Swami Veda Bharati
I MEDITATE because
I meditate to satisfy my common human urge to stillness.
I meditate so that I may dive deep into the ocean of infinity.
I meditate because the Gurus call and call and call and I must respond.
2010 Christmas Blessing
::Smera-smera-stimita::
::Smiling, smiling, stilled serene::
May the silent night , the holy night, grant
you such a jesus-like, buddha-like visage
throughout this season and all the seasons of your life
2010 Diwali Blessing
May your mind love the single music that is light
May the light of honeyed moon-like waters flowing reach you from near and far.
May you partake of and enjoy the smiling wavesof intuitively revealed contemplations kindled in the interior ocean of your innermost heart.
May the first-born sages whose bodies are minds,who ride the chariots of light and are master knowers of the laws of the universe –
May they be pleased with your beautiful contemplationsand Grace you with blessings.
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Festival of Light 2010
Swami Veda Bharati
Rishikesh
Mantra for Freedom from Fear
abhayaṃ naḥ karaty antarikṣam abhayaṃ
dyāvā-pṛthivī ubhe ime
abhayaṃ paścād abhayaṃ purastāduttarād
udharād abhayaṃ no astu
abhayaṃ mitrād abhayaṃ amitrād
abhayaṃ jñātād abhayaṃ parokṣāt
abhayaṃ naktam abhayaṃ divā naḥ
sarvā āśā mama mitraṃ bhavantu
oṃ
dṛte dṛṃha mā mitrasya mā cakṣuṣā
sarvāṇi bhūtāni samīkṣantāṁ
mitrasyāhaṃ cakṣuṣā sarvāṇi bhūtāni samīkṣe
mitrasya cakṣuṣā samīkṣāmahe
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ