This morning you touched me so tenderly
I was the first ever dandelion
in the fingers of the first ever dawn.
It was the first morning on Earth.
In your gentleness the sun was born.
But only we know.
Daily Archives: January 14, 2014
Upadesa Saram Verse 4: Comments by Dr. Suryanarayana Raju
Verse 4: kaya vang manah karyam uttamam pujanam japat chintanam krama
kaya-vak-manah: with body, speach and mind
karyam: acts
pujanam: worship
japa: chanting
chintanam: contemplation
kramat: order
uttama: better
“worship, japa, contemplation are the best activities in that order … performed respectively with body,speech and mind.” Continue reading
Upadesa Saram Verse 3: Comments by Dr. Suryanarayana Raju
Verse 3: ishvara-arpitam na ichaya kritam , chitta shodakam mukti sadhakam.
ishvararpitam: Dedicated to God.
na ichaya kritam: not desiring.
Chitta shodakam: purifies the mind
mukti sadanam: is an aid to liberation.
Dedicating the results of action to God and not desiring leads to purification of mind and this practise is an aid to liberation. Continue reading
Upadesa Saram Verse 2: Comments by Dr. Suryanarayana Raju
Verse2: Kriti mahodadhou patana karanam phalam ashashvatam gati nirodhakam.
kriti – maha – udau : The vast ocean of actions
patana karanam: is the cause for fall [spiritual fall]
phalam ashashvatam: The result is transient.
gati nirodhakam: acts to stop spiritual progress.
The reason for someone’s not progressing in spiritual path is getting lost in the ocean of actions. Continue reading
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