Daily Prayers

Maa, O our Divinely human Friend and Beloved, Comrade of our souls, eternal Witness of all our thoughts and feelings, privy to all our acts. Thou art the stable Anchor amidst the ever shifting sands and the ever changing scenes of life. Thou art the unchanging ground amidst the changing seasons, the ever burning Splendour amidst the ever changing hues of the skies.

Mother Divine, Thy Heart is our sole refuge and shelter amidst the raging storms and turbulent winds, the Nest where our souls are nurtured and nourished before we are ready to fly, the wide brooding Wings that support and guide as we fly to distant and uncharted horizons, our Permanent Home where we find eternal Rest and Abiding Peace.

May all find the supreme rest and peace in Thee, the inner felicity that comes by taking shelter in Thy arms of Love.

May Thy Peace and Joy fill our earthly life and all its creatures.

Maa Maa Maa Maa Maa Maa Maa Maa Maa

Mother Divine,
to possess nothing, to regard nothing as one’s own, to receive all that comes as Thy gift, to hold it as a temporary trustee before they pass on to other hands, to remain inwardly untouched, unaffected, detached by the ‘having or not having’, to use them rightly if not divinely, without bringing selfish considerations or under the impulsion of desire is perhaps the best way to utilise the forces that circulate and pass through us changing hands as it were.

But we either make the mistake of thinking them as our own, using them without discernment for ourselves and others, or else afraid of them as obstacles on the spiritual path, give them away, preferring the barren life of an ascetic. The path of balance is however the most difficult, perhaps this is the ‘razor’s edge’, to be in the world but not of this world, to live in the world but not for the world.

To live in Thee, for Thee, by Thee, whether in rags or riches, whether in poverty or plenty, owning nothing, not even oneself since all is Thine and belongs to Thee, shunning nothing since all is Thyself. All is Thy Play with Thyself in different masks. All is Thy Glory, revealed or hidden. And while one has to act upon each mask differently taking into account its laws and qualities, one should never forget that in the hiss of the arrow and the kiss of the flute, in the blaze of the guns that destroy and in the flash of light that welds and joins it is Thou, Thou alone.

And we are Thine for all eternity.

Maa Maa Maa Maa Maa Maa Maa Maa

Mother Divine, life is a jigsaw puzzle where all the pieces are as if scattered all over. We try to arrange the pieces and solve it according to the preferences of the ego or the fancies of desires and the puzzle gets more and more complicated. The more we try to solve it with the mind, even using our highest analytical reason we are often complicate it even further. The mind with its partial knowledge, most often of the surfaces of things, tied to its preconceived, often rigid ideas, easily prone to the influence of desires straining for temporary gains, subject to various attachments, moved by the ego-bound personality of the moment is simply unable to put our inner house in order. Yet until that is done, man’s outer life remains a thing of endless conflicts, struggles and sufferings that are the consequences of this giant ignorance.

True remedy, the lasting solution begins when we realize that the mind is a very limited instrument and there is something greater, much greater called the Divine Wisdom. And greater even than the Divine Wisdom is the Divine Grace and Love. It is only when we truly surrender to the Grace, entrust ourselves to Her Action that we truly begin to understand and the riddle of life begins to get solved. It does not mean that the Grace will fulfill our desires that we with our limited capacities could not. That will be absurd, since it would mean that the Divine Grace is like an arbitrary Power without any Wisdom or Love. Though it may even do so for us to realise the absurdity of our longings and the limited satisfaction they may give us.

When Thy Grace acts, a great churning begins, throwing out at first all that was suppressed as a catharsis, exposing all that is hidden and, finally rearranging, reorganizing our life on an entirely new basis. It is only when the work is nearing completion that we begin to wonder and marvel at Thy Divine artistry and the far-seeing Wisdom that denies nothing, takes up everything in our nature and the world around us, refines, purifies and then transfiguring each element places everything in a new divine order, the true arrangement as it should be in the highest, widest, truest and deepest Vision of it.

Oh, how wonderful it is to trust Thy Grace completely, how simple and easy, magical life becomes, a profound marvel, a perpetual wonder and joy when all is given to Thee, when all is taken up by Thee.

Maa Maa Maa Maa Maa Maa Maa Maa

Mother Divine, our most beautiful, most precious moments are those when we are alone with Thee. As a mother You know and provide all that we need inwardly and outwardly even before we have asked or even become conscious of it.

Mother, sweet Mother, as a Guide, You not only lead us through the paths meant for us, but also protect us against the dangers within and without, most of all the danger from our own self. Not only do You Guide and Protect, in all critical moments You carry us safe in Your arms and it is only when we have crossed the perilous bridge do we realize what the passage meant.

As a Friend and Confidante, it is You alone who listens and understands not just the words but the thought, feeling, intent and everything else that is behind it. Indeed You know us more than anyone including what we ourselves can know, yet who never judges or condemns but is always there to help, to heal, to succour and even to enjoy together. Your counsel looks beyond the moment and sees the yet unborn future. Your denials are a Compassion and if You let us go through the difficulties and challenges of life it is only to help us progress fast and draw nearer to Thee.

What else and whom else would one need. The whole world and its powers are a travesty of Thy Beauty and Light and Love and Power. What else can one want but to walk with You alone on any and every path through which You choose to take us, O eternal Guide, Friend, Beloved….

May our hearts grow tranquil and free. May our thoughts grow luminous and pure. May our body grow receptive to Thy touch.

Maa Maa Maa Maa Maa Maa Maa Maa Maa

Mother Divine,
how much beauty You have lavished upon earth and in such abundance and variety as if all the moods of Infinity found a just place and right balance. The dangerous and the delightful, the vast and the tiniest, all have been woven together in a rich and harmonious tapestry that is constantly changing its hues and scents and colours. There may be life elsewhere and surely there must be but perhaps nowhere could be found this richness of forms than here, upon earth.

Yet amidst all this wonderful harmony and the sense of unity, man seems to be alone and isolated, locked within his mind which is a world in itself, a world that is often not in harmony with the rest, a world often restless, anxious, afraid, turbulent, looking for a safe and stable spot, a secure space where all is peace and beauty and bliss. Yet he refuses to make effort in finding the true and lasting solution as if afraid of losing his littleness that acts as a comfort zone in the vast blue infinity. He has trimmed his wings, tied them neatly and coloured them with impressive colours. But he is afraid to use them for the one main purpose which is to soar and fly.

Maa, for millions of years man has moved as a nomad still searching for his stable home, the home from where he wandered here. Now the day of redemption, the moment of return, with all the experience gained, has come by Thy Grace. Let this Divine hour be not wasted Mother. Let there be no more wanderings any further. We implore Thee, with whatever strength we can summon to fulfill the Yoga this time so that we cross over the perilous bridge from the human to the Divine without lapsing back into the old stupidities. May the earth no more suffer its shadow nor man suffer the fall.

Om Anandamayee Chaitanyamayee Satyamayee Parame

Mother Divine, Maa,
of all the bondages of ignorance, one of the most difficult seems to be human attachments. Even when the heart is free of any longing, yet it suffers from the sufferings of those whom we love and responds to the vibration of true love. Though love itself can be and ought to be beautiful but it tends to get mixed in weak and narrow vessels with egoistic sentimentality, demands and passions and thence degrades into lust and attachments. Very soon its innocence, purity, beauty and intensity is lost in the whirlpool of desires, or its beautiful face gets covered and distorted with insecurities, fears, and will to dominate and worse things to which history has been a witness. Or else it turns into a tepid routine of duty no longer fed by the flaming tongue of sacrifice. Of all the Godheads, Love is the most demanding. If Ananda requires a complete abolition of desires and pleasure seeking, Love demands a complete self-giving, a glad sacrifice of all one is, without any demand, even of acknowledgement or reciprocation. That is why even when love turns towards Thee to realise its highest possibility, it is unable to soar beyond bhakti and devotion full of demands, to utter love, self giving and abandonment to Thee, demanding nothing except the joy of loving Thee eternally.

Maa, Thou hast taught us by example the great Secret of Love. Thou hast unraveled the great Mystery of Love. Thou hast set into motion the Highest, Intensest, Purest vibration of Love in our hearts. Thy Love purifies, redeems, transforms all with joy and in such a beautiful way that it all seems natural and effortless. Sadhana becomes easy and spontaneous rather than a thing strenuous requiring great effort of tapasya and will. Just to open to Thee and give oneself completely is enough.

Grant that we may be ready for this love and all in us respond to the touch of Thy wonderful Love, O sweet Beloved.

Mother, O Mother, Mother Divine, make us entirely Thine. Thine in everyway, Thine everywhere, Thine for all eternity.

Maa may all effort and impulsion and prompting of our will impel us towards Thee.

May each quiver in the brain and nerve say Maa Maa Maa.

May each pulsation of the heart say Maa Maa Maa

May each twitching of the muscles be Maa Maa Maa

May each longing and passion cry Maa Maa Maa

May each desire reach out to Thee saying Maa Maa Maa

May each feeling run towards Thee whispering Maa Maa Maa

May each thought climb towards Thee on wings of Thy Name Maa Maa Maa

May each cell, each pore of our body radiate Maa Maa Maa

May each sense rush out to receive and greet Thee in every form and name with Maa Maa Maa

May we become full of Maa Maa Maa, completely and in all entirety Maamaya, Maa Maa Maa Maa

Maa Maa Maa Maa Maa Maa Maa Maa Maa

Mother Divine, Maa,
let our heart become a transparent mantle of Thy Love. May Thy Love radiate far and wide joining all hearts harmoniously in a vast embrace. May Thy Love transform us so completely that nothing of the old untransformed movements remains and all is made of a single weft of Thy Love. May Thy Love be the Victor over all resistances releasing the divinity hidden behind appearances. May Thy Love enter our brain filling our nerves with its transforming nectar. May Thy Love enter our heart and turn it into a temple, an abode of Her Permanent Presence. May Thy Love impel our life and all its movements and fill our breath with its fragrance. May Thy Love penetrate the body entering deep into our limbs and organs and tissue and cells. May all become a single continuous flow of Thy Love.

Maa Maa Maa Maa Maa Maa Maa Maa

Sweet Mother, Mother Divine

Mother of Beauty, Wisdom and Might, wake up the sleeping lions of Bharat, fill them with your energy so that they may become strong and luminous vehicles for Thy Light and Force to radiate all around, dispelling the darkness with their roar. Come, Mother come, dispel the darkness, slay the inner enemies whose names are lust and greed and vanity and egoism. Shatter the forts of gloom and the citadels of falsehood. Most of all, Mother Divine, chase away all fear and inertia that holds us back from joining Thy triumphal march.

Mother Divine, let our earth be cleansed completely of all vibrations of evil that pollute the minds of men. Enter into our hearts and mind and inspire us, children of the Earth, towards high and noble thoughts and feelings. Enter our life and body and move our will and actions towards the beauty of the luminous future. Fill us with hope that never dies, the faith that regards nothing impossible by Thy Grace, the strength that never tires, the wisdom that sees Thy Light that is working in the deepest abyss, the Love that knows to labour endlessly and selflessly.

Maa all our being lies at Thy Feet in Thy worship, in Thy adoration, in Thy Service and Thy Love.

Jai Maa Jai Maa Jai Maa Jai Maa Jai Maa