Poetry
Poetry is unique in expression and is not bound by the rules of language and grammar. Short, pithy verses can go to the heart of the matter and throw light on subtle points with focus.
Large Poems
Yoga Vasistha in Poem
The Yoga Vasistha is a manual for the sincere spiritual seeker. Through the use of stories and illustrations, Vasistha brings out the most subtle points, not in theory but for practice. The way of bringing out these points inspires the seeker towards their actualization in practice—both in life and the mat—these being one and the same. The opening story of the first chapter sets the stage that both life which includes all activity and meditation or practice lead to the goal like two wings of a bird.
It took about a year to complete this work which is dedicated to Swami Venkatesananda whose writings and teachings on the Yoga Vasistha have inspired this effort. This work is not intended as a complete poetic rendition but expressing in poetry what I myself found most useful.
The print friendly version has been set in (11″ wide x 8 1/2″ high) landscape format in two columns to save paper and reduce size. The eBook version is in one column with a smaller page size, formatted to work best with most readers.
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This graphic has the inspiring and important closing verses from the Yoga Vasistha in Poem.
Smaller Poems
Till Foolishness is Exhausted (12 Feb 2012)
Can the Heart Expand to This? (12 Feb 2012)
A Part or Apart (30 May 2011)
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The Extraordinary in the Ordinary (12 Jun 2011)
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