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All images (c) Nicole Katz, Mary Cuddehe, July 2011

Propagation of Spiritualism

Happy Shivaratri

Not everyone in the movement recognizes this holiday. In fact, I’d never heard of it until I got this card. Here is some background on how to celebrate.

Backjacks

These are used for meditation in the Golden Domes and the MSAE Hall of Bliss. When I was growing up I assumed the backjack was a TMO invention. But that is not the case

The Holy Tradition

See that figure in white at the bottom? That’s Maharishi. He is standing before his master, Guru Dev.

Grace

saha nāv avatu | saha nau bhunaktu |
saha vīryaṃ karavāvahai | tejasvi nāv adhītam astu | mā vidviṣāvahai |

Let us be together
Let us eat together
Let us be vital together
Let us be radiating truth, radiating the light of life
Never shall we denounce anyone
Never shall we entertain negativity

The Birthday Song

happy birthday to you/
heaven on earth to you/
happy CC [cosmic consciousness]/
happy GC [god consciousness]/
happy unity to (name)/
Through you, heaven on earth for all/
(harmony)through you, heaven on earth for all

Veda Lila Round II

One unbounded ocean of consciousness in motion
in waves of creation flowing, an ocean of knowingness, ocean of consciousness.
One unbounded ocean of consciousness in motion, in waves of the veda flowing, ocean of knowingness, ocean of consciousness.

(key change)

One unbounded ocean of consciousness in motion, fully awake within itself, consciousness fully knows itself, consciousness, knows itself
When consciousness knows itself it becomes both knower and known
When the knower knows the known the dynamics are called the process of knowing
Knower knowing and known
Knower knowing and known
In the language of the Veda these three are known as Rishi, Devata, and Chhandas.
Rishi is the knower
Devata the knowing
Chhandas is the known together they are flowing
In one unbounded ocean of consciousness in motion
the samhita of the veda is flowing as knower knowing and known
knower knowing and known

(key change and a capella)

The samhita, of rishi, devata and chhandas
put together they are three in one reality
In one unbounded ocean of consciousness
One appears as three while remaining unity
One appears as three while remaining unity

(original lyrics had them ordered as knower, known, and knowing for the rhyme, but they changed it to knower knowing and known for the order of the process)

MSAE School Anthem

Fortunate are we to be born at a time such as this
Diving deep within the self we know that life is bliss
All the world we see, in the light of the unified field
As we grow in unity the truth of life’s revealed
So we give thanks for the gift of this knowledge Heaven sent
And sing the praise of Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment

Education is ideal, when the knower, known, and knowing unite
Three in one reality makes learning pure deligh.
Nature must be pleased, as a witness to wisdom’s rebirth
Young enlightened sages bringing peace to all on earth
So we give thanks, for the gift, of this knowledge Heaven sent
and sing the praise, of Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment

Victory Before War

Victory, before War
No one’s violating the laws of nature anymore
sound the triumphant horn, no enemy will be born
we meditate and then create a positive permanent peaceful state
Victory before war

The west coast has mountains and a mighty ocean
On the east coast the world can be bought and sold
But here in the heartland each field is a treasure
Brimming with soil that is gold

(Can split into harmony here — I believe it’s simple thirds for the harmony)

This part of the county is a place for growing
As day after day unfolds
The strength of the land is the heart of the people
Caring for Iowa gold

Chorus
Iowa Gold this land is filled with wonder
Precious as any rare jewel you could hold
Precious to the life of this mighty nation
Treasure our Iowa Gold

Generations before us, united with nature
And nurtured the lands that we now have and hold
The whole world depends on the fruits of our labors
Depends on our Iowa gold

Chorus
Iowa Gold this land is filled with wonder
Precious as any rare jewel you could hold
Precious to the life of this mighty nation
Treasure our Iowa gold