You
A little poem written at my shrine this midnight when I should have been meditating...
God-man, grandfather, secret friend
Pharaonic in your silences and stares
Elusive in your maddening love
Absconding with my freedom
Boycotting my dreams
You prowl at the edge of my everything
Propped in my heart like some saint
Watchful as a sphinx, indifferent as stone
Soul-guide, envoy, enigma
Keeper of my keys, puppeteer
Tugging at my strings,
Maestro of my anguishes and cries,
Trailblazer, bright comet, my strange valentine
Embedded deep like a thorn.
You’re constant, meticulous, relentless
Playing at your tricks and graces
You cast me away, then
My confidante, draw me near.
Is it true that your love’s so deep?
Watch over me tonight
Rock this wretched crib when I sleep.
– Jogyata.
About the author
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
Jogyata has given classes and talks on meditation for the general public for over 30 years, both in New Zealand and around the world. He has published a collection of stories about his experiences as a student of Sri Chinmoy.
'You two have been friends for many hundreds of years'
Meditation: Touching The Infinite
A Divine Phone Call
In this interview, Jogyata talks about how his life journey led him to meditation and spirituality, and how it has changed his perspective on so many things. Part of the 'Seeker's Journey' series of interviews.
Play VideoRelated stories
Sri Chinmoy's students describe their inner and outer experiences.
If I could remember this in my daily life now, I'd be a very high soul
Charana Evans Cardiff, Wales
Reflections on meditation
Janaka Spence Edinburgh, United Kingdom
In the Whirlwind of Life
Pradeep Hoogakker The Hague, Netherlands
Bhutan, A Country Less Travelled...
Ambarish Keenan Dublin, Ireland
In the Right Place, At the Right Time
Eshana Gadjanski Novi Sad, Serbia
A 40-Year Blessing
Sarama Minoli New York, United States
Learning to love songs ever more
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
How I learned from Sri Chinmoy
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States
Sri Chinmoy meets St. Peter
Paramita Jarvis Kingston, Canada
My Life with Sri Chinmoy: a book
Tejvan Pettinger Oxford, United Kingdom
I felt a bell ringing in my heart
Charana Evans Cardiff, Wales
Why run 3100 miles?
Smarana Puntigam Vienna, AustriaSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
Sri Chinmoy's vision of the Peace Run
Harita Davies New York, United States
An airport meditation experience
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Winning the Swiss Alpine Marathon
Vajin Armstrong Auckland, New Zealand
A direct line to God
Vajra Henderson New York, United States
My daily spiritual practises
Muslim Badami Auckland, New Zealand
Meditation: you make progress just by doing it
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
No prior experience needed
Samalya Schafer Berlin, Germany
Except where explicitly stated otherwise, the contents of this site are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. read more »
SriChinmoyCentre.org is a Vasudeva Server project.