New Poetry Podcast: Episode 01

In celebration of World Poetry Day, I’m delighted to launch Poetry Vibrations, a podcast sharing bhakti-yoga contemplations for the unfolding soul. New episodes are released once per month, with occasional special offerings.

I’m deeply grateful to the dear friends and well-wishers in my life who have kindly allowed me to share their very personal writings and reflections through this medium. The entire process of this project has deepened my connection with them and with my own spiritual practice. I pray that listeners will also feel spiritually nourished and more connected to the beautiful current of bhakti and to all those who serve as conduits of Her beautiful flow.

Episode 01 features the poem, “Winter Solace,” by Syamarani dasi, excerpted from her memoir, The Art of Spiritual Life.

Read by Manjari dasi

Mixed by Radha Govinda das

Graphic design by Ragalata dasi

Produced by Thakurani Arts Publishing

Winter Solace

By Syamarani dasi

O sister squirrel, cold in the snow

O brother barren trees and bushes, don’t you know?

O robins, O humans slipping on the ice

Don’t you know that we’re all souls, and that the soul never dies?

O huddled kitties, we’re by nature blissful, don’t you know?

We’re meant for eternal life, back to Godhead let us go.

Let us chant Hare Krsna and realize our Father

The Creator of all; we’re His and He’s ours.