• Table of Contents
  • Homage to the Guru
  • Lecture #4 from 2013 Sangha
  • 2014 Youth and Children’s Retreat
  • Reflections on my Mantra Initiation
  • First Scholarly Article Published
  • Silence Which Speaks Loudly
  • 2013 Spring Workshop in Taiwan
  • The Last Art Class with SRSG Kids
  • Silence Retreat on Lake Balaton, Hungary
  • Bundles of Joy!
  • An Album of a Spiritual Journey
  • Swans
  • 2013 Events and Beyond
  • Full Moon Meditation Dates
  • Location of the SRSG ashram
• AHYMSIN Newsletter Archive

Swans

by Stephen Parker (Stoma)

The silent cup of tea on the dock with my brother Ashutosh. Bright sun. One heart. Across the lake a pair of swans turn to face, making for a moment the guru's logo. Waves lap at the dock giving a rhythm that carries the mumbled Mahamantra japa of our cook.

— at the Summer Silence Retreat in Lithuania.