TY - BOOK AU - Hixon, Lex Sinha Jadunath & Sena Rāmaprasāda AU - Lex Hixon AU - Jadunath Sinha AU - Rāmaprasāda Sena TI - Mother of the universe:: Visions of the goddess and tantric hymns of enlightenment SN - 817822190x U1 - 204.35 PY - 2004/// CY - Delhi PB - New Age Books KW - Kālī -- (Hindu deity) -- Poetry KW - Kālī -- (Hindu deity) KW - Kālī N1 - Introduction: The Nature of Mother Wisdom Tantric Hymns of Enlightenment Please be gracious to the singer of this song! Satisfy every level of our hunger! Entrust your breath and being to the Mother! T'his poet can only cry in ecstasy Though my mind wanders everywhere, I am not to blame The total madness of her love Every conflict in my life has been resolved I move only as you move through me My blissful Mother exists fully through every creature! There is nothing left but you The agony of death will vanish instantly Even the deepest darkness of this world is simply her light! I am a child reaching out to catch the moon Lost in her paradox, perplexed by her play Sing ceaselessly the name of Kali Unveil the self-radiant diamond of your essence Beat the great drum of fearlessness This poet longs to love, not to disappear Why do you continue to test my soul? You will discover a new gem every moment Wherever I go there is only Kali Please bring my poems with you Vast har\'est of illumination for all living beings Listen to me, Death! I throw the dust of pure devotion into the eyes of Death Could a foolish poet grasp her mystery? Dissolving the demons of egocentricity Please sever with youM)rilliant sword of wisdom Simply abide at the primal root of awareness Pay no heed to narrow-minded persons I have received the clear order that Death must die Consecrate your being to pure love This poet knows truth directly as Mother! During deep meditation, I no longer encounter I What gift can I offer you? Who can comprehend your countless revelations? Do what you will with me! The enlightenment of the whole being White ants of selfish desire --W^Temain in deep depression? Turn around and rectify your basic error Why disappear into formless trance? I am always within light Who can keep a blazing fire tied in a cotton cloth? I refuse to sing your praises any longer! I reside in the mystical court of the Black Queen Sail with me! Sail with me! The diamond essence of awareness Gaze into your own original face! You have forgotten your essence My entire being shining with your name Its value beyond assessment by the mind Now please bring your small child home I have a serious grievance to settle She is ever elusive, ever free I have embraced you at last. Supreme Lady! O poet who constandy forgets Now only the Goddess remains Everyone is babbling about what happens after death Do you not feel foolish adorning clay statues? I cannot live another moment Shiva is lost! Lost in Mother! My heart awakens to your truth The substance of every suffering will vanish A country fair for those mad with love I ponder my dilemma ceaselessly Only you My Divine Mother plays the role of a poor village woman All rituals of religion have fallen away How courageous I must he! What can you do hut cry aloud Ma, Ma, Ma and he free? Why is Mother Kali so radiantly black? My Kali flies millions of mind kites I have turned away from Mother's shadow play Watch Kali swing! Let her swing! Cremation grounds are your great delight How well I know that fool's sorry fate! See' all in her and her as all Her nature as pure reality can never he described! I would not even care to he an emperor What is the meaning of your nakedness? Encircle the wild elephant of mundane mind Your life is the life of the entire universe Will you ever heed my mad longing? O small self, you are a sparkling fish What do they care for the opinion of the world? No limited vessel can cross a shoreless sea ^ Can the thorny scrub tree hear sweet fruit? ' n Kali's wisdom thunder rumbles Those who long for conscious union with reality Kali's sword and Krishna's flute are one Now put down your terrible sword You have not yet encountered the brilliant Magician O blissful Mother, you alone remain You will never comprehend my Mother Are you a Goddess made of stone? How can you hope to grasp her dancing feet? I know and I know that I know August Kali is the destroyer of every limit O foolish mind, time is running away 0 meditator, become the Goddess This is no ordinary wine I am drinking Who cares for traveling? Can anyone tell me why tears stream from these eyes? Who is this Supreme Lady, victorious in battle? Please cherish no hope for this poet Radiant Uma is no ordinary girl My darling, my beloved one, you have come! Speak wisdom to us, sweet Uma Blessed baby Uma is weeping constantly How sweetly baby Uma repeats Ma, Ma, Ma Please meditate on Goddess Kali s beauty ceaselessly My" precious human birth has been wasted utterly Abandon whatever limits you cling to Give up your hopeless dispute with Kali None will survive the fury of her illumination Stop! Stop! Cease and be still! Conquer Death with the drumbeat Ma! Ma! Ma! She is the infinite dream power of reality She is truth! She is awareness! This is the only longing of my soul Do I dare disclose her secret? 1 am gone, gone, forever gone Awake, arise, and never rest The play of my soul is over May I now become dust beneath my Holy Mother s feet! Contemporary Visions of the Goddess Some Reflections on Ramprasad by Shuma Chakravarty Dancing with Mother Kali by Cassia Herman ER -