Lost in Thee: Reflections on a Sacred Passage

In God Makes the Rivers to Flow; An Anthology of the World’s Sacred Poetry & Prose, Eknath Easwaran includes a selection from Tukaram entitled “When I Lose Myself in Thee.”  I’ve written the following poem-like reflections inspired by this selection. Lost in Thee When thus I lose myself in Thee, my God, Then do I see, and …

Sense of Self: Reflections on a Sacred Passage

In God Makes the Rivers to Flow; An Anthology of the World’s Sacred Poetry & Prose, Eknath Easwaran includes a selection from Tukaram entitled “In Me Thou Livest.”  I’ve written the following poem-like reflections inspired by this selection. Sense of Self Take, Lord, unto Thyself My sense of self; and let it vanish utterly. Take, Lord, my …

Love United: Reflections on a Sacred Passage

In God Makes the Rivers to Flow; An Anthology of the World’s Sacred Poetry & Prose, Eknath Easwaran includes a selection from The Tegobindu Upanishad entitled “The Shining Self.”  I’ve written the following poem-like reflections inspired by this selection. Love United To be united with the Lord of Love Is to be freed from all conditioning. This …

The Mystery: Reflections on a Sacred Passage

In God Makes the Rivers to Flow; An Anthology of the World’s Sacred Poetry & Prose, Eknath Easwaran includes a selection from Sri Ramakrishna entitled “Dwell, O Mind, Within Yourself.”  I’ve written the following poem-like reflections inspired by this selection. The Mystery Dwell, O mind, within yourself; Enter no other’s home. If you but seek there, you …

Going the Distance: Reflections on a Sacred Passage

In God Makes the Rivers to Flow; An Anthology of the World’s Sacred Poetry & Prose, Eknath Easwaran includes a selection from Shantideva entitled “The Miracle of Illumination.”  I’ve written the following poem-like reflections inspired by this selection. Going the Distance As a blind man feels when he finds a pearl             in a dustbin, so am …

O My Soul: Reflections on a Sacred Passage

In God Makes the Rivers to Flow; An Anthology of the World’s Sacred Poetry & Prose, Eknath Easwaran includes a selection from Solomon Ibn Gabirol entitled “The Living God.”  I’ve written the following poem-like reflections inspired by this selection. O My Soul As long as you live, you are akin to the living God: just as He …

Realizing the Self: Reflections on a Sacred Passage

In God Makes the Rivers to Flow; An Anthology of the World’s Sacred Poetry & Prose, Eknath Easwaran includes a selection from the Katha Upanishad entitled “Perennial Joy.”  I’ve written the following poem-like reflections inspired by this selection. Realizing the Self Hidden in the heart of every creature Exists the Self, subtler than the subtlest, Greater than …

Elusive Joy: Reflections on a Sacred Passage

In God Makes the Rivers to Flow; An Anthology of the World’s Sacred Poetry & Prose, Eknath Easwaran includes a selection from the Katha Upanishad entitled “Perennial Joy.”  I’ve written the following poem-like reflections inspired by this selection. Elusive Joy The wise, realizing through meditation The timeless Self, beyond all perception, Hidden in the cave of the …

Alone: Reflections on a Sacred Passage

In God Makes the Rivers to Flow; An Anthology of the World’s Sacred Poetry & Prose, Eknath Easwaran includes a selection from the Katha Upanishad entitled “Perennial Joy.”  I’ve written the following poem-like reflections inspired by this selection. Alone The truth of the Self cannot come through one Who has not realized that he is the Self. …

The Prayer of Forgetfulness: Reflections on a Sacred Passage

In God Makes the Rivers to Flow; An Anthology of the World’s Sacred Poetry & Prose, Eknath Easwaran includes a selection from Dov Baer of Mezhirech entitled “Your Must Forget Yourself in Prayer.”  I’ve written the following poem-like reflections inspired by this selection. The Prayer of Forgetfulness You must forget yourself in prayer. Think of yourself as …