Across the Mind

At the break of dawn the Saints arise to practice yoga!

 

The mind is like an ocean and the Lord is on the far bank!

Please come! Oh true Guru, my boat's captain . . . . . . . . . . .

 

Billions of lifetimes I've wasted on this very bank:

And to be at Your feet, I gave no thought.

Sorrow and restlessness are burning in my heart!

To get to the other shore, I have not sought . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 

A foreigner to Your land, a native of the soft life,

A fondness of the worldly ways in my vision.

It is like some bandits have robbed all of my self-control!

Each and every cell cries out for passion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 

The Saint is the true native of the far bank of this ocean.

Pure joy is the treasure there: no sorrow.

There is a guard perched on the shore of this vast sea!

And he sees anger and lust as very low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 

The shield of good action and the spear of devotion,

And the sword of knowledge, Lord, I will wear.

"Kripalu" I offer my love at Your holy feet!

Destroy all my enemies: my life repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 

A Difficult Riddle

A Portrait of Joy

Acceptance of Faults

Across the Mind

Attainment

Awakening

Baby Krishna's Bath

Brahmeshwara Aarti

Brahmeshwara Aarti transliterated

Compassionate Master

Cosmic Identity

Dear Baby Krishna

Dedication Page

Divine Guru

Do not get Diverted from the Lord

Forever Kindle the Flame of Faith

Gestures of Krishna

Give Me a Broader Mind

Give to Me Pure Intellect

Gujarati Composite Alphabet

Helplessness

I am Blushing

I will even die for You, my Lord

Keep Your Merciful Eyes on Us

Kripalu Aarti

Lord, Have mercy on Me

Meditation

Mother Kundalini

My Total Goal

Offering of the Soul

One Time Look at Me with Love

Only Guru's Grace

Only You

Only You Can Help Me

Prayers

Protector of Life

Rare Pilgrimage

Realization

Rx to Cross All Difficulties

Service to the Guru

Temple Dhuns

The Final Moment

The Glory of the Saints

The Ointment of Knowledge

The Highest Goal

The Highest Spiritual Practice

The Importance of Humility

The Importance of A Saint

The Importance of the Guru

The Theory of One God

You are the Doer, Oh Lord, not I

 

Kripalu Bhajan

Across the Mind

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Gujarati

Much appreciation goes to Vinit Muniji who selflessly spent many hours with Leela going over this bhajan word for word in 1983 in Pransali, India.

Poetic English Rendering by Leela Bruner 1984

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Transliteration below:

 

Manadaani pele paar

Chaalo, santo manataani pele paar,

 

Dhyaanani naikaa sadguru sukaani,

Yogano oogyo praanahkaala . . . . . .

 

Koti janmo gaakhyaa aa ja kinaare, saamaano naa aavyo vichaara,

duahkha, ashaanti ne shokamaan salagi vyartha vitaavyaa avtaar . . . . . . .

 

Prakritino desha aa videsha chhe, vahaalaa! modano chhaayo anchakaara,

sanyama sanpatti lumti luntaare romr rome vyaapo vikaar . . . . . . . . .

 

Saamo dinaaro svadesha chhe, santo! jyaan chhe sukha-bhandaar,

choki kare chhe kinaare besi, kaam ne krodha chantaala . . . . . . . . . .

 

karma-kavacha saji bhakitano bhalo, gnaanani jhaalo talavaar,

Kripaalu naa charanaamaan sneha samarpi shatruno karo sanhaar . . . . . .

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