2022

In honor of the 40th anniversary of her Guru’s departure from his physical body, Rohini reads her poem “Muktananda mahasamadhi 2022” and shares a few minutes of silent reflection and meditation.

know place to go…

October 2, 2022

ache of abandonment
arches
bliss of boundless
meeting

surrender serves
us all

prana apana
in hale
ex hale

hideandseek

Muktananda left
and never
leaves

the soul rests
in the Truth

Beleagured

October 2, 2022

Know place to go…

October 1, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “know place to go” and shares a few minutes of silent meditation and reflection.

September

rational eyes…

September 25, 2022

reason wreaks havoc

on God’s kingdom

God becomes a serf to

those embodying

ration all

cold reason lacks

viveka raging

forth discernment

abandoned

scorching hearts

that find solace

in leaving matter

to those who could

care less

God greets those hearts in

the unmanifest

with fullness

of

Love

Seeking harmony on a deeper level / caring for the greater good

September 25, 2022

Rational eyes…

September 24, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “rational eyes” and shares a few minutes of silent meditation and reflection.

against the grain…

September 18, 2022

we need farmers
to grow
love

but

don’t lose your
self

in
them
and
irrigate
the field

let God
irrigate
love and
leave farmers alone

Secretive and loyal to family

September 18, 2022

Against the grain…

September 17, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “against the grain” and shares a few minutes of silent meditation and reflection.

best feature…

September 11, 2022

anger strangles us
while telling
us
our rage
frees us
to express
our selves

the joke is on
us
for the one
with humor
is lucid

and

the one with
hubris
is
rigid

Squelch your own agency

September 11, 2022

Best Feature…

September 10, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “best feature” and shares a few minutes of silent reflection and meditation.

deflated…

September 4, 2022

when we are

full of

ourselves

we are so

small

we fill the

smallest space

believing we are

huge

individuals miss

us

Invite ego death +

September 4, 2022

Deflated…

September 3, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “deflated” and shares a few minutes of silent reflection and meditation.

August

jump ship…

August 28, 2022

lode stone hero

hero ine

in my mind

only

all action for

my good

weighing others

down

so they can’t fly

but stay with me

supporting my happiness

in misery

eventually they jump

over board to

drown in

God’s bliss

in steady

contra diction

of their supporting

role for me

willing to just be

with all climb into

the boat

willing to accept

whatever seat offered

by God

so that we all

fly to gether

in Love

Cause ego death +

August 28, 2022

Jump ship…

August 27, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “jump ship” and shares a few minutes of silent reflection and meditation.

poof…

August 21, 2022

image
mirage
bag of bones

fools us all

so real

yet cannot drink

come closer

evaporates

disappears

destroyed in a flash
as light reveals
truth

miss creation

that was never

sustainable

Free the soul to truly Love

August 21, 2022

Poof…

August 20, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “poof” and shares a few minutes of silent reflection and meditation.

which mirror…

August 14, 2022

hold on

do not let

go

be consistent

in idea of

self

eventually

the mirror will

agree

with you

just a bag of

bones

wish you had broken it

Arrogant fighter

August 14, 2022

Which mirror…

August 13, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “which mirror” and shares a few minutes of silent meditation and reflection.

deep dive…

August 7, 2022

navigating three
worlds
of

waking dream
deep sleep

we plunge into

blue of

turiya

then

emanating from

informing with

sat chit ananda

bathing in

Muktananda

Ambient abuse

August 7, 2022

Deep dive…

August 6, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “deep dive” and shares a few minutes of silent meditation and reflection.

July

becoming…

July 31, 2022

Guru is the

means

not

the Guru

gives you
the means

the Guru gives
the Guru

so the Guru

is
the means

bathe in the Guru

to become

who you are

Happy

July 31, 2022

Becoming…

July 30, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “becoming” and shares a few minutes of silent meditation and reflection.

disciple…

July 24, 2022

what ever

we
pro jected

onto

Baba

Baba remained true

to

God Guru

never swerved off

course even

when we

decided he had

perfect Muktananda

perfect reflection

perfect model

for us

not to be

fooled by

our karma

our destiny

if all is God

then all is

Muktananda lived

all is all

Protecting self by not feeling

July 24, 2022

Disciple…

July 23, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “disciple” and shares a few minutes of silent reflection and meditation.

here and now…

July 17, 2022

Guru is the means

means

Baba is the means

means

Guru gives disciple

the Guru

Baba is always

here as

means never

disappears

and though appears

to have left

Baba remains with

disciple all ways

as long as disciple

knows Guru

is the means

Muktananda

emerges emanates

out of disciples

Focus on others’ mistakes / quick to criticize

July 17, 2022

Here and now…

July 16, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “here and now” and shares a few minutes of silent reflection and meditation.

here here…

July 10, 2022

B

Baba is

b

a

is not

o

s

t

a

l

g

i

a

Baba is alive

n

his disciples

continuing to practice

sahaj samadhi

with

God and Guru

in the Heart

Baba is

not a memory

Baba is

by using memory

to rest

in Heart

with God and

Muktananda

all the time

our lifestyles are

all different

surrendering to

Guru

brings us inwardly

to no difference

we all then have

Baba’s darshan

today and every day

Able to offer critique

July 10, 2022

Here here…

July 9, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “here here” and shares a few minutes of silent reflection and meditation.

Guru in a box…

July 3, 2022

locked Baba

in

my memory

with no

air

to breathe

stifling grace

so

can keep

my idea

so

never change

bathing

in nostalgia

as

something special

forgetting

that Baba

called

old shoes

the ones

solidifying

God Guru

sadhana

break out

and

free Baba

within

as

Muktananda

Micromanage

July 3, 2022

Guru in a box…

July 2, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “Guru in a box” and leads a short period of silent meditation and reflection.

June

source…

June 26, 2022

generate the

shakti

know where

fuel

is

turn on

by turn in

surrender to

God within

and God with out

side with God

then always

full

never

empty

Have repulsive relationships with everyone

June 26, 2022

Source…

June 25, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “source” leads a couple of minutes of silent reflection and meditation.

job description…

June 19, 2022

lover of God

p

r

vocation

c

activity

i

c

e

everything else

ruse

fools into

believing

less

rise to

deepest

level

nothing special

just lover

God

Generous spirit

June 19, 2022

Job description…

June 18, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “job description” and leads a silent reflection and meditation.

ways and means…

June 12, 2022

upaya

shambhava

be with experience

shakta

let whatever comes

up

letters arise

in mind

anava

function

appropriately

Heart

mind

matter

so simple

too difficult

deceives the

one who looks

for glory

Love reveals itself

in arduous

practice

when we

finally

surrender

to Be

let arise

function

Abandons

June 12, 2022

Ways and means…

June 11, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “ways and means” and leads a few minutes of silent reflection and meditation.

misinformation…

June 5, 2022

numb for an

hour

call it meditation

hyperfocus call

it mindful

matrika has me

in her grips

fool i am to think

i am

Creative

June 5, 2022

Misinformation…

June 4, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “misinformation” and leads a few minutes of silent reflection and meditation.

May

descent…

May 29, 2022

cry

a

l k

long

o

w

truth

not opinion

matrika

reveal truth

resting

layers under

fog

Transmission is non-verbal

May 29, 2022

Descent…

May 28, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “descent” and leads a few minutes of silent reflection and contemplation.

rules of the game…

May 22, 2022

mystic

not magician

mystic

not psychologist

mystic

not theologian

mystic

just mystic

jest or

mystic

know place

know playing field

know rules of

game

know calls

know strategy

know terms

defined by vocation

in lane of

Love

Insecure

May 22, 2022

Rules of the game…

May 21, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “rules of the game” and leads a short period of silent reflection and meditation.

on the 114th birthday of Swami Muktananda…

May 15, 2022

this

is

to day

Baba is

with me

every day

here

hear

Baba calls

us to

prayer

as always

to temple

of Heart

where Baba

lives

where God

lives

and reflects

out in

world

Baba is in every

day

here guiding

us home

i pranam to his

form

expanded as the

world

Be prepared

May 15, 2022

On the 114th birthday of Swami Muktananda

May 14, 2022

Rohini reads the poem she wrote in honor of Baba’s 114th birthday, then leads a few minutes of meditation and silent reflection.

play on letters…

May 8, 2022

succinct

because

a

n

t

type

clear vocabulary

because

a

n

t

spell

matrika creates

spell

only magic there

is

God’s magic

creates world

of letters

letters

fetter us

in prisons

we believe are

lovely homes

for our souls

matrika magic

wake up

wake up to

no text

use matrika to

unlock

the ununderstood

tamas to

sattvic

by

name

form

meaning

Childish

May 8, 2022

Play on letters…

May 7, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “play on letters” and leads several minutes of silent reflection and meditation.

nobody…

May 1, 2022

not an alchemist

can’t change

monsters into men

demons into devoted

disciples of the

Divine

what a fool

i’ve been

not a magician

thank God

a lover all

along

finally happy to be

God’s gofer

Handling the situation

May 1, 2022

April

Nobody…

April 30, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “nobody” and leads a brief period of silent reflection and meditation.

sounding…

April 24, 2022

tone

volume

color

word choice

intention does not

show

dive down the

submarine

to discover informing

substance

your stance deep

pends

on this

your vehicle assesses

based on

your depth

don’t miss message

because you only

light touch

brutally reflect

so that the

periscope

sees clearly

Willingness not to please the demoralizer / not kowtowing to the insecure

April 24, 2022

Sounding…

April 23, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “sounding” and leads a few minutes of silent meditation and reflection.

real estate…

April 17, 2022

be careful
out there
in the desert

no dessert for
you or
anyone

we are destined
to community of
sorts

until our
Guru has fully
taken up
residence
within

then we cannot ever

say we are

alone

Guru guiding us

so desert
or town
no matter

there is no matter

only God and Guru

which includes

All

Demoralize

April 17, 2022

Real estate…

April 16, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “real estate” and leads several minutes of silent meditation and reflection.

demon academy…

April 10, 2022

Hiranya headmaster

we are taught

not to reflect

not to love

not to care

not to resolve

we are educated

because no one is self taught

what we learned depends
on academy we
attended

learned to hate

learned to manipulate

learned to destroy

learned to discard

learned that only i
exist

each other a
unilateral stamp

we all paid
attention to
our studies

now do we
continue or

change vocations

Banish

April 10, 2022

Demon academy…

April 9, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “demon academy” and leads several minutes of silent reflection and meditation.

music of the sphere…

April 3, 2022

r

God’s solo

u

n

d

repeated

e

g

u

l

a

r

l

y

who calls

h

o responds

same

o

n

goes r

on

u

n

d

revolving

a

r

into

h

day

n

d night

erupting

h

y

t

h

m

s

until bored

and we finally
shut our eyes

Demoralization

April 3, 2022

Music of the sphere…

April 2, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “music of the sphere” and leads a few minutes of silent reflection and meditation.

March

whole note…

March 27, 2022

love back

not unctuous
back

we sing
together

t

love

g

e

t

h

e

r

dissonant
discordant
diatonic
in tune

in harmony
love to love

brings
the perfect
symphony

now continue
that
forever

God’s solo round
repeated

Unwanted

March 27, 2022

Whole note…

March 26, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “whole note” and leads a short period of silent reflection and meditation.

kaleidoscope…

March 20, 2022

vibration colors

our vehicles

what color
are you

are you
a color

vibration
vibrating vibes
vibing
the world

reassuring reaction

tuning fork
to hell

open up
to love
vibration of
no vibration

vibration of
stillness

in tune

with God’s
luminous
colors

Abandons

March 20, 2022

Kaleidoscope…

March 19, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “kaleidoscope” and leads a few minutes of meditation and silent reflection.

all or nothing…

March 13, 2022

to Love All

surrender to All

not lost
in temporal

merged in
Love of All

senses sense
Love of All

emotions emote
Love of All

thinking thinks
through
Love of All

the screen
screams back
Love of All

no choice

just

Love All

Abandoned

March 13, 2022

All or nothing…

March 12, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “all or nothing” and then leads a short period of meditation and silent reflection.

resole…

March 6, 2022

resolve

o

love

v

e

s

r

love

s

o

l

v

e

sorrow

l

r o

resolve

s e

o

l

v

e

s pain

resolve to

e

sing in Heart

t

return to resolve

brings joy

to Heart

Banished

March 6, 2022

Resole…

March 5, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “resole” and leads a few minutes of meditation and silent reflection.

February

spite full…

February 27, 2022

self effort

right effort

surrender

to Love

stubborn children

hold on to

self

hatred

and miss

joy of
playing

life

Your system is being exposed/caught which gives you the opportunity to grow and change

February 27, 2022

Spite full…

February 26, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “spite full” and leads a short period of meditation and silent reflection.

imperative…

February 20, 2022

Guru Loves

has to

nature

we do not

easily

work to Love

Guru

the means to

God

up the mountain

to Love

not easy

so easy to have

Guru Love us

of course

should

but we get

no thing

until we return

the call

and

love back

Abused by life and abandoned by God

February 20, 2022

Imperative…

February 19, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “imperative” and leads a short period of meditation and silent reflection.

vak…

February 13, 2022

in the wilderness
we call out

a solo voice

in anguish

the chorus watches
feeling sympathy

for the unknowing

until the voice
joins
merging their voice

was never alone

in the first
place

no wilderness

no place

no solo

no anguish

just All
playing nicely

by Self

Angry that God didn’t fix your life/save you

February 13, 2022

Vak…

February 12, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “vak” and then leads a few minutes of quiet reflection and meditation.

in unison…

February 6, 2022

perceiver

not perceived

as long as i

perceive God

i am not
e

i am
y shadow

thinking i

am

no time no thought

no difference

consciousness

plays without

interference

of my

petty

ideas

i i am

call response

song of

God playing

souls choristers

praising

God

God praising

God

Gaming life as if you have the key

February 6, 2022

In unison…

February 5, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “in unison” and leads a few minutes of silent reflection and meditation.

January

last laugh…

January 30, 2022

f

appropriately

a

r

f

u

l

knowing

h

a

t

facing

a

n

o

get

there

fast

enough

to be able

to then

see what

was given up

and laugh

why did it

take me

so

long

Everyone out to get you

January 30, 2022

Last laugh…

January 29, 2022

Rohini reads aloud her poem “last laugh” and then leads a short period of silent meditation and reflection.

which silence…

January 23, 2022

loud in

silence

not make

superior

nothingness no one

sings songs

stillness

shatters

illusion

engaged presence

supports

s p

e

a

k

i

silence

g

no abandons

r abandoned

People are worthless

January 23, 2022

Which silence…

January 22, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “which silence” and then leads a short period of silent meditation and reflection.

and again…

January 16, 2022

stink bugs
us all

God creates
sustains
destroys
conceals
graces
reveals

for what purpose
God knows

reve(a)l in the show
or
devolve in delusion

we all play our
part

Maintain vacuity

January 16, 2022

And again…

January 15, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “and again” before leading a brief period of meditation and reflection.

bathers…

January 9, 2022

we swim in

vibrations
modifications vrittis
of chitta

some we know

by smell taste
sound sight

feel so
well we run
but though
we believe these
are worst

know the
ones that
intrude infuse
every moment are
enemy of soul

aware when a
breeze comes
we call by
names that soothe
and hide the
truth
informing all our

days we have no

knowledge fooled
by our selves

only when it is gone

do we become aware
and look for it
in our discomfort
missing the vibration
we breathe and
need to survive

if only we would
see the unease as
the answer and not

return if only

we breathe in the

air of Love and

forsake the impostor

Aware of salient points / see what matters most…

January 9, 2022

Bathers…

January 8, 2022

Rohini reads her poem “bathers” and leads a few minutes of silent meditation and reflection.

anabasis…

January 2, 2022

stay in your head
go no where

travel among the
vocabulary
fools us

feel begins the
journey

to the center

bore in dive

through and we
finally travel

with no letters pretending
life and
even as we rest
in the Heart
life is everywhere
for us
All

Emotionally myopic / can’t see past your emotional state at the moment…

January 2, 2022

Anabasis…

January 1, 2022

As we embark on the journey into 2022, Rohini reads her poem “anabasis” and leads a few minutes of silent reflection and meditation.