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stillpoint yoga
yoga meditation and philosophy with Lynn
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Morning Prayers in the Himalayan Tradition of Shri Swami Rama Om… Om… Om… The Guru that is
Brahman Asato ma sad gamaya Lead me from the
unreal to the Real
Prayer at Dawn by Shri Shankaracharya Prataha smarami
hridi samsphura daatma-tattvam Pratar bhajaami
manasaam vachasaam agamyam Pratar namaami
tamasa param-aarka varnam Sloka-trayam idam
punyam At dawn do I meditate on that which shines in the heart as the Self, the Truth, that which is existence-intelligence-happiness, that which is the goal of the great sages, that which is the transcendent reality (lit. the 4th). I am that eternal Brahman which is blemishless and which knows the three states of dream, waking and sleep and not the aggregate of elements. At dawn do I sing the praise of that which is unreachable for the mind and words, but by whose grace all words shine. That which the scriptures indicate by the words, “not this, not this”, the foremost God of gods they say, is unborn and unchanging. At dawn do I bow to that which is called the highest Person whose hue is of the ray beyond darkness, that which is the plenum and the ancient goal, that remainderless form (ie the whole) in which this entire world shines, like a serpent in a rope. S/he who at dawn recites this auspicious triad of verses – an ornament to the three worlds – will go to the supreme place, moksha, the final goal.
Prayer of Harmony Om
Saha navavatu OM, protect us both together,
Om Purna Madah
Purnimidam That is Perfect. This is Perfect. When Perfection is taken from the Perfect, Perfect alone remains.
Evening Prayers in the Himalayan Tradition of Shri Swami Rama Om… Om… Om… Asato ma sad gamaya Om, Saha navavatu From Saundarya-Lahari, Wave of Bliss and Beauty Shiva shaktya yukto
yadi bhavati shaktah prabhavitum Avidyaanaam
antas-timiri-mihiro-dvipa-nagari Sudhaa-sindhor madhye
sura-vitapi-vaati-parivrte Om shantih, shantih, shantih
The unmanifested reality can manifest
itself only with the help of Mother Divine. All the forces are under Her
command. Without her help, God is not able even to stir. Is it possible
for the aspirants who have not performed good karma either to worship or
praise Thee, O Mother, Who art worshipped even by the three great powers
of creation, protection and destruction? Blessed are the few that worship Thee, the flood of consciousness and bliss, having as Thy abode the lap of the Supremely Auspicious One, in the mansion built from the gems which yield all desires, situated in a garden on the island of gems, surrounded by divine trees in an ocean of ambrosia. Om, shantih, shantih, shantih
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