Guest guest Posted September 13, 2001 Report Share Posted September 13, 2001 Hi Jan, Sometime back, you had asked for some more Jnaneshwar. Here goes.... Amritanubhav (The Nectar of Mystical Experience) I offer obeisance to the God and Goddess,The limitless primal parents of the universe.They are not entirely the same,Nor are they not the same.We cannot say exactly what they are.How sweet is their union!The whole world is too small to contain them,Yet they live happily in the smallest particle.These two are the only onesWho dwell in this home called the universe.When the Master of the house sleeps,The Mistress stays awake,And performs the functions of both.When He awakes, the whole house disappears,And nothing at all is left.Two lutes: one note.Two flowers: one fragrance.Two lamps: one light.Two lips: one word.Two eyes: one sight.These two: one universe.In unity there is little to behold;So She, the mother of abundance,Brought forth the world as play.He takes the role of WitnessOut of love of watching Her.But when Her appearance is withdrawn,The role of Witness is abandoned as well.Through Her,He assumes the form of the universe;Without Her,He is left naked.If night and day were to approach the Sun,Both would disappear.In the same way, their duality would vanishIf their essential Unity were seen.In fact, the duality of Shiva and ShaktiCannot exist in that primal unitive stateFrom which AUM emanates.They are like a stream of knowledgeFrom which a knower cannot drinkUnless he gives up himself.Is the sound of AUM divided into threeSimple because it contains three letters?Or is the letter 'N' divided into threeBecause of the three lines by which it is formed?So long as Unity is undisturbed,And a graceful pleasure is thereby derived,Why should not the water find delightIn the floral fragrance of its own rippled surface?It is in this manner I bowTo the inseparable Shiva and Shakti.A man returns to himselfWhen he awakens from sleep;Likewise, I have perceived the God and GoddessBy waking from my ego.When salt dissolves,It becomes one with the ocean;When my ego dissolved,I became one with Shiva and Shakti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2001 Report Share Posted September 20, 2001 I'm glad to see the results of hours of editing to select the 'best' verses from Jnaneshvar is making the rounds and has found its way to this good company. Hope you don't mind if I give a plug for the original web source: <http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/umbada/jnan> A 'must' book is the one referred to on the web page, from which the verses come. Jerry Realization, " Sandeep Chatterjee " <sandeepc@b...> wrote: > > Hi Jan, > > Sometime back, you had asked for some more Jnaneshwar. Here goes.... > > > > Amritanubhav (The Nectar of Mystical Experience) > > > > > I offer obeisance to the God and Goddess, > The limitless primal parents of the universe. > > They are not entirely the same, > Nor are they not the same. > We cannot say exactly what they are. > > How sweet is their union! > The whole world is too small to contain them, > Yet they live happily in the smallest particle. > > These two are the only ones > Who dwell in this home called the universe. > When the Master of the house sleeps, > The Mistress stays awake, > And performs the functions of both. > > When He awakes, the whole house disappears, > And nothing at all is left. > > Two lutes: one note. > Two flowers: one fragrance. > Two lamps: one light. > > Two lips: one word. > Two eyes: one sight. > These two: one universe. > > In unity there is little to behold; > So She, the mother of abundance, > Brought forth the world as play. > > He takes the role of Witness > Out of love of watching Her. > But when Her appearance is withdrawn, > The role of Witness is abandoned as well. > > Through Her, > He assumes the form of the universe; > Without Her, > He is left naked. > > If night and day were to approach the Sun, > Both would disappear. > In the same way, their duality would vanish > If their essential Unity were seen. > > In fact, the duality of Shiva and Shakti > Cannot exist in that primal unitive state > From which AUM emanates. > > They are like a stream of knowledge > From which a knower cannot drink > Unless he gives up himself. > > Is the sound of AUM divided into three > Simple because it contains three letters? > Or is the letter 'N' divided into three > Because of the three lines by which it is formed? > > So long as Unity is undisturbed, > And a graceful pleasure is thereby derived, > Why should not the water find delight > In the floral fragrance of its own rippled surface? > > It is in this manner I bow > To the inseparable Shiva and Shakti. > > A man returns to himself > When he awakens from sleep; > Likewise, I have perceived the God and Goddess > By waking from my ego. > > When salt dissolves, > It becomes one with the ocean; > When my ego dissolved, > I became one with Shiva and Shakti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2001 Report Share Posted September 20, 2001 Hello Jerry, How are you old friend? Good to see you here. Yes, I recall when the NDS came into existence some 3 years back, these were the first posts, you posted on the NDS. Wonderful that you have collated Jnaneshwar in your web-site. Cheers Sandeep - umbada Realization Thursday, September 20, 2001 10:24 PM Re: Prattlings from Jnaneshwar I'm glad to see the results of hours of editing to select the 'best' verses from Jnaneshvar is making the rounds and has found its way to this good company. Hope you don't mind if I give a plug for the original web source:<http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/umbada/jnan>A 'must' book is the one referred to on the web page, from which the verses come.JerryRealization, "Sandeep Chatterjee" <sandeepc@b...> wrote:> > Hi Jan,> > Sometime back, you had asked for some more Jnaneshwar. Here goes....> > > > Amritanubhav (The Nectar of Mystical Experience)> > > > > I offer obeisance to the God and Goddess,> The limitless primal parents of the universe.> > They are not entirely the same,> Nor are they not the same.> We cannot say exactly what they are.> > How sweet is their union!> The whole world is too small to contain them,> Yet they live happily in the smallest particle.> > These two are the only ones> Who dwell in this home called the universe.> When the Master of the house sleeps,> The Mistress stays awake,> And performs the functions of both.> > When He awakes, the whole house disappears,> And nothing at all is left.> > Two lutes: one note.> Two flowers: one fragrance.> Two lamps: one light.> > Two lips: one word.> Two eyes: one sight.> These two: one universe.> > In unity there is little to behold;> So She, the mother of abundance,> Brought forth the world as play.> > He takes the role of Witness> Out of love of watching Her.> But when Her appearance is withdrawn,> The role of Witness is abandoned as well.> > Through Her,> He assumes the form of the universe;> Without Her,> He is left naked.> > If night and day were to approach the Sun,> Both would disappear.> In the same way, their duality would vanish> If their essential Unity were seen.> > In fact, the duality of Shiva and Shakti> Cannot exist in that primal unitive state> From which AUM emanates.> > They are like a stream of knowledge> From which a knower cannot drink> Unless he gives up himself.> > Is the sound of AUM divided into three> Simple because it contains three letters?> Or is the letter 'N' divided into three> Because of the three lines by which it is formed?> > So long as Unity is undisturbed,> And a graceful pleasure is thereby derived,> Why should not the water find delight> In the floral fragrance of its own rippled surface?> > It is in this manner I bow> To the inseparable Shiva and Shakti.> > A man returns to himself> When he awakens from sleep;> Likewise, I have perceived the God and Goddess> By waking from my ego.> > When salt dissolves,> It becomes one with the ocean;> When my ego dissolved,> I became one with Shiva and Shakti...........INFORMATION ABOUT THIS LIST..........Email addresses: Post message: Realization Un: Realization- Our web address: http://www.realization.orgBy sending a message to this list, you are givingpermission to have it reproduced as a letter onhttp://www.realization.org................................................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2001 Report Share Posted September 26, 2001 thanks, rob. i've been changing web hosting services so things got messed up. try <http://nonduality.com/jnan.htm> jerry Realization, " Rob Sacks " <editor@r...> wrote: > Hi Jerry, > > Feel free to plug away. I tried looking at the > link but it goes to a " page not found " screen. > > Pluggingly, > > Rob > > - > <umbada@n...> > <Realization> > Thursday, September 20, 2001 12:54 PM > Re: Prattlings from Jnaneshwar > > > > I'm glad to see the results of hours of editing to select the 'best' > > verses from Jnaneshvar is making the rounds and has found its way to > > this good company. Hope you don't mind if I give a plug for the > > original web source: > > <http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/umbada/jnan> > > > > A 'must' book is the one referred to on the web page, from which the > > verses come. > > > > Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2001 Report Share Posted September 26, 2001 Hi Jerry, Yup, it's working. Rob - <umbada <Realization > Wednesday, September 26, 2001 7:17 AM Re: Prattlings from Jnaneshwar > > thanks, rob. i've been changing web hosting services so things got > messed up. try <http://nonduality.com/jnan.htm> > > jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2001 Report Share Posted September 26, 2001 Hi Jerry, Feel free to plug away. I tried looking at the link but it goes to a " page not found " screen. Pluggingly, Rob - <umbada <Realization > Thursday, September 20, 2001 12:54 PM Re: Prattlings from Jnaneshwar > I'm glad to see the results of hours of editing to select the 'best' > verses from Jnaneshvar is making the rounds and has found its way to > this good company. Hope you don't mind if I give a plug for the > original web source: > <http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/umbada/jnan> > > A 'must' book is the one referred to on the web page, from which the > verses come. > > Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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