High on Waves is a compilation of Swami Satyananda Saraswati's poems, spanning several decades. These pure, simple and sattwic verses are like the waves of Sri Swamiji's inner Ganga, which bathe the reader in bhakti and faith, and take one on a pilgrimage to higher dimensions of consciousness.
From childhood, Sri Swamiji's penchant for spiritual composition was evident. At the age of fifteen, he translated the classical text, Vairagya Shatak, by Sage Bhartrihari from Sanskrit to Hindi. Such inspiration could only be a manifestation of sadhanas and samskaras from previous lives.
After he left home, the writing continued. At his guru's ashram in Rishikesh, the flowers of his sentiments were offered at Swami Sivananda's feet through songs to guru as the source of all knowledge. Thereafter, whether living as a parivrajaka, wandering mendicant, or leading a world yoga movement, Sri Swamiji always found moments to inscribe in verse the voice of his soul.
As these verse songs have been written over a wide period of time, they provide glimpses of the different stages of spiritual life that a sadhaka can pass through. They contain the inspiration of a spiritual aspirant and also the wisdom of a realized saint, as well as the knowledge of the Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads, the Vedas and the Puranas. The subjects are vast, but each composition will awaken in us the purest and most sublime sentiments.
Sri Swamiji called these creations 'High on Waves'. The poems do not necessarily follow a standard rhythm or metre, for when a saint's heart vibrates to divine notes verses are created spontaneously. Traditional rules of grammar or syntax no longer apply, as their significance lies in their inspiration.
As Sri Swamiji says:
That which has neither note nor tone, That which does not recognize speed or cadence, For the special listener, let me sing such songs. Every word in this collection will inspire the faithful, filled as they are with the fragrance of a saint's inner world.
All Is You | 83 |
Be Fearless | 67 |
Blessing to Yoga | 77 |
Dakshina | 87 |
Declaration of Freedom | 81 |
Diwali Message | 105 |
Don't Call Me God | 85 |
Festival of Life | 4 |
Fragrant Flower | 65 |
Free as a Bird | 45 |
Freedom from Vrittis | 113 |
Gunas | 75 |
Guru and Turiya | 121 |
Guru Poornima | 107 |
Guru Poornima Message | 73 |
Guru Poornima Message | 91 |
Huge Heart | 13 |
Illusion | 79 |
Impenetrable Barrier | 111 |
Indweller of the Heart | 27 |
In the Innermost Chamber | 43 |
Let Me Roam | 109 |
Let My Life go on as it is | 23 |
Life | 69 |
Life's Divine Sport | 25 |
Little Children | 117 |
Maha Saraswati | 14 |
Make Others Laugh | 49 |
Melting into Light | 10 |
Message to New Sannyasins | 38 |
Message to the Sadhaka | 37 |
My Guru has Shown Me the Path | 47 |
Niranjan | 41 |
No Greater Power than Faith | 55 |
Ode to Mrityunjaya | 70 |
Ode to Tapasya | 96 |
O Traveller | 7 |
Power of Mind | 123 |
Prayer to Guru | 53 |
Sankalpa | 31 |
Showers of Samadhi | 19 |
Slowly, Friend | 57 |
Soaring High | 131 |
Surrender | 102 |
The Form of Ishta | 29 |
The Grain of Truth | 95 |
The Happiness I Seek | 17 |
The Last Journey | 3 |
The Measure of Surrender | 61 |
The Path of Heroes | 127 |
The Path of the Disciple | 101 |
The Way of God | 63 |
Turn the Gaze Inwards | 21 |
Two Beautiful Flowers | 133 |
When Trials Come | 115 |
Where is my Path? | 89 |
White Swan | 8 |
Will of God | 124 |
You are the Instrument | 59 |
You Gave Me Light | 51 |
You Must be Ready | 129 |
Your Soul and My Soul Synopsis of the Life of | 119 |
Swami Satyananda Saraswati | 134 |
Guru Stotram | 136 |
High on Waves is a compilation of Swami Satyananda Saraswati's poems, spanning several decades. These pure, simple and sattwic verses are like the waves of Sri Swamiji's inner Ganga, which bathe the reader in bhakti and faith, and take one on a pilgrimage to higher dimensions of consciousness.
From childhood, Sri Swamiji's penchant for spiritual composition was evident. At the age of fifteen, he translated the classical text, Vairagya Shatak, by Sage Bhartrihari from Sanskrit to Hindi. Such inspiration could only be a manifestation of sadhanas and samskaras from previous lives.
After he left home, the writing continued. At his guru's ashram in Rishikesh, the flowers of his sentiments were offered at Swami Sivananda's feet through songs to guru as the source of all knowledge. Thereafter, whether living as a parivrajaka, wandering mendicant, or leading a world yoga movement, Sri Swamiji always found moments to inscribe in verse the voice of his soul.
As these verse songs have been written over a wide period of time, they provide glimpses of the different stages of spiritual life that a sadhaka can pass through. They contain the inspiration of a spiritual aspirant and also the wisdom of a realized saint, as well as the knowledge of the Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads, the Vedas and the Puranas. The subjects are vast, but each composition will awaken in us the purest and most sublime sentiments.
Sri Swamiji called these creations 'High on Waves'. The poems do not necessarily follow a standard rhythm or metre, for when a saint's heart vibrates to divine notes verses are created spontaneously. Traditional rules of grammar or syntax no longer apply, as their significance lies in their inspiration.
As Sri Swamiji says:
That which has neither note nor tone, That which does not recognize speed or cadence, For the special listener, let me sing such songs. Every word in this collection will inspire the faithful, filled as they are with the fragrance of a saint's inner world.
All Is You | 83 |
Be Fearless | 67 |
Blessing to Yoga | 77 |
Dakshina | 87 |
Declaration of Freedom | 81 |
Diwali Message | 105 |
Don't Call Me God | 85 |
Festival of Life | 4 |
Fragrant Flower | 65 |
Free as a Bird | 45 |
Freedom from Vrittis | 113 |
Gunas | 75 |
Guru and Turiya | 121 |
Guru Poornima | 107 |
Guru Poornima Message | 73 |
Guru Poornima Message | 91 |
Huge Heart | 13 |
Illusion | 79 |
Impenetrable Barrier | 111 |
Indweller of the Heart | 27 |
In the Innermost Chamber | 43 |
Let Me Roam | 109 |
Let My Life go on as it is | 23 |
Life | 69 |
Life's Divine Sport | 25 |
Little Children | 117 |
Maha Saraswati | 14 |
Make Others Laugh | 49 |
Melting into Light | 10 |
Message to New Sannyasins | 38 |
Message to the Sadhaka | 37 |
My Guru has Shown Me the Path | 47 |
Niranjan | 41 |
No Greater Power than Faith | 55 |
Ode to Mrityunjaya | 70 |
Ode to Tapasya | 96 |
O Traveller | 7 |
Power of Mind | 123 |
Prayer to Guru | 53 |
Sankalpa | 31 |
Showers of Samadhi | 19 |
Slowly, Friend | 57 |
Soaring High | 131 |
Surrender | 102 |
The Form of Ishta | 29 |
The Grain of Truth | 95 |
The Happiness I Seek | 17 |
The Last Journey | 3 |
The Measure of Surrender | 61 |
The Path of Heroes | 127 |
The Path of the Disciple | 101 |
The Way of God | 63 |
Turn the Gaze Inwards | 21 |
Two Beautiful Flowers | 133 |
When Trials Come | 115 |
Where is my Path? | 89 |
White Swan | 8 |
Will of God | 124 |
You are the Instrument | 59 |
You Gave Me Light | 51 |
You Must be Ready | 129 |
Your Soul and My Soul Synopsis of the Life of | 119 |
Swami Satyananda Saraswati | 134 |
Guru Stotram | 136 |