Guest guest Posted August 8, 2004 Report Share Posted August 8, 2004 =========================================================================== > MAHA YOGA > > A Garland of Sonnets > > By OM (Oleg Mogilever, St. Petersburg, RUSSIA) > > Translated from the Russian by OM > Edited by Alan Jacobs > > I > > Sadguru is clearing the Path only for His devotees, > Granting great Grace within and from heaven, > And how lucky is one, who embarks on vichara, > Yearning only for Atman as his God the Self. > > The Master, activated by his own Heart, > Did not let Himself to dream, but left home, > When He heard the call of Arunachala: > "Leave it to Me, forget about the mundane!" > > It seemed He was bearing His flesh by tapas, > But the dagger of truth, into the heart of death, > Was thrust into this youth by Direct Cognition. > > Now for aspirants we're given the living clue > And everybody must repeat His experiment - > The purpose came to light by His experience. > > II > > The purpose came to light by His Experience. > "Yes, the body perishes. But it's not my Self!" > The fear of death is a most illusive snake > Disappearing in the radiance of True Knowledge. > > If ego is then the life of the world, and is Real > But if it is only a myth, only the lila of Being. > Where is the Truth? " The Self will soon appear > When all forms and names are discarded. > > Joking apart, there's no Path more serious. > ' Know Thyself ' - here's the Practice, not a slogan, > This maha yoga will work only for valiant ones. > > You must travel through a blazing fire, > Through the test of the bottomless well. > O, seeker, don't forget to wear your courage! > > > > III > > "O, seeker, don't forget to wear your courage! > It will support you in the sea as a lifebelt, > If there is no any sign of hope from without, > When impossible return to all normal footholds. > > Catching sight of ego-self, inquiring, > Keep attention on Self, but closing eyelids > Don't let consciousness, oh ignoramus, sleep, > Let your self-enquiry act like a riding whip! > > Dispelling a stream of thought-forms > Be vigilant, courageous and rigorous > Doing away with all ego's sculptures. > > In order to keep the unshakeable course > Tirelessly increase your spiritual resource - > Keep a strong mumuksha beneath the garment! > > > > IV > > "Keep a strong mumuksha beneath the garment, > A craving for Liberation, that powerful Will > Which shall transform your Dream into a deed, > Into effort of your Search, into the Path of Jnana. > > In order to get the better of the old monkey - > The mind as ego-self, stand firmly at your post, > Know your aspiration as your second suit, > Do the work continuously, without any flaw. > > Always only abiding always into 'That' > You shall feel yourself, boundless OM, > As Bliss, Knowledge, and Existence. > > So, my dear, be always on the watch, > Inquire into a question, who's regarded as you? > Every moment don't lose sight of the Task! " > > > V > > "Every moment don't lose sight of the Task! > Open wide the gift of inner sight! > Only by a mood of earnest devotion > Can one disperse the mirage of the universe. > > It will lead away an adept with himself > In order to stop the stream of his attention > On the abode of eternal Fire-of-Existence, > Desiring to destroy every available face. > > The thought-ores dissolve without delay, > Pursuing the source of these falsities, > Not giving way to speech, to food, to dream! > > Amidst nightmare of mental illusions > In order to tear the mythical bonds > It is necessary everywhere to see the Essence! > > > > VI > > > "It is necessary everywhere to see the Essence! > That Lotus of the glory, embodied at the Heart, > That hidden, secret Reality-Doorway, > A scarlet flame on the bridge with a bonfire. > > That way drive thy herds, the Sadhak, > The indefatigable Cerberus of thoughts, > And they will vanish in the crater of the Heart. > You will be aware of the shore as only Silence. > > O, my dear! Be always watchful! > Don't miss out on your inborn Gift: > You are the Unity of Being and Knowledge! > > But to really experience this level > You must first give up deceptive bonds, - > Only by uninterrupted acts of Worship." > > > VII > > > "Only by uninterrupted acts of Worship > And whole-hearted commited devotion > You'll burn bridges to sensual objects > And be consolidated on the Path of Knowledge. > > Give up by vichara your passions and whims > When an obtrusive thought arises. > The crutch of words has no need for you. > Keep silence by subduing the heat of deeds. > O, dear, feel acutely the Heart's air, > Live in 'Who am I?' forgetting world and its breather, > The Path of Self-enquiry is your true Path. > > Know, only by the ascent of an earnest Search > Amidst mirages of samsara's reservoirs > It is possible to win back your Primogeniture." > > > VIII > > "It is possible to win back your Primogeniture! > As a kiwi bird in ancient times exhausted a vast sea > With its beak, drop by drop, Siva' s Grce came ! And now there is no grief. > > When without thinking about heaps of obstructions > You are invariably on vigilant Patrol, > Being on the watch of ego - the root of thoughts, > Questioning 'Who am I?' there and here. > > There are no more any sins, diseases and troubles! > After casting them away as delirium of reasoning > O, my dear, get down into thy bottomless well, > > The Heart's Path will lead thee forward, > To that Reality which only lives alone. > So aspire, being fully embodied in your Search!" > > > IX > > "So aspire, being fully committed in the Search! > Let since earliest times, play of the fuss > Not bother you, the dedicated adept, > No more the greedy stings of a mosquito. > > Without any expectations go on the Path! To Oneself! > It is time, after leaving fruitless rooms of books, > To practice the Return-to-thy-foundations > Experiencing the world as a myth, a mirage. > > A family, a work, the body are only shadows > Of your true Nature, shining everywhere, > Not ever having either birth or death. > > As soon as ego arose and rushed boldly to the battle > 'Who am I?' untill duality is still with you > You are the Self-enquiry! The thread of Life there is only in 'THAT'! > > > X > > "You are the Self-enquiry! The thread of Life there is only in THAT! > The other is delusion, fraud and Illusion. > The spiritual sabre of 'Who am I?' > Will kill thought by this question of all questions. > > But that daughter of distinctions, as before, without permission > Still strives to disturb your Camp, your Eternal nature. > Very sharp is the way of Knowledge, which removes all outgrowths. > > O, my dear, throw off upadhis of the body, > Give up all, to the very last one. > To the death, end drive of the ego, the imposter in Self. > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > . . . . . . . > Constantly staying at vichara > Cognize the unity with no end: > Your goal is a Heart of Being." > > > XI > > "Your goal is a Heart of Being. > THAT. Which is inaccessible to vacillating thought > And to a word - son of that shadow of Life, > IT is within all parts, beyond life of ego-'I'. > > A Single, Imperishable, Fatherland of all and everything. > The authentic bliss lies beyond mirages of a day. > There are not any further Truths behind IT. > THAT is the Truth Itself. > > Is thy warrior's armor firm? > Has thy sword of sacrifice hardened? > You must without doubt, stop your profane life. > > It will be burnt down on that sacred Bonfire > Where your real Home is manifesting - > In the infinitely innermost Flame that's there." > > > XII > . > "In the infinitely innermost Flame that's there > Is living your Atman, Guru, 'I am' living > Which is not subject to good and evil - > Your Master is invariably calling. > > > Have you heard my Voice through walls of illusion? > Burn it to ashes by your Self-enquiry! > Know only Love to Me, > Practice it without any fear or treason. > > Not losing your attention, oh my dear, > Go through nights of Ignorance to the imperishable dawn > Without breaking out of touch with Me. > > We will meet in the source of Fire. > And not before and not later. > Only then ego - nail of the universe - loses its power." > > > XIII > > The ego - nail of the universe - loses its power > Into the arms of Guru - the Self of all, > The Great Bhagavan Sri Ramana. > His sacred teachings are listened to now. > > Sravana. By finding the Direction, > Love and Devotion for quest of THAT, > It's possible to realize the purpose of Life - > BE and enjoy felicity in awareness: "All is One". > > " The Lord, I am Thine! Now - forward! To the Meeting! > THOU art my Self. Not empty words but only this Path > Will bring forward the era of Happiness - Being. > > Let the Self-enquiry dry up a sea of vasanas, > May tamas, rajas and their grief vanish > And the Truth is throbbing as 'I - I - I'! " > > > XIV > > And the Truth is throbbing as 'I - I - I' > Into Itself, by Itself, in its Nature, > By Consciousness which brings the adept to Bliss. > Bliss, carried through the fiery coach. > > "O, Guru! Save me by Thy Grace! > As a doll of salt is put into the ocean > When she comes make it sound, > Let ego dissolve in the Heart, in Self! > > > > O, so thin is the bridge - as the edge of a razor - > To THAT, who ALONE knows the result of battle. > Oh Lord, give me powers for not turning aside from the way! > > I am going to Thee, checking the course with Thee, > It is the boundless Aspiration to the Truth." > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > . . . . > Sadguru is clearing the Path only for His devotees. > > > XV > > (The main Sonnet) > > > Sadguru is clearing the Path only for His devotees, > The purpose came to light by His Experience: > "O, seeker, don't forget to wear your courage, > Keep a strong mumuksha beneath the garment. > > Every moment don't lose sight of the Task, > It is necessary everywhere to see the Essence, > Only by uninterrupted acts of Worship > It is possible to win back your Primogeniture. > > So aspire, being fully commited in the Search! > You are the Self-enquiry! The thread of Life is only in THAT! > Your goal is a Heart of Being. > > In the infinitely innermost Flame that's there > The ego - nail of the universe - loses its power > And the Truth is throbbing as 'I - I - I'! " > > > > OM > > Sri Ramanarpanamastu ===== Life is a pure flame,and we live by an invisible Sun within us. _________ALL-NEW Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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