Bhakti Song: Post Modern Sufi

1.
Khel khel mein
hey prabhu
hey prabu
khel khel mein
ghumar gayo re
aisan kaisan rajan tu?
praja peedti palat gayi dharan karley
singhasan tu
hey prabhu (x2)

Translation:
lost in playing this game dear lord
what kind of a king are you
your subjects are suffering and have turned on you
please come back, and take your throne
oh dear lord
oh dear lord

2.

Tu hi barkat
hey prabhu
hey prabhu
tu hi barkat
tu hi peeda 
jag mein sabka karan tu
dhwani jyot tu
dayavaan tu
pashupati
jagpalan tu
hey prabhu
hey prabhu (x2)
Translation:You are auspicious good fortune
oh dear lord
oh dear lord
you are good fortune
u are suffering
you are the cause of everything in this universe
your light,
you are sound
you are the ultimate giver
you are pashupati (lord of animals and gross beings)
you are the gardener of this universe
Oh dear lord
oh dear lord

3.
Tu hi maya
hey prabhu
hey prabhu
Tu hi maya
tu hi disha 
tu khoya, hara, paya tu
Kan Kan mein tu 
Rajgan mein tu
prem jyot ka asana tu
Hey prabhu
Hey prabhu (x2)
Translation:
You are maya (illusion)
oh dear lord
oh dear lord
You are maya (illusion)
you are the the right direction
you are lost, defeated and victorious all at once
you are in every molecule, every atom
you are the seat of the light of love
oh dear lord
oh dear lord

4.
Tu hi Tare
hey prabhu
hey prabhu
tu hi tare
tu hi Shiv hai
Isu, allah, bodh hai tu
Tu hi kabira
tukaram tu
sita tu hai ravana tu
hai prabhu
hai prabhu (x2)
Translation:You are the goddess Tara
oh dear lord
oh dear lord
You are the goddess Tara
You are Lord Shiva
You are Jesus, Allah and Buddha
You are Saint Kabir
It's you in the form of Tukaram
You are Sita and its you who is Ravana
oh dear lord
oh dear lord
oh dear lord

5.
teri maya
hey prabhu
teri maya
teri chaya
varsha tu hai
badal tu
andhakar mein
pragat hui
voh bijli kad kad vaajan tu
hey prabhu
hey prabhu (x2)
Translation:
Your incredible illusion
oh dear lord
oh dear lord
your incredible illusion
your protective shade
you are the rain
and you are the clouds
your are the lightning
that appears out of nowhere
in the dark
Oh dear lord
oh dear lord

6.
morey naina tadpe tu aaja vey
mora manva tadpe tu aaja vey
morey naina tadpey tu aaja vey
mora manva tadpe tu aaja vey
mora tanva tadpey tu aaja vey
mora jiyara tadpey tu
aaja vey
aaja vey
aaja vey
Translation:My eyes yearn to see you, please come
my mind yearns , please come
My eyes yearn to see you, please come
my mind yearns , please come
My body yearns for you please come
My soul and the very life me in me yearns for you
please come


hey prabhu
hey prabhu hey prabhu
Translation:Oh dear Lord
Oh Dear LORD!

Song of Shiva

Been wondering lately
what its all about
why do the birds they sing
and why do we shout
and then the mountain
he came to me
he said " Sing with me little boy,
and together we'll be free"

He said "Om namah Shivai
Om namah Shivai
Om namah Shivai"

Been wondering lately
how it all goes around
why do we just sit around
and fight over pieces of the ground
and then the river
she sang to me
she said " sing with me little boy
and together we'll be free"


And she sang " Om namah Shivai
Om namah Shivai
Om namah Shivai"

Been up on the mountain
and down in sea
the only salvation
lies within me
and when his music
flows through your veins
thats when the world sings out
again and again

Om namah Shivai
Om namah Shivai
Om namah Shivai

He speaks to me all the time
Sometimes in riddle sometimes in rhyme
But all this babble or so it seems
Just by listening the soul redeems
So in the silence without even thought
In the void within the pot
Beyond the mind
Through the vacant blue sky
As a thoughtless vision
In the minds eye

The Mystic's Song

All i can percieve
And all that i can see
Is twhat ive become
And all that i can be

Im taller than the mountain
And smaller that bee
High into the sky
Yet  rooted like a tree

All that i percieve
All that i see
Is an endless blissfull ocean
Where nothing seems to be
What it seems on the outside
And nothing within

With frosted breath and matted hair
To sit and blankly stare
O' tell me what u see?
O' tell me what u see?
O' tell me is it me?
Or just another reflection
Of  a tiny fraction of eternity

When the butterfly within unfolds its wings,
It is time to drink the sun
through the flowers in the garden of Eden

Yoga escapade in the land of Shiva

Lying here on a rock, in the middle of the Mandakini River, as it flows all around me, submerging me in its harmonic chime; I could easily forget the chaotic gyration of Mumbai. In this moment, there is no before, no after. Just me, the river, the Himalayas and the infinite "nows" that are yet to come. Surely, this is the Kingdom of Shiva himself!

Hidden in the wheat fields of the Himalayan slopes, along the banks of the Mandakini river with the majestic snow clad Kedarnath peak as the backdrop, are 15 tents of the GIO, in Kund, Uttaranchal. Here is where I experienced the Yoga Holiday. Healing the body, balancing the mind, opening the chakras and one's own infinite potential, while dwelling in the awesomeness and oneness of nature, was an amazing concept for a holiday. Yoga in the mornings and evenings, yoga nindra & meditation in forenoon, and the rest of the time to laze and roam in the lap of the Himalayas and frolic in the gushing ice cold water of Mandakini.

The seven day international Yoga Sadhana Camp, in early April, was held under the guidance and expertise of Yoga Guru Sri Rajeshji. The Guru has been conducting such camps in India, Germany, Uganda, Poland, and France.  Recently he returned from Europe, where he conducted Yoga Teachers’ Training workshops, and Depression/ Burnout management through Yoga and resolving other modern-day illnesses.

 At the Himalayan camp, eight Germans, one American, a Dominique Republican, and ten Indians, started their day at sunrise, with chanting of the Guru Vandana- a prayer to the cosmic guru, the Gayatri mantra followed by asanas and pranayama- melting the boundries that exist not only on the map but also in our minds. We were also introduced to the concepts of mantra, tantra, bhakti, spirituality, kundalini, Shiva and Shakti, the various paths of yoga and lots more. In a way, we each received a sort of initiation into an exiting and fulfilling journey in the endeavor to be truly at peace, with ourselves and the World. The teachings were imparted using combination of Yogic Knowledge, Psychology, philosophy and modern science, providing a much more sensible outlook to spirituality and the occult than the “Hocus Pocus” that has flooded the general perception.

Post breakfast meditation sessions with chakra awareness would melt into an early afternoon lunch followed by riverside siestas and dips, and the evenings would end with the Shanti mantra- invoking peace that merged into the sunset. Some days were peppered with group activities, and of course a one day picnic to Tunganath peak, at 12000 feet. The Temple here is said to be over a thousand years old, and the place is rich in the legends of the Ramayana and Mahabharata.  

The camp was a great detox from my vice laden, noise choked life, back in the city. While there was no warden sniffing around for nicotine, much to my surprise, the fresh mountain was enough to calm my thirsty lungs and intoxicate my mind. Through yoga, we cleared the traffic jams that choked our bodies and minds, as we speed down the highway of our being. It’s also an ideal package for those looking for a better understanding of spirituality, without having to put their life on hold. I would highly recommend attending one of these with your partner; though romancing the Himalayas is another joy all together.  

Now, as we all return to our lives, rejuvenated, refreshed and charged to do better on the urban battlefield; we cannot deny the fact that something has triggered inside each one of us, the dawn of something so strangely familiar yet so excitingly new.