{"product_id":"being-aum-a-collection-of-poems-paperback-1","title":"Being AUM: A collection of poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMukteshwar Kshirsagar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGauri Kshirsagar\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eMinoti Roy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMinoti Roy\u003c\/b\u003e is a guiding light to innumerable disciples in their journey of life. She has been walking the path of spiritual living since an early age. She received her initiation from Shri Ramkrishna Paramhansa who appeared in her dreams when she was seven years old. In later years, teachings of Swami Vireshwaranand, who was a direct disciple of Sharda Ma, moulded her persona. She has had the rare fortune of having learnt Yoga from Swami Shivanand and Kriya yoga from the ageless Himalayan Master, Mahavatar Babaji, both astrally.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeing AUM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is an English translation of some of her poems originally written in Bengali. These are reflections of an enlightened soul covering a range of subjects including human endeavor and experience of the Divine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMukteshwar Kshirsagar\u003c\/b\u003e, former Deputy Director with the Times of India Group, is a disciple of Smt. Minoti Roy. An alumnus of I.I.T. Mumbai, he is a technocrat by training and has worked as a corporate executive with a career spanning 33 years. He expresses his worldview of human affairs in short stories, essays and poems in English, Hindi and Marathi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdorning the cover is an oil-on-canvas painting by artist by Dr. Renuka Parmar. It depicts the turmoil and churning of the Bhavasagar, i.e., ocean of life. From the churning rises the orb of knowledge, the Eternal AUM. Cover and interior design by Devyani Seth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an offering of \u003cb\u003eCrystal Lighthouse Productions, USA\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcerpts: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe artisan bowed down and touched her feet not knowing why he was summoned. With a smile on her face, the Queen opened her treasure trove brimming with jewels. \"You are the chosen one, pick what you can. Use your art and make me a necklace \" said she. Similar was my fortune when one sunny morning, Minoti Roy, alias \"Monima\", asked me to do the translations of her Bengali poems...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The last six poems in the section titled \"The Experience\" are like a crescendo in a symphony, a fitting climax to a body of heavenly music. Monima recounts how on multiple occasions she is swept off her normal consciousness and visited by imagery of Divinity. \"Spectacle of rising Kundalini\", \"The Yogic Vista\" and \"Worshipping the cosmic union\" is the trilogy of poems capturing her three such out-of-the-world experiences. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnergy crystallizes to take a form displaying itself as matter and matter evolves transcending the form to become one with energy. Incarnation of the Supreme as a human being and the spiritual evolution of a human, culminating in dissolution into the Supreme are designs of Destiny. The final three poems reverberate with the above thought leaving a discerning reader spellbound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeword\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese poems are born out of spontaneity. They were originally written in Bengali at least 25 years ago. Now she feels the time is ripe for this poetry to reach far and wide. With this in mind, a translation of these poems in English was thought of. May all those who read the book, get touched by the poetry and in turn by Divinity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePOEMS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith You in my being - I become AUM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYour abundance pours on me without being asked\u003cbr\u003eFar beyond expectations, in Your glory I bask\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether road ahead or in the lanes gone by, \u003cbr\u003eWherever I see, only You meet my eye\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou shine and glow ever in the light of mine \u003cbr\u003eWhat I scent within is perfume of thine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeluded people think it's me they see \u003cbr\u003eBlind they are towards You besides me\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's Your fragrance alone that pervades every inch\u003cbr\u003eSadly no one realizes and none understand the cinch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePardon the fools, pardon the blind \u003cbr\u003ePardon the ignorant with egoistic mind\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAUM was the beginning and beyond the end is AUM \u003cbr\u003eWith You in my being I become AUM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am AUM, I am AUM, I am AUM\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 84\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 30, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52470980444467,"sku":"9780615910574","price":20.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/YmYrS0ZESzIrNk1KbnJ6NXYzWDhhQT09_26866608-4556-43e7-8da6-0506e4a48ea5.webp?v=1759434946","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/being-aum-a-collection-of-poems-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}