white light filled with Bliss nothing else I come back return to here the person answers no I speak spiritual practice is not about knowing the …
Hymn to Muktananda….
not the outfit not the religion not the ritual All was the Self of All not the education not the money not the pedigree All was the Self of All not the institution not SYDA not something else All was the Self of All not someone else not the things not the place All was the Self of All Swami …
The Way Up….
As we practice, we disentangle more and more out of each of our perceived vehicles, and we keep heading back to the Perceiver. And each time we disentangle, we then are able to see in a greater way what’s actually going on. If we are involved, we have myopic vision. We’re caught in the problem, yet we’re so sure we …
Understanding Authority….
Baba was fond of the saying, “Only those who can obey can command”. He was himself a great leader, and he had attained that by wholeheartedly obeying his Guru, Nityananda. If we want to understand authority, we each have to willingly submit to authority. Once we have gained this understanding, we can relate with our own and others’ authority appropriately. …
Trouble with Authority….
Authority means to have authorship with regard to power, decision-making and requiring obedience. This authority applies to ourselves and others. If we have a problem with authority, then we have a problem with agency—ours and others’. If we judge authority as bad, we will never take on authority for ourselves. When we refuse our own true agency in this way, …