That

A stab at giving praise to Brahman...I'm sorry, I'm not yet good at this

That is Everyone

That is Everywhere

That is Everything

Aum

Sat-Chit-Ananda

I am That

You are That

The endless Brahman

He who says he understands

Understands not

He who says he understands not

Is on the verge of the path of Wisdom

And understands more

Than he believes he understands

For who can truly fathom

Brahman

Even the gods struggle with this

O rejoice my Soul

Rejoice

At reverbration of that word

In my throat

 

 

 

Reviews

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. oh gosh ... you're selecting the toughest path ... what more evidence can there be of your imminent glory ... but remember one thing ... when you are ahead of everyone else ... there is no one ahead of you ... it's incredibly lonely at the top ...

[A.A.Romanczuk]

:) And much Love to You, dear Serah :)
I..hope so :)

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. you read my heart ... much love to you ... i have no doubt in my mind that you are and will further evolve into an even more beautiful human being ... soaking in all the elements that count ... and leaving behind all that doesn't ... :) ...

[A.A.Romanczuk]

That is how our conversations leave me to be as well :) Yes...the beautiful Ramayana :) Truly, if ever I have a daughter, I should like to name her Sita :) I confess that I know little of castes and sub-castes even though, of course, I would like to learn :) I know it's very improbable but I want to immerse myself in the whole religion and culture.
My family was never very religious, I am technically Catholic..I wasn't religious for a while until last year really..that's when I started going regularly to Church, et cetera but at the same time I began to learn a little of Hinduism - completely by accident You know, an Indian friend of mine was explaining the differences between Brahma, Brahman, and Paramatma to a fellow Hindu and since then I've been flooding the poor dear with questions and the more I learn, the more I wish to know. I'm more familiar with the Christian image of God but I'm sure that if I learned more, I could readily visualize God otherwise...It is a stringent belief of mine that all religions lead to the same God because all religions simply interpret the same God in a different way but You know, of course, I could be wrong :) I completely disagree with the idea of an eternal heaven and eternal hell...even observing the patterns of nature leads me to believe that it is an element of wishful human thinking...I utterly despise the way in which Christians walk around trying to convert everyone and say that if one doesn't believe in their God then they will burn in hell for all of eternity. No. No. No. I think there is a lot of space for one to not pay attention to spirituality in Catholicism because one could be lulled into the whole - God will forgive all of my sins...yes..yes..but that doesn't mean You should stop trying to eliminate them ..which is what people generally end up thinking because we're human...and it's easy to forget that we're souls more importantly...I would never say it's wrong to be Catholic...I just have this theory that Catholicism is like a transitory phase..like You're halfway to realization...which I love the idea of ..to be one with God :)
But I don't know how to technically be a good Hindu :/ and that kind of bothers me but at the same time I realize that I have the rest of this lifeand probably a few thousand more to figure it out :)
I think that being multireligious is wonderful...it's like saying that You accept all which I think is kind of an underlying message of true Hinduism..I am the same in the sense that I would show the same reverence to any God You placed me in front of..pray with the same sense of Love and Spirituality
I think perhaps You are right about conversion..it's more in the way that we think and try to act than about placing a label - Hindu-Catholic-Muslim - Buddhist, et cetera..that's perhapswhere the narrowmindedness comes in when we are convinced that there is only one true path...when the fact of the matter is that all of them are right...we're just all called to different ones :)
Thank You for taking the time to write all of that...it means more to me than I can explain...

[A.A.Romanczuk]

Thank You, Michael :) I tried to let it just come and be reverent :)

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. i find myself speechless and overwhelmed ... after reading our conversations ... and unable to say much but i dropped in today ... to share a few things ... i was born a hindu brahmin ... (a maithil brahmin from mithila - if you know about the ramayana then you'll know that mithila was sita's home before she married rama) ... within the caste ... there are 9 sub-castes ... my parents both belong to the top one ... they are from families that were royal priests ... in april 2008 ... i converted to sufism ... as i believe in elements of hinduism and islam (and am vehemently opposed to the caste system prevalent in many parts of india) ... but i also realized that i believe in elements of christianity and hence i changed my name to serah ... as luck would have it ... i did meet my soul mate though he left last july ... eben john felix ... so the lord became a part of my existence in a big way and saying hallelujah comes more naturally to me than saying ... ya allah ... yet when i plead to god ... i call him maula which is islamic and sufi ... in retrospect ... i don't think it was important for me to read the kalima ... which is what one has to read to convert to islam ... even to branch out into a hindu-muslim combo sufism ... and i haven't been baptized ... i think that conversion is not important ... and we think it's an act but it's not ... our paths choose us ... we don't have to be in them ... especially spiritually ... to be in their grip ... in my heart i know that i have chosen a multi-religious sort of identity ... but i also know that it has chosen me ... i guess what i'm trying to say is that you don't need to convert ... in order to enable yourself to learn spiritually ... you are who you are ... and that's how it should be ... and you have a beautifully spiritual soul ... irrespective of which religion you are technically associated with ... :) ...

[Michael X]

you have a great ability to grab the readers attention in th opening which
shows an understanding of design. and passionately so. i think your
depth is phenomonal, breathtaking really, to give praise to brahman.
the thought has celestial appeal, or otherworldly, your sincere ability
to express originality is a clear aspect of natural talent imo.
this is awsome and a pleasure to read, keep it up !

[A.A.Romanczuk]

:) I'm not sure that I know enough yet to select a path but I love the concept of Brahman :) And also, I have not converted yet out of respect for my family..I need to wait until I am self-sufficient :) Oh but thank You of Your heartening words...they mean so much to me..and especially..especially that You reviewed This poem...which means a lot to me..

[A.A.Romanczuk]

Thank You, Emily..:) Your kindness is appreciated :D

[Emily B]

oh, wow, tremendous words, wise words, a pleasure to read