Inner Revolution 4 E-Book

Yaśomatīnandana Dāsa

• Herausgeber: epubli
• Kategorie: Ratgeber
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 62

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2025

Beschreibung

The beauty of poetry is also practical. It is said in the Vedic scripture that to be a poet is one of the divine qualities possessed by devotees of the Lord. Like an ornament it enhances the character of a person, if he is using this poetry not for own sense gratification, but for glorification of the Supreme Person. That is the only work of a poet, namely to glorify the all-attractive person, literally Kṛṣṇa. Words that do not glorify the All-attractive Person, Kṛṣṇa, are considered by saintly persons to be like places of pilgrimage for crows. Swan-like devotees who are actually residents of the kingdom of God do not derive any pleasure there. Thus, I follow in the footsteps of my spiritual teachers who were all expert poets and writers. 2016, as a believer and traveler I came to win back faith. Finding shelter with the wisdom texts of the Vedas, a doorway to self-realisation was opened. Self-realisation is nothing cheap, but the sole purpose of human existence. This human form of life is essentially meant for inquiring about the Absolute Truth. When this mystical door opened, I had insight into spiritual truth, substantial, enlightened and blissful. In a state of meditation this spiritual drop touched my heart and I tried to get hold of it. Expressing my experiences in words of poetry helped to channel these spiritual visions and insights. Once I sat on the Pacific Ocean and meditated. A vast consciousness surrounded me and I felt as if I was one with that vast consciousness. Later, I came back to an individual consciousness. I would read about this oneness experience, warned that this is māyā, illusion. In retrospect, this path of illusion (Mayavada) was enlightened by the spiritual master (Prabhupāda) who felt compassion with this delusioned seeker.

Leseprobe

Inner Revolution Poetry

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By Yaśomatīnandana Dāsa (Jan Wolter)

Disciple of His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami

© YOGA PLUS (freelance Yoga instructor) 2025

www.linktr.ee/YashomatinandanaDasa

Part One - From Mayavada to Prabhupada (USA, Europe, Middle East, India 2015 - 2019)

Part Two - Bhakti: Time for Surrender (India, Malaysia, Australia, Europe 2020 - 2023)

Part Three - Devotional Service (Germany, Belgium, UK, France, India 2024)

Part Four - Beyond Birth & Death (Kumbha Mela, Māyāpur, Jagannatha Puri, Vrindāvana, Europe 2025) Ten years of poetry - An Inner Revolution.

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More books of Yaśomatīnandana Dāsa (Jan Wolter): Travel, Learn, Grow book series

Kṛṣṇa Consciousness Basics:

(2013-2023) compiled during world

Teachings of Saints, Holy Places and

travel:

the sacred texts.

Soul Searching

Little writings - Essays on God

Travel, Learn, Grow

consciousness (2023)

Where We Will Wænder

Four Principles of Freedom (January

Overall Balance

2024)

Homecoming

Via Medium (February 2024)

Arcana - a taste of Deity Worship in

Sridhama Mayapur (Spring 2024)

Wisdom of Veda & Yoga: Learning

Śraddhā - Beyond Faith & Blind

the Art of Spiritual Travel

Trust (Summer 2024)

Yoga of Writing (Fall 2024)

Peace Love Union (2022)

Monk's Minimalist Mindset (Winter

Eternal Journey (2022)

2024)

Be Bliss! (2022)

Blissful Bonds (2022)

The Golden Age awaits: Chaitanya,

Green Living (2022)

please arise

Atmārāma - the source of all bliss

(2022)

All One, yet Different - Acintya

Minimalism - Simplicity in Yoga

bhedabheda (Summer 2024)

(2022)

Bhakti-Yoga (Fall 2024)

Spiritual Gentleman (Winter 2024)

A journey of Surrender - Śrī

Spiritual Traveler: Books for Inner

Śiksastakam Commentary (Maha

Freedom

Kumbha Mela 2025)

Fearless - Abhay (Spring 2025)

Travel + Freedom: Storytime

(2015-2022)

Spiritual Traveler - Seven Acts

Journals: Personal Diaries of a

Drama (2023)

spiritual Traveler

The Art of Spiritual Travel (May

2024)

Bhakti (Autumn 2023)

Inner Revolution Poetry (2015-2025)

Bhajan (Winter 2023)

Parikramā - A journey of Deity

Pada Sevanam (Summer 2023)

Worshio

Prachar (Spring 2023)

Join the Party (Spring 2024)

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The Golden Age awaits

avatari’ caitanya kaila dharma-pracāraṇa kali-kāle dharma — kṛṣṇa-nāma-saṅkīrtana

“In this Age of Kali, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has descended to preach the religion of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Therefore the chanting of the holy names of Lord Kṛṣṇa is the religious principle for this age.” (CC Madhya-Līlā 11.98)

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Dedicated to the world

family,

to all the children of God,

to our spiritual father,

and to you, dear one.

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Foreword

The beauty of poetry is also practical. It is said in the Vedic scripture that to be a poet is one of the divine qualities possessed by devotees of the Lord. Like an ornament it enhances the character of a person, if he is using this poetry not for own sense gratification, but for glorification of the Supreme Person. That is the only work of a poet, namely to glorify the all-attractive person, literally Kṛṣṇa.

Words that do not glorify the All-attractive Person, Kṛṣṇa, are considered by saintly persons to be like places of pilgrimage for crows. Swan-like devotees who are actually residents of the kingdom of God do not derive any pleasure there. Thus, I follow in the footsteps of my spiritual teachers who were all expert poets and writers.

2016, as a believer and traveler I came to win back faith. Finding shelter with the wisdom texts of the Vedas, a doorway to self-realisation was opened. Self-realisation is nothing cheap, but the sole purpose of human existence. This human form of life is essentially meant for inquiring about the Absolute Truth.

When this mystical door opened, I had insight into the spiritual truth, substantial, enlightened and blissful. In a state of meditation this spiritual drop touched my heart and I tried to get hold of it.

Expressing my experiences in words of poetry helped to channel these spiritual visions and insights.

Once I sat on the Pacific Ocean and meditated. A vast consciousness surrounded me and I felt as if I was one with that vast consciousness. Later, I came back to an individual consciousness. I would read about this oneness experience, warned that this is māyā, illusion. In retrospect, this path of illusion (Mayavada) was enlightened by the spiritual master (Prabhupāda) who felt compassion with this delusioned seeker. Śrīla Prabhupāda thus captured the heart of the spiritual traveler and entranced him to follow the principles of Hare Kṛṣṇa - chant, dance & feast. Thus engaged in Bhakti, one can taste true satisfaction and happiness which is derived of detachment and practice. By following a simple life and chanting the Mantra that liberates the mind, the path of surrender is cleared. By surrendering to the divine discipline, the spiritual master and transcendental literature, one is assured

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devotional service, the greatest achievement of human life. Once in association with Sadhu, Guru and Shastra, the spiritual traveler found the perfection of his life's journey which is to love God, the Absolute Personality who is kindly referred to as Kṛṣṇa, the All-attractive Person. Kṛṣṇa thus conquered the heart of the searching adventurer and transformed it into a beautiful vessel.

Pouring out the mundane consciousness of eat, sleep, mate and defend to fill the heart's pot with Kṛṣṇa Consciousness. Fully fulfilled with this Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the spiritual traveler started taking this path of surrender serious. He was chosen for greater responsibilities and inquired submissively. Eventually, a spiritual master officiated him in the spiritual science of Bhakti-Yoga. As a messenger, the spiritual traveler would carry the sublime teachings of Prabhupāda and his followers around the world. So, the spiritual traveler would go to every place, practice and share Hare Kṛṣṇa.

‘Everyone you meet, tell them about Kṛṣṇa.’ To spread Kṛṣṇa Consciousness became his service and soon, he would come back to the home of this transcendental teaching. Here, the spiritual traveler would fetch from the original source of the Absolute Truth and go beyond the mere belief of Birth & Death.

The spiritual traveler got a message that his family members are dying, lo’ and behold, just when he was taking a dip in the holiest of rivers. Cleansed from the mundane consciousness, he could understand that Kṛṣṇa Consciousness is eternal life. His prayers for deliverance were heard and his mission took on greater scale. The pilgrimage to the Maha Kumbha Mela, Śridhāma Māyāpur, Jagannatha Puri and Śrī Vrindavana Dhama were thus captured within this writing, to find purpose in this pilgrimage and surrender a whole life to God. Eventually, the heart's pot was filled again, and the spiritual traveler took it back to the needy and thirsty people in his ancestral home. Pouring it into their hearts, this Love of Kṛṣṇa is shared as an eternal reality, beyond words, life & death.

Love of Kṛṣṇa is the heart of all journeys, poetry, mental speculation, physical work and yogic practice. Only by the mercy of Kṛṣṇa and His devotees can one attain pure love for God. By pleasing the devotees and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the heart is fully fulfilled. May this writing be pleasing to you.

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Part Four

- Beyond Birth & Death -

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Dedication

nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale śrīmate kadamba kanana-svāmin iti nāmine nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale guru dasa jayadvaita-svāmin iti nāmine

nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāmin iti nāmine

Please accept my humble obeisances

All glories to you,

All glories to HH Jayadvaita Swami,

All glories to his Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada.

Hare Krsna, Dear Guru Maharaja!

Dear Kabamba Kanana Swami,

My homage to your Lotus Feet,

May there be all fame & glory.

What does it mean to be

compassionate to thee, especially, the fallen conditioned entity?

By your shining mercy,

even amidst dark Kali,

we proceed steadily

to spread Kṛṣṇa, eternally.

By your shining example,

in the dark age of hypocrisy,