Oh My Heart
Oh My Heart
I never expected
That one day
I would talk to you
The way I am doing now.
I am the mind,
And with me are
The body and the vital.
I feel that I need
Your guidance.
The Master is so proud of you.
But look at me:
My will is so weak
My determination ridicilous.
I have tried
To please the Master always.
But I am failing.
"My dear mind,
I am happy you have come,
But please allow me
To bring you in front
Of my elder friend-
The soul."
"I myself am sometimes weak,
But my dear friend- the soul
Is never weak.
It always listens to the Master.
When it visits me
I am so happy."
My heart,
I tried to listen
And even talked to the Master.
But to my utter shame
I must confess
I talked and talked
Only to myself
For such a long time,
I was even proud of myself.
"My mind,
You know that the Master
Always forgives and forgets-
The list is endless.
Now you try
To forgive yourself as well."
Oh, my heart,
I may forgive myself,
But will your friend- the soul
Forgive me?
The soul is one
With the Supreme's Will
And who knows...
"Oh, my mind,
Without their forgiveness
You wouldn't be able
To live on earth for a second!
Without the Master's Compassion
You would not walk
On the Road of Eternity!
Without the Master's Light
You would perhaps even..."
Please, my heart, please
Stop it.
Just show me the way!
I feel helpless!
It is not that I am ungrateful-
It is much more difficult
To listen to the Master
Now that he is not in
The physical anymore.
I have had the privilege
To see him a few times
And so I was convinced
Of His Absolute Divinity.
But without seeing him anymore...
"Oh, my mind,
We are chosen,
We are destined!
Do not give up!
This was,
This is,
And this will always be
The Master's promise.
You do not depend on yourself."
He never disappoints us.
So let us not disappoint him.
Oh, my body and vital,
Did you listen?
My heart is speaking.
I want to listen.
Please! Be silent.
My dearest mind,
This time you are not talking
To yourself.
You are talking to your own higher self-
The soul.
Doris Cott
July 22, 2008