Ashram Ending poem by Manatita
Transformation, Renewal and Growth with the Patanjali Centre ending in mind by Manatita. The Centre’s poet.
Evolution is the musical cadences and dance of
Creation. Guided by the Light, it transforms and
Preserves Consciousness in motion. All things
Being ever-transcending, like Patanjali’s Yoga itself.
One can say that Indarji was a blessed pioneer, in
The grand scheme of the chosen. It is Love that
Creates and Maya is its body, unreal, yet real, as
Impermanence disappears, into the fullness of Emptiness.
We take our lessons with us, growing as the child into a
Seer, or Sri Indar’s Centre into an Ashram, and eventually
Something else, as the Divine Alchemist, constantly playing
With possibilities, eventually creates another kind of symphony.
All, like Sri Indar, lies on the Elysian lap of Destiny,
Fate’s final waltz. This can be changed by an unchanging
Will, with the blessings or Grace of the Supreme. Yet
Destiny dances on our foreheads, eventually moving
From the sitting room, into the bedroom of effulgent grandeur.
We move, like ardent devotees, into a sort of repose, while growth,
Not unlike youth to maturity, bud to blossom, or metamorphosis
Shaping butterflies, leaves our garments behind, surrendering to the
Spirit, paving a path, for what comes next, on this transmigratory wheel.
I spin, a soul covered by desires, until, like a grand protagonist,
My role is played. Then the Divine asks me to return, to descend
From the heights of immortal nectar, to serve my brothers and sisters,
Humanity, one more time. What a wise Lover, this Beloved of mine!
She never wastes a leaf or a twig, do you think She would squander souls?
Actors must change apparel, to embellish the play, even as the Puppeteer
Who holds the string, dances in and through the puppet, in one
Continuous flow of Consciousness, that the wise Ones call Love. We
Make way for newer experiences, perhaps a charitable foundation, in the
Spirit of transitioning, while we ourselves, move ever closer, to the illustrious Light.
Manatita, The Lantern Carrier. 24th November 2023