You never know,
How and when,
The Existence will start
Using you for its purpose.
You never know,
How and when,
You will be filled
With abundance.
And you will start raining,
Quenching the thirst of many.
You never know,
How and when,
You will be full of
Fruits and shade.
And Travelers will take
Shelter and food from you.
You never know,
How and when,
You will be full with
Love and light.
And you will start spreading,
The fragrance of beauty to everyone.
You never know,
How and when,
Death will come
And make you deathless.
And life will start,
Flowing out of you.
You never know,
How and when…
Really!
If I had to promise you something, what would it be?
I can’t promise that you would always be comfortable…
Because comfort brings boredom and discomfort.
I can’t promise that all your desires will be fulfilled…
Because desires whether fulfilled or unfulfilled bring frustration.
I can’t promise that there will always be good times…
Because it is the tough times that make us appreciate joy.
I can’t promise that we will be rich or famous or powerful…
Because they can all be pathways to misery.
I can’t promise that we will always be together…
Because it is separation that makes togetherness so wonderful.
Yet if you are willing to walk with me,
If you are willing to value love over everything else,
I promise that this will be the most rich and fulfilling life possible.
I promise your life will be an eternal celebration,
I promise you I will cherish you more than a king cherishes his crown,
And I shall love you more than a mother loves her newborn.
If you are willing to walk into my arms,
If you are willing to live in my heart,
You will find the one you have waited forever….
You will meet yourself in my arms…
I promise.
Poem written by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
왕처럼 걸어서 완벽한 종이 되십시오.
Walk like a king and be a perfect servant.
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Who art Thou that walkest
before me and behind me
And in the hour of sleep
standest in watch beside me?
Wilt Thou not unveil Thy face whose
love hath already made me captive?
Freely I am bound to Thee;
Freely do I remain bound;
For Thou hast poured upon me Thy
unbounded love unasked.
Unasked will I make my offering unto Thee.
~ Swami Paramananda
I never miss you all when I am away, because inwardly you are always with me now, and will be forevermore. Whether we are living here or pass through the portals of death, we shall always be together in God.
~ Paramahansa Yogananda
Thou art born of Spirit,
Not created by thought,
Nor moulded by fancies,
Thou divine spark of unfathomed origin!
As vision Thou enterest in the heart of the prophet;
In the soul of the poet Thou dwellest as raptures of inspiration;
And in the throat of the singer as music.
Soul art Thou in our life;
Life art Thou in our body.
Who can know Thee, Thou subtlest of subtle?
How can we ever know Thee,
Save when Thou dost come to us in Thy glory
And grant unto us our sight?
~ Swami Paramananda
When one has found his Guru, there should be unconditional devotion to him, because he is the vehicle of God. The Guru’s sole purpose is to bring the disciple to Self- Realization; the love a Guru receives from a devotee is given by the Guru to God.
~ Paramahansa Yogananda