932. The Mystery Of Three States. 240408 Poem by Raman Savithiri

King with seven heroic sons,
Ruling many vast regions,
Decked out by his side,
Queen lovely, wisdom wide,
Attended by ministers radiant,
Possessing all four army valiant…

Was woken up,
To dismay hope,
Was told, his only son,
Died all of a sudden!

Traveling on dream wings
Just then as a king of kings
The man astonished….

“To whom should I cry
For loss of seven sons in the dream?
Or loss of one son in wakeful state? ”

- Example from Sri Ramakrishna’s teachings. (to explain wakeful state and dream state)

A mother in her lap, child lovely,
Traveling in a van for a tour holy,
With a sathguru caring,
Enjoyed bhajans singing…
But her mind fixed on baby!

As the time passed,
The mother fell asleep,
Sleep a deep sleep,
Her hands holding the toddler,
Became unconscious deaden!

As the van jerked,
The baby fell down,
Crying aloud,
Bringing a hasty chaos.

The mother too woke up,
Gone panic,
Checking if something happened,
To her dear child….

“When slept deeply,
Where those ‘I’ and ‘mine’ had gone? ”
The sathguru asked,
Safely handing over,
The baby to her.

From Mata Amritanandamayi’s life. (explaining deep sleep state and wakeful state)


Soul witnessing all the three
States of mystery, stands free!
How do I reach the Soul
Being caught in, as a fool
In any one of these states? 240408