The Angel who couldn't grow it's wings

The Angel drew away
before it could grow it's little wings
Leaving my heart
in a sad motionless state
Not knowing what to mourn
for the life was yet to form
Can you share love for
a lump of flesh?
Where the soul
yet not resides
Can your heart weep
for a heart yet to form
I mourn today for my Angel,
The Angel who couldn't grow it's wings

From Light to Light

Love springs forth from depths unknown
from the fount of Love
Light has no origins
as it existed always
From Light to Light
is the journey as well as the destination
Tiny sparks of the Divine
sashaying their way through the maze called Universe
Let the lights outside
bring out the Light from within.

Spoken by the Universe

The Universe lay open before me
surrendering itself
Choose your dream
and see it come true
Lay bare your blocks
and let them go
Don't stop the hands from moving
for they are flowing with the Life
Don't hinder the Joy
for it is flowing from the Source
Don't tie down your dreams
for they know no bounds
Don't suppress your self
for the ether is guiding you
Flow with the Flow
swaying to the music
Set your mind free
to touch the sky
To move heavenwards is your right
and left and center:)

The sound of Thy Name

The sound of Thy Name
is sweet nector to me
The whole Universe embodied
in Thy Name
Reverberating in the Universe
giving birth to a million dreams
Sustaining my breath
and making me alive
The sound of Thy Name
is inseparable from me
My each cell responds to Thy name
rejuvenating each moment
Resurrecting your glory
by chanting Your Name
The breath is out of breath
yet doesn't cease chanting Your Name
Time surrenders and bows at Your feet
hearing Thy Name
Space expands into Nothingness,
hearing Thy Name
Light spreads to engulf the being
hearing Thy Name
The drop becomes the Ocean
by chanting Your Name

Weave your magic

Weave your magic on the sands of time,
leaving footprints indelible
Surf the ocean of emotions
and glide your way through
Flying when you can,
crawling when you have to
Sprinting when spirited,
walking when out of breath
Nonetheless moving
at a pace determined only by you

Instrument of Thy Will

Make me an instrument of Thy Will
now and forever
Floating on the dreamy clouds of God
I wanna surf the ether
The dreamy eyes never grow tired
of dreaming new dreams
The heart full of desires
wishing for the World
Yet restless mind doesn't stop doubting
and negating Lord's Will
Making myself hollow
to channel Thy Will
Make me an instrument of Thy Will
now and forever

Waiting for You

Trapped by my heart,
I am rudderless
Like a leaf floating in the water
amidst a raging storm
My only hope is You
and only You
The mighty ocean seems smaller
in front of the ocean inside me
An ocean of tears
ready to flow down my face
The sweet pain is so familiar now
that I don't want to leave it's lap now
Come down on earth
and show me the Way
Or send someone my way
with Your message
Show me the Sign
that it's You behind it all
Am waiting for You
to heal this child of Yours

Don't go hunting

Don't go hunting for a plumbline
to guage the depth of your soul
It's unfathomable
and unscrutable
Don't go hunting for a guage
to measure the depth of your heart
It's endless yet full
of Love
Don't go hunting to find Joy
in others' heart
It's the Joy in You
which reflects in their heart
Don't go hunting for peace
in the outside world
The peace in you
is reflected outside
Don't go looking for perfection
in everything
You are perfect
the way you are
And the world is perfect
the way it is.

God that walks the earth

I seek the God that walks the earth
not the one sitting on Heaven's throne
I long for the God I can touch
who can sit beside me and listen
I long for the God which can be seen
just like you and me
I long for the God which can cry
if it hurts Him
I long for the God which is human at times
I seek the the God that walks the earth
Yes, God does walk the earth
only He is asleep
He walks the earth when you take a step
and walk

Lord and the World

The hunger for more
drives you forth
The heaven's bay lays waiting
for you to knock it's door
Ever remaining in your reach
yet unreachable, for you are blind
Blind to the Lord's world
As the world is more dear to you
than the Lord Himself

Can there be?

Can there be Angels without wings?
Can there be Demons without fire?
Can there be humans without heart?
Can there be oceans without water?
Can there be hearts without Love?
Can there be love without pain?

Killing the earth

When the tremors subsided
the earth lay shattered
In tatters it were,
devoid of life
The life was sucked out by the (in)humans
sucking it dry of vigor
The mad dance continued unabated,
the naked dance of humanity
Killing each other
and the mother earth itself
The bomb had killed the earth
and along with it, the humanity

Ascend to Heaven

Ascend to Heaven
on your knees
Crawling yet flying
to the Lord's door
When He calls
heed the call
Lay down your weapons
and stop the war
The war going on within
which pulls you away from Him

Soaked in Bliss

Soaked wet in the rain,
yet completely dry
His mercy showering upon me
from the heaven above
Yet I am lost in my own world
oblivious to the Bliss
Wound up in the myriad trappings of life,
the unending stress of the wayward life
Yet the Joy penetrates the calcified heart
making it melt like a river

Desires

Hundreds of desires floating in the Universe
yet a few reach me
Not hundreds but millions
not millions but zillions
Not zillians but Guzillions,
all floating in the Universe
Man trapped by desires
becomes their slave
Rather than riding the horse
we tie ourselves to it
And get dragged behind
while it runs at it's own super speed
The key is to master
the art of riding
To be a rider to conquer the desires,
yet getting the thrill of the ride

Words

Words have feelings and power
beyond our wildest imagination.
A thought can create a Universe
through the spoken word
Spoken word is the manifest form
of the unmanifest thought
Think before you speak
for you are creating your universe

Afraid to be naked

Coming out of the closet,
exposed, totally naked
Ashamed, embarassed and afraid
that's how I feel
Not knowing what to do, say or feel,
frozen in time
Waiting for the next moment
to reduce the unease
Who am I to blame
for this condition?
Me, only me
no one but me
It's me who is afraid to be naked,
the world doesn't care whether I am naked or not

The serpent and the Devil

The serpent is the Devil's minion
always at his beck and call
He stings whoever Devil wishes to lure
into his evil lap
Yet the saints are free from his evil grip
guided by the Angels
Temptation doesn't strike them
if they have Love within
But those are the unlucky ones
who have fear within
Fear attracts evil
like honey attracts the bee
Only the poor fool is not aware
that to fear is a sin
When Light shines through the sinner
it drives away the fear
The Devil is pushed back into his lair
waiting there for another opportunity
Waiting, waiting for man to fall
and lose grip on his soul
The devil's fire can touch no Angel
nor those whom they protect
Walk in the abode of your Guardian Angel
and dispell fear from within
The Angels are nearer than the Devil
yet man fears Devil more than he loves the Angel

Saint and Sinner

The beauty of a rose
is not diminished by it's thorns.
The beauty of the Soul
is not diminished by our sins.
The everpresent Light doesn't distinguish
between a saint and a sinner
For both have the Essence within
despite their burden of karma.
To shine is our birthright,
to struggle is our choice

The Mystical dance

The mystical dance continues unabated
undulating, expanding, withering, rising again
The vast expanse of the Universe
dances with Joy
The Joy of Life
emanating from every shoot, every leaf and branch
The colors of Life are ever expanding
reaching the frontiers of the Universe
Yet contained in every seed,
waiting to flower at the opportune moment
The divine in us is waiting to explode
in all it's glory
The only thing needed
is an inetnt to uncover our Self

The drop and the Ocean

The drop spoke to the ocean,
drown me
Drown me in your womb
so that I don't exist no more
I am tired of this journey,
becoming a drop, becoming the ocean
And becoming the drop
once again
The Ocean spoke to the drop
My beloved
You are nothing but Me
holding the Ocean in your tiny Self
The drop and the Ocean are one
for the essence of both is One

Riding the wave of NOW

Riding the wave of NOW,
I travel the expanse of the Universe
The crests and troughs
don't bother me no more
For I am riding the wave
to nowhere AND everywhere
The moment stops
to let me glance at it's marvel
Then suddenly pulling me within
into it's womb
Where lies the secrets
of the Universe
The neverending NOW is so fascinating
that I don't ever get tired of it
I am riding the wave of NOW
ever aware of the Life
As it dwells within every being
and gives Being to the being

Heaven descends

In the mountains covered by the mist,
pervades a silence
A silence owned by the paradise
in God's own country
The silence interrupted by the sound
of the creatures of the night
No maddening crowd here
and no more deadlines loom
The mind is at rest,
able to dwell on the Self
The silence sinks in
and calms the mind
The beautiful valley
capturing your heart
Wherever you see,
the green covers the earth
From bamboo trees
to the heavenly tea gardens
To touch a cloud
is no more a dream
To touch the sky
doesn't seem so distant
Have I risen so high
that I can touch the sky?
No, the heaven has descened to welcome me,
welcome me in God's own country.

Note: These lines were penned during my visit to Munnar, Kerala, India

Washing the pain

Pain of the centuries
doesn't go away in an instant
It simmers for lifetimes
till we learn our lessons
Forgiveness is the key
to lifelong happiness
The enmity of lifetimes
doesn't go away in an instant
It cuts you like a knife for ages
Seeking forgiveness is the key
to healing self
The self inflicted wounds
fester for centuries
Leaving in it's wake
a tattered soul
Soul so afraid to live
that it runs aimlessely
Blinded by false pride
one seeks revenge
When there is but One reality
from whom shall ye seek revenge?
Leave the thought of hurting others
to gain happiness
Conflict can bring only pain
and misery for centuries
The heart needs love
and soul needs rest
Pray for forgiveness
for all sins dissolve in an instant
You are not the doer
unless you identify yourselves as one
You are not the doer
once you identify with the One
For One reverberates in the Universe
the Universe One created

The healing words

Heal me, heal me, heal me
O Lord
Of all the sins I have committed
in all lifetimes
For I know no saviour
but You
You are the giver of life
and yet You destroy it
My life is in Your hands now
treat it as You wish
I can't bear the agony
of seeking revenge from my friends
The ones who betrayed me time and again
pounding me with their hatred
The hatred I created in return
made me blind
For I could not see the seed of love
that lay buried within each of them
I have been wandering for ages
seeking solace from this fire
Yet it grows only stronger
stoked by my ever larger ego
For ego can't rest till it kills,
killing the seed of God
Or that's what it seems
for God can never leave you
He only waits in abeyance
waiting for your heart to flower
Wash away the pain of the centuries
wake up O healing poet from your slumber
The Gift was given to you for a purpose
to heal and not to doubt
For you are One when you write
yet you doubt the One
Your pain is linked to the others
And it dies the moment you wash it with your healing words
Yes, with His healing words you fool
for you and He are One

The long walk back home

He was walking a long time
the long walk back home
Back home where he belonged
leaving the sunny shores behind
The beautiful beaches
and the waterfronts
The birds staring at him
as he was lost into nothingness
Seemingly immersed into a deep trance
unaware of the surroundings
Walking, yet not walking
Walking, yet standing still
Standing still like the calm pond
Standing still like a monk in meditation
The walk was endless
just like his journey into nowhere
He was tired,
tired of the long walk back home
Home, where he belonged
in the abode of God

Maya

The illusory world of Maya
is losing it's grip on me
Slowly but surely
the inner world is revealing itself
The meaningless chores
are still meaningless
To ascribe a meaning to them
is like painting stars with fake colors
The genesis of Life eludes everyone
leaving hearts bereft of desire
The so-called depression
is nothing but an absence of Life
Yet Life thrives in every being
who chooses to embrace life
Maya's veil is so profound
yet only skin deep
If you have the Eyes
to see through it's machinations
The inner eye can see through all
for it's the connection to the Divine
I surrender my will to Thee
for I want You in my life
Take over the charge
and rid me of this Maya
My hands move
yet it's You who causes the motion
My lips pray
yet it's You who moves them
My heart beats
yet it's You who reverberates inside me
My mind thinks
yet it's You who is the thinker
My hands type
yet it's You whose thoughts flow through me
Amen!

The Pause

The pause between two breaths
is the key to Stillness
The place we fear to face
for it makes us confront ourselves
We meet ourselves in this still space
yet we run away from it
The pause between two thoughts
is the seat of the Divine
For it's here that
He stays
The pause between two heartbeats
is the place of Joy
For it is where
the unbridled passion resides
Unbridled yet divine
for it is devoid of any sin
Expand the pause
and pause to expand
When the pause expands to consume all time,
Time collapses to reveal the Pause
For there is nothing in the universe
but the Pause

The frozen heart

The frozen heart
doesn't know how to beat
For it forgot how to beat,
eons ago
When it was still alive
with someone's presence
Someone long gone now
as it left the heart stone cold
Now the snow has started to thaw
as warmth grows inside me
Feelings have a life of their own,
unfathomable and unscrutable
Emotions fly like the wind
and perch on any heart they like
The heart responds like a slave
to the oncoming Love
For love can bring a heart from the dead
just like Jesus
Love and Jesus are One

The Wind

The fearless wind is not afraid
to venture into the woods
The swooshing wind uproots the trees
not very often
It rumbles the earth
when it is at rage
The wind has a mind of it's own
unpredictable, unfathomable
It is bound to none,
always moving
If it stands still,
it will die
To understand the wind
one needs to know
That motion is the only reality,
to stand still is to die
So keep moving with your life
come what may
Be the wind and move the earth
and heaven would follow

Stillness

The stillness beckons me
to come to it's lair
Ever so peaceful
and profound
It fills me up
with joy undescribable
I taste the nector
of stillness so deep
That the deepest ocean
would seem shallow
The raging wind doesn't touch it
and neither does the scorching Sun
The stillness resonates within me,
slowly reverberating with boundless Joy
I have known this stillness
since the birth of creation
Having forgotten it,
I endured endless pain
Yet the suffering is endless
if one doesn't know
That the end to all pain
is the stillness within

Success

If stones turn into boulders on your path of success,
know that your ego is getting bigger than itself
For the eyes to see afar
the ego needs to lower itself
The self must give way
to the Self
Success comes without an effort
to those who dedicate themselves to God
For God creates the path
where none exists
To make efforts is to fail
while creating your own path
Follow the God's Will
and success is yours
For He has chosen successes for you
greater and grander than you can ever imagine

The path of Sin and Joy

From the twisted bylanes of Kolkata
to the hungry shores of Goa
Man is selling his soul
for money
To sell his Soul
he feels no shame
For money is the the sole aim
for man now
To make ends meet
one goes astray
The path of sin
trapping him forever
The word of God earns no bread
except for the wily
God is killed on the streets everyday
in the struggle for survival
Money wins hands down
in this eternal struggle
Yet in this struggle
is hidden a secret
No man is above the Divine Law
for one reaps as he sows
The fruits of sin
are nothing but pain
And fruits of love
are eternal Joy
It is incumbant upon man
to choose wisely
The path of sin
or the valley of happiness

The cancer

Slowly but surely
this cancer is killing humanity
The cancer called stress
is nothing but dangerous
The mindless pursuit of money
leaves people lifeless
The eternal deadlines and politics of oneupmanship
sap the soul dry of vigor
To serve the society
is no longer the aim
To fill their coffers
they loot the laymen of their daily bread
Pink slips galore in this heartless society
making mockery of man's life
To retain one's job
one loses his soul
For saving the job
is a higher aim it seems
I choose to not take part
in this struggle to show others down
I won't survive
by killing others
Even if it means
that I am dead by end of day

Whispering Dream

Whisper me a dream,
my Beloved.
A dream so enchanting
That even Angels would dream
Plant a dream in my heart,
My Beloved
A dream so big
That it dwarfs the world
Give wings to my dream,
My Beloved
So that I soar heavenwards
Leaving the earth behind
Ignite a light in my heart
So bright that it lights the world
Whisper me a dream,
My Beloved

My heart bleeds for You

My heart bleeds for You,
my Beloved
The Sun rises from the east
yet it doesn't know where to hide today
The birds have forgotten their chirping
and a deathly silence envelops the world
Time has paused,
And so has the wind
Angels are weeping from the heaven above
sending earthlings into disarray
My heart has turned into stone,
unable to love You or anyone else
My heart bleeds for you,
my Beloved

Paradoxical yet real

From the womb of death emerged life,
paradadoxical yet real
She lay writhing,
in a pool of blood
Yet in this macabre spectacle,
lay a nascent life
An angel was born in hell,
paradoxical yet real
The mother lay motionless
unable to see or hear her angel
The killer knew no mercy
for he was hardened by sin
Yet he too couldn't bear
the gruesome site he had created
He took the bloodied dagger in his hand
and drew more blood, this time his own
The angel's face had changed
the beast into a man again
He died a beast
to be reborn a man
Willing to pay for his sins,
paradoxical yet real
She was no angel either,
robbing men of their wealth
And women their shame,
paradoxical yet real
The cycle of death and life continues,
paradoxical yet real
God send angels on this earth
to turn beasts into men
Yet these angels turn into the beast,
paradoxical yet real
The beast and the angel don't exist,
yet they have been fighing for centuries
A fight to win man's mind,
paradoxical yet real

Wounds on display

The humanity is engaged in a display,
wounds on display
We afflict ourselves with wounds,
real or imagined
For we believe
that pain unites us
All I care about is my wounds,
my festering wounds
I am numb to the pain of others,
for they are not caused by my wounds
Or are they?
Each wound sends out a ripple of pain
which engulfs humanity
Trapping it in a cycle
of unending pain
Stop displaying your wounds
and rejoice in God's love
For Love is the greatest healer
ever known to man
The wounds are but a creation
of your imagination
When Love springs forth from your Being,
it wipes out all the wounds forever.

Illusion

This world is but an illusion,
an elaborate dream of God
What appears solid
is but an empty sphere of possibilities
What appears mine,
belongs to all
There is but One life
manifested in a zillion entities
To see through the illusion,
one needs to know the One
When one becomes One,
the illusion drops like a veil
Revealing the wondrous secret of Creation,
that leaves you bound to nothing

The Mermaid

Swept away to the shore
by a gushing wind
Soft, tender, untouched,
lay the beautiful mermaid
Untouched by the generations
of evil minded humans
She was pure as the wind,
soft and clear
Yet she lay on the road
for everyone to see
She lay there for no one knows how long
before a child set eyes upon her
A child soft and tender,
just like her
The child had never seen a mermaid,
yet knew the truth
That she was as pure as the water
and the Wind
As she lay there gasping for water,
he brought a bowl of water for her
She didn't need the drop
for she wanted the ocean
Came another gushing wind
and she was swept back to the Ocean
The child grew to be a man
and still remembers the mermaid
He chances upon her now and then
yet no one believes him
It takes a pure heart to see the mermaid,
or God for that matter
For both of them
come only to a pure heart

Eye of the Devil

Eye of the Devil is watching us
ever so closely
Yet we are unaware of his presence
in our lives
He is subtle in his ways
yet so pervasive
Disguising as an angel
he robs so many of their innocence
It takes a pure heart to detect him,
to uncover his mask
Yet he dare not come near God's men
for they see right through him
He may tempt you in a zillion ways
yet his eyes show no light
To detect him, see deep into his eyes
and you'll see only darkness
In darkness, he was born
and in darkness will he take you
When you sense a presence,
always ask if it is from the Light
For this query can blow their cover,
revealing their dark presence
The Devil and his minions
cannot impersonate Light for long
Be the Light and see the Light
and shed the darkness forever
For the eye of the Devil
cannot cast a shadow on Light

Weathering the storm

A storm is raging at a distance,
ready to strike any moment
In it's womb,
is a great disaster
Yet the storm is at bay,
for the moment
Storms have been raging on for centuries,
yet a few remain unscathed by them
This one is no exception,
it will spare a few lucky ones
To weather the storm,
one needs to know
If your roots run deep
no storm can touch you
Touch it will but
not hurt you
Surround yourself by the Guiding Light
and you would know no storm
Storms are meant to test you, uproot you
till you grow roots deep enough
Weathering the storm is a skill,
developed over centuries
Yet it takes a moment
to get grounded
He listens to your call
and gives you roots
Deep enough to weather
a million storms

Spare me your sorrows

Spare me the sorrows of your heart
for they mean nothing to me
To connect with your soul is what I need,
nay, what I want
The dredge of centuries
is ready to lose it's grip
Slowly, but surely
leaving it's trusted shores
The volcano inside me is ready to erupt,
spewing forth anger, hatred and lust
I have lost my moorings,
without an anchor to your soul
More than your heart,
I need to connect to your Soul
For Soul is the true reality,
pure and untempered
The voices in the distance are appearing nearer,
nearer than ever before
The voices of God and Peace,
Peace like you have never seen in your life
Trusting my heart will only bring you sorrow,
but Maybe I am wrong
Maybe my heart is tainted,
tainted by the love of worldly desires
May be my Soul is corrupted,
but that's wrong too
For nothing can corrupt the Soul,
not even the greatest Sin
Give me your Love,
for I cherish nothing else so much
Spare me the judgements
of the harsh world
Spare me your litany
of daily drudgery
Just be yourself and Show your love
for I know a great fount flows through your heart
United in Love we stand,
United in Love we are
Love enchained by our judgements
and needs for self-grandeur
Maybe I seek nothing from you,
my heart is what I need to cleanse
I need your help to rid of the dirt,
dirt of a million centuries
When the dirt settles down,
the Sun will shine through
Lighting the world through me,
nay, through the sole reality, Him.