In Ananda Kanan Retreat and Conference Center in Missouri we had the annual Summer Conference of Ananda Marga. It was a very blissful time and it nurtured the development of original artistic expressions. Dada Muktatmananda conducted a class on poetry which helped the participants to discover more about their self and bring it out for the collective. For some participants has been a liberating experience discovering a well of inspiration that could be used as service for all. Here are the poems that got composed during the session. The theme of the poems was: “What is the most important thing in your life”.
You came in my life as bliss
I pray you to remain as bliss
Because bliss is the goal
of my life
– by Ac. Shankarananda Avt.
Devotion is like washing rice
you merge in love divine
— by a Bhuddhist Monk
Deep the breath
took me abreast
and thought, you;
I ‘ m surrounded by the blue;
I will rather linger in the
shadow of darkness
to find there
the fulfillment of the
wildest dream.
— by Ac. Muktatmananda Avt.
Afloat
endless waves
unphasez
with a star above
and the pace of the sun.
–by Ac. Muktatmananda Avt.
Stand,
and to your brothers turn,
at the center the fire burn
mother blessing like flowing river
where life petals never wither
but to the father return.
–by Ac. Muktatmananda Avt.
Brushing words on the canvas
I dare – the revolution come
I quiver in expectation
waiting like a lover
Did I miss something?
A bird in the sky
Fighting for freedom
The target – where is the enemy?
As I punch
the pillow
my anger
gone.
— Ac. Vimaleshananda Avt.
Either we get liberated
or we become carot juice
— by the orange monks
The sun
shining
on a single drop
opens
the stream of love.
— by Ac. Vimaleshananda Avt.
To live
eternity
in an instant
and the universe
in a flower
is the goal
of my life.
— by collective
The stretch
between the countries
wide
I open my arms
and embrace the universe
— by collective
♥♥♥
Broadening the spectrum of the light
— by collective
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The epidemic of life
poetry is for me
The epiphany of life
for my mother was writing
Such a diversity is good
even if people don’t understand
one another.
— by an outsider to the poetry class
♥♥♥
(All images from the Ananda Marga Summer Conference at Ananda Kanan 2014)
