Inspired by two bengali songs from the Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita (Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna)

Oh Mother, Mother make us mad with your Love
And fill our hearts with bliss.

Sweet is Thy name, o refuge of the humble!
It falls like the sweetest nectar on our ears
And comforts us, Beloved of our souls!
Oh Mother, Mother make us mad with your Love
And fill our hearts with bliss.

The priceless treasure of Thy name alone
Is the abode of immortality 
And he who chants Thy name becomes One!
Oh Mother, Mother make us mad with your Love
And fill our hearts with bliss.

Falling upon our ears, Thy holy name
Instantly slays the anguish of our hearts,
Thou soul of our souls, and fills our heart with bliss.
Oh Mother, Mother make us mad with your Love
And fill our hearts with bliss.

Mother is it You? or is it I? Do I do anything?
Mother is it You? or is it I? Do I do anything?
Mother is it You? or is it I? Do I do anything?
Lord of the world
Oh Mother, Mother make us mad with your Love
And fill our hearts with bliss.

Jai Maa!

2016

Make Us Mad With Your Love

She will carry you, She will carry you
She will carry you, She will carry you

In times of trouble, in times of pain
In times of worry I will call Your name
This life is like a circus, never know what will come
but we've got a Mother who is always there
We've got a Mother who will always care

She will carry you, She will carry you
She will carry you, She will carry you

You exist in the temple, You exist in the street
Each and every place my eyes do see
You alone have become this all
The good the bad it is all Your play

May we be blessed with this vision of You in this way
May we be blessed with Your vision each and every day
May we be blessed with this vision of You in this way
May we be blessed with Your vision each and every day

She will carry you, She will carry you
She will carry you, She will carry you

Gatistvaṁ gatistvaṁ tvamēkā bhavānī
Gatistvaṁ gatistvaṁ tvamēkā bhavānī
Gatistvaṁ gatistvaṁ tvamēkā bhavānī
Gatistvaṁ gatistvaṁ tvamēkā bhavānī
(O Mother of the universe - You are my only saviour, my eternal refuge)

Can we learn to serve, so selflessly
Offering all our fruits to thee
Can we learn to serve you, so selflessly
Purify our desires and direct them towards thee

She will carry you, She will carry you
She will carry you, She will carry you


She Will Carrry You

She says,

I am the only one here
Your delusion keeps you in fear
No other exists beyond me.

From the One to the many and the many to the One
I remain unchanged, there's no need to run
No other exists beyond me.

We call upon Your name
We call upon Your name
Oh Mother of the Universe

We call upon Your name
We call upon Your name
Oh Mother of the Universe

So we can
Dive into the ocean of Thy grace, of Thy grace
Dive into the ocean of Thy grace, of Thy grace

Let them go, let them go
Let them go now, all your fears
Let them go

Let them go, let them go
Let them go now, all your fears
They don't serve you anymore

So we can
Dive into the ocean of Thy grace, of Thy grace
Dive into the ocean of Thy grace, of Thy grace

Ekaivāhaṁ jagatyatra dvitīyā kā mamāparā
Paśyaitā duṣṭa mayyeva viśantyo madvibhūtayaḥ

(I am the only One here in the perceivable world. No other exists beyond me. Oh wicked one, see as these manifestations of my energy enter into myself.)

She says,

I am the only one here
Your delusion keeps you in fear
No other exists beyond me.

From the One to the many and the many to the One
I remain unchanged, there's no need to run
No other exists beyond me.

We call upon Your name
We call upon Your name
Oh Mother of the Universe

We call upon Your name
We call upon Your name
Oh Mother of the Universe

So we can
Dive into the ocean of Thy grace, of Thy grace
Dive into the ocean of Thy grace, of Thy grace

Jai Jagadambe mangaladayini
Jai maa maa

Jai Jagadambe mangaladayini
Jai maa maa

(Victory to the Divine Mother of the Universe who grants Auspiciousness)



The Only One Here

We live in a world filled with a wide variety of places to focus our attention. Some beneficial for our spiritual growth and others not so much. Sri Ramakrishna once said " The mind will take the color you dye it with. It is like white clothes just returned from the laundry. If you dip them in red dye, they will be red. If you dip them in blue or green, they will be blue or green. They will take only the color you dip them in, whatever it may be." We spend all day filling our minds with unnecessary things, dying it with undesirable colors. Lets take a break and sing of the Divine, to the Divine in us all...and dye the mind with God.

Steve Larson