Poems of Annihilation

Love’s Last Madness poem 65 “flowers in blossom, lamps aglow, the air is humming with song” “evening smiles” “desires flare up in the heart without end” “a new style of song Darshan sang today” poem 70 & 71 of Mata e Noor by Sant Darshan Singh translated by Barry Lerner Kirpal Singh Jap Ji page 134 Pooran Jyoti Anhad anhat nad Noor Kalam e Kadim romantic mystical urdu poetry ‎درشن سنگھ दर्शन सिंह

The Urdu Poetry of Darshan Singh ‎درشن سنگھ दर्शन सिंह Poem 80 of Mata-e Noor translated to English in poem 64 of Love’s last madness by Barry Lerner “the fervor of my love will never weaken” umr bhar ham Mir assuages Kulliyat e Mir 207 “once one’s head is bowed at your threshold, The days of bowing to the world are over” “Darshan, I will defy the shocks of fate- My zeal to accomplish my work will...

Global Meditation in place talk by Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj June 14, 2020 “we are looking at life from the outside and not from the inside” the world of illusion experience the love of God which we have inside of us. “Because of separation we are all in pain” truly human “shower Your blessings on us so we will experience Your Love” “we are not divided” “make all mankind truly human” Darshan...

Love’s Last Madness poem 63: “from every scene of life his gaze withdrew” “in this age - of coronavirus- what chance is there for hearts to truly meet?” “Till self-oblivion is attained, who can be alone?” Social isolation socially distant global meditation in place isolation “I fought and won the battle of life alone” poem 67 of Mata-e Nur by Dayal Purush Gracious Master Sant Darshan Singh Ji Maha...

Love’s Last Madness poem 62 translation of 69 in Mata e Nur by Sant Darshan Singh “immune now is my heart to life’s sorrows and worldly cares” “but not a one had any inkling of the path to take” crossroads blues Robert Johnson 1936 at route 61 & 49 clarksdale mississippi blake iqbal ghalib coquettish gait wahdat al-wujud

November 16, 1968 in the journal of Thomas Merton rinpoches rangjung Sangay Anais Nin’s under the glass bell Japan by Ruth Benedict “Buddhism is somehow in harmony with Christianity” Redwoods Gethsemani Darjeeling Mim tea estate photographs the three doors I am the door ergo sum ostium

Poem 61 of Love’s Last Madness by Barry Lerner translation of Poem 66 in Mata E Nur by Sant Darshan Singh “at times this path runs through gardens” “I was blessed with devotion” Faiz Ahmed Faiz maqam faiz ko’i rah men jacha aise nadan bhi nah Rumi ei basa mansur-e penhan Farhaad and Sheereen faizahmedafaiznewyranslations.blogspot.com Mustansir Dalvi satsang vatan Dark night dust urdu poetry mystic...

Poem 60 of Love’s Last Madness by Barry Lerner translation of Urdu poem 44 from Mata e Nur by Sant Darshan Singh “the eyes of love imbue all things with beauty” vatan RaviDas ab mohi khub vatan gah pai Guru Granth page 345 Guru Nanak firm resolve strenuous effort gifts of grace Bhago Lalo Sufi philosophy ilmul yaqin ainu’l yaqin haqqu’l yaqin “seeing Almighty God with the eyes of the heart” But Bh...

November 5, 1968 in the journal of Thomas Merton meets the Dalai Lama “the mind” sila the “sitting position for meditation that he said was essential” detachment “temps vierge” Chobgye Thicchen Rinpoche “monks not eating meat” “catholic geshe” Darjeeling Everest

Poem 59 of Love’s Last Madness translation of 65 from Mata e Nur by Sant Darshan Singh “how can you fathom” Darshan’s “story is wondrous indeed” Muqam e Haq fana fi’llah Kasif Madi Latif Latifu-Latif Alam-e Jabrut Sufism Kal negative power Guru Amar Das Iqbal gada-ye jelveh rafti bar sar-e tur Kabir man nirma bha’ia jaisa ganga nir pachhai lago har phirat kahat Kabir Kabir Granth p. 1367 Vaudevill...

Poem 58 from Love’s Last Madness revised edition by Barry Lerner translation of Urdu poem 76 of Mata e Nur by Sant Darshan Singh “the time has come for someone to open up the Taverns in New York “my Raji” is arabic for ascent writhing “the time has come for someone to offer prayers from the heart” “I pray that someone have the heart to listen” “someone should be drinking” “let someone open up the...

The Journals of Thomas Merton October 8, 1968 “May I not come back without having settled the great affair” “I am going home, to the home where I have never been in this body” “catharsis of the Suitcase” Evans-Wentz Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines Bangkok “Beautiful, gentle people, except those who are learning too fast from Americans” satipatthana meditation mindfulness meditation India Calcutt...

Global Meditation in Place with Sant Rajinder Singh Example of Buddha his cousin Devda “thoughts about others should be good” “we think we are better than someone else” “1 + 1 = 1” “an extension of ourself” Kirpal Singh “everyone is my friend” “everyone has equal access to me” difficult times this virus 1918 last rights “take our attention away from the world outside” “the process of going within...

Poem 64 of Mata e Nur by Darshan Singh translated to English by Barry Lerner in Love’s Last Madness revised edition: “what escape has humankind from the prison of sorrow” “a lover finds only the path to the beloved worth taking” the path of devotion is “charming and beautiful” the “secret of life is a “boon of self-oblivion” eternal fire Ghalib ham vahan hain jahan se ham ko bhi Raza quora

Qualities of the Soul - the satsang of Sant Rajinder Singh Ji maharaj science of spirituality satsang inner light and sound empowering the soul through meditation unconditional love connectedness blockages ecstasy the untapped electric power We can place our attention where we choose weekly satsang Darshan Singh sos.org

Reading the Journal of Thomas Merton July 3, 1968 Hatha Yoga Vasishta the news and being left out of your reference group He is becoming a Buddhist California dreaming packing a suitcase decluttering the hermitage New mexico alaska burnt M’s letters

Love’s Last Madness by Barry Lerner poem 56 “the effulgence of the sun and moon” same as 35 in Mata e Nur by Sant Darshan Singh Love has only a beginning page 77 and page 138 Sawan Singh Kirpal Singh Harishchandra Chaddra Hindi commentary Rishikesh Sach Khand Alakh Agam 1948 1974 pita poot “I am setting aplunder the morning from the evening of my life; You should take the morning from the evening...

Mata’e Nur poem 63 of Sant Darshan Singh translated to english in poem 55 of Love’s Last Madness revised edition by Barry Lerner “when affliction assails them, they simply laugh it away” Spiritual Awakening page 120 “once in a while ... bestow a glance” “your mad lovers are cheerful, no matter their condition” “my sadness vanished when the King passed by” line 1690 Attar Conference of the Birds Pe...

Poem 54 of Love’s Last Madness and Mata’e Nur by Sant Darshan Singh translated by Barry Lerner and Harbans Singh Bedi revised edition Rumi masjed-e kuran ze-ab o gel bovad Talash-e Nur verse 129 Rekhta.org santdarshansingh.org gham-e janan ko bhula dun Mansur al-Hallaj Ana’l Haqq “I am God” “love is a secret” Mansoor socially distant master memories Tuka Tukaram “I have the mettle within to contai...

The Journals of Thomas Merton a civil rights activist John Howard Griffin has a theory of white extremists provoking violence. “It is certainly true that the people killed in riots are mostly black” George Floyd curfew in New York the “contemplative mystique” “we should be serious about solitude, discipline and prayer California: Our Lady of the Redwoods monastery Bear Harbor Needle rock Astavakra...

Mata’e Nur poem 3 of Sant Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj gracious master Urdu poem translated by Barry Lerner in Love’s Last Madness revised edition poem 53 “the assembly of master artists revealed a world of radiant beauty” “o cupbearer, pour self-absorbed Darshan a cup of your wine- The vintage that frees the heart from all sense of me and mine” Guru Nanak Sikhism santdarshansingh.org Rekhta.org sufis...

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The Journals of Thomas Merton part VII the end of the journey 1967-1968 the seven story mountain Czeslaw Milosz Burmese Buddhism Basho Penquin “one of the most beautiful books I have ever read in my life” “sitting together in silence” “Old Syrian Liturgy for hermit” mozart quintets Bellarmine merton room Bangkok silence meditation writing General Theological Seminary Redwoods

Whose poetry is this that we keep reading - Sant Darshan Singh’s Mata’e Noor translated to English in Love’s Last Madness revised edition by Barry Lerner poem 52 / 53 “whose threshold is this where my head irresistibly bows?” Another way to drink take away bars in New York a “just complaint” “not remain unsaid” “arias of the intellect” moments of grace Sheikh Sadi Saadi Bustan gol berizad bevaqt e...

The Barsi program of Sant Darshan Singh 2020 death anniversary It behoves all of us to fulfill the purpose of human life Just look within to find him Guru Nanak “we live based on our ego” “we think we are superior to others” “all our problems will be removed when we have our attention on God” intense thirst divine thirst take steps to speedily become one with God the highest knowledge is the inner...