Dark Eyes - Ananda Chants WK 10

Описание: "Dark Eyes" is a devotional song that expresses a deep, mystical longing and connection with a spiritual presence symbolized by "dark eyes."

This song is included in the Ananda Songbook and reflects Swami Kriyananda's poetic style of blending cosmic imagery with personal spiritual experience, inviting the listener to remember and seek the divine presence that calls silently yet persistently.

LYRICS

I’ve known them forever:
They’ve haunted my slumber,
And called to me out of the deeps of space.
The love that they promise
Has helped me remember
Another time, a caring embrace.

Dark eyes in the morning,
Dark eyes in the evening,
Dark eyes in the starlight at end of day:
Dark eyes that speak silence,
They whisper, “Come find me:
You’ll never know true love, if you stay.”

Now I seek them in the wintertime,
Oh, I seek them in the spring:
Those two dark eyes draw my heart away
To where sun and moon sing!
I laugh now in the summertime,
When ripples on the river play.
I laugh, soaring with the meadowlarks.
Love has made my heart gay.

Repeat first verse.

WHY WE SING
We sing the devotional song "Dark Eyes" to express and evoke a deep, mystical longing for the divine presence symbolized by those "dark eyes." The song captures the timeless spiritual call that haunts the soul’s slumber and draws the heart toward a loving, caring embrace beyond ordinary experience. Singing it helps devotees remember their eternal connection with the Divine, encourages seeking that presence through all seasons of life, and celebrates the joy and freedom born of divine love.

Its poetic imagery of cosmic calling, silence that speaks, and the joyous soaring with meadowlarks inspires an inner awakening and a heartfelt invitation to pursue true love and spiritual union. Thus, "Dark Eyes" serves as both a meditation and a prayer, nurturing devotion and the soul’s yearning for God’s intimate companionship.


ABOUT THE SERIES AFFIRMATIONS AND RAYS - THE SOULS JOURNEY THROUGH THE ANANDA PALO ALTO SUNDAY SERVICE

Each week, we share short video clips from our Ananda Palo Alto Sunday Service, featuring chanting, choir music, prayers, readings, and minister talks. These topics and readings are drawn from the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda.

We share these shorter clips to allow listeners to focus deeply on a single experience. By engaging fully with these moments, anyone dedicated to reaching their highest potential can experience profound and positive change through focused intention on these teachings.

Paramhansa Yogananda’s guru, Sri Yukteswar, taught him to meditate deeply on a single passage or aphorism until its spiritual vitality was fully absorbed. Sri Yukteswar famously noted, "Wisdom is not assimilated with the eyes, but with the atoms." By following this example, we can use these teachings to fight against karma and find the freedom to explore our own spiritual solutions, supported by the vibration of the Guru.

CURATED PLAYLIST RESOURCES

2026 Affirmations and Rays Series Complete 52 Weeks Menu of Links:    • 2026 - Affirmations and Rays - The Souls J...  

For additional musical inspiration, please explore our curated playlist resources:

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Our schedule begins at 9:00 am PT with the Fire Ceremony and Purification, followed by the Sunday Service and Festival of Light at 10:00 am PT.

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CREDIT BELONGS TO:
All videos are from the 2026 Ananda Palo Alto Sunday Services. The talks are based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda as given to us through many talks, books and pieces of music by Ananda's founder Swami Kriyananda.
Swami Kriyananda's books and music are published by Crystal Clarity Publishers - https://www.crystalclarity.com.
Self-Realization Fellowship publishes the Cosmic Chants in a book by the same name. - https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/p...

All Sunday Services utilizes the following Crystal Clarity published resources:
Affirmations For Self-Healing
Rays Of The One Light
Whispers From Eternity
Ananda Chants
Ananda Songbook