Tuesday, 3 July 2012

DISPASSION [a poem]

Through dispassion and the balancing
Of the pairs of opposites through life cleansing             
He can free himself from emotional reactions
Moods, feelings, desires and imperfections

Thus he can with ease
Reach the point of peace
That he needs for further penetration
Into spiritual liberation

It is the tool to bring this great change about and man
The victim of his desires and lower nature can become man
The victor, and triumph over flesh and evil
Without any upheaval

It is brought about when the lower self
Becomes aware of the higher self
When the soul is reflected in the mind
And can deliver in kind

Through non-attachment to the lower
He identifies himself with the higher
He becomes desireless
He can handle loneliness

He sees all in the light of eternity and not of time
He is not attached to anybody and holds no grime
He does not criticize in thought, word or deed
He learns to live as a soul; free from body need

Life becomes a field for service and new conception
And not a field of sensuous perception
He does his duty and meets every need
And frees himself from ties and bonds in deed

As the sun draws near and vivifies the earth
Naught can it take from out the earth
Likewise he lives through giving   
With no thought of receiving                      

The love of the soul and the qualities
Of wisdom demonstrated through activities
Are brought together on earth
And a pure spirit comes to birth

EDGEBA

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