YOU ARE SO MERCIFUL

Oh God you are so  merciful
 and wonderful towards me,
I have enough foods, clothing,
a roof of my own to shelter my head,
a healthy body to sing your glory,
a pleasant livelihood in which
I used to meet lives of many,
I should say, the whole nation
passing by me,
two successful, humble,
and more importantly obliged  kids,
a beautiful, benevolent life partner,
some really good friends,
who guide and help me,
in my path of devotion and sacredness.

Oh God, now when
I have nothing more left to achieve,
I am fully satisfied,
I need to pay back the debts those I incurred,
from you my creator, my owner, my benefactor,
 I need sing your glory, your graces,
with full volume, with all my heart.

Your love

Loving you in adverse situations,
in my days of failure,
while I am in sorrow,
and even when
 I am among abundance,
I am jubilant with success or achievement
with the same intent, with the same emotion
is the grandeur of my feelings.

Soothing things and adverse events,
are the results of my past deeds,
and misdeeds, so I never relate them
to my devotion for you.

I know, You are judicious and loving,
towards all of your creation,
and  I am no exception.
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The way you are bold in your love,
for all of us, your whole creation,
I try to be bold in my love for you.

Mind

I am trying hard to control,
my mind and its flows,
and make them go in one direction.

Incessantly I try to drive out
the  thoughts of people, events
and replace them with His thoughts,
my heartbeats  for Him.

Often, past brakes into it,
uninvited like an unruly storm
and shatters my focus.
Present, lulls me to retort to entertainment,
and causes a break in my concentration,
future thoughts, disturbs me
by  making me concern about the people I rely.

Maybe, the most difficult work,
under the sun, is to control one's own mind.

Still I am confident, that one day,
only He will be in my mind,
and guide me to become His. 

He is everything to me

Is there anyone,
more important than the Almighty?
Is there anything,
more pious than His name?
Is there any poem,
more precious than His prayer?
Is there any work,
more pleasurable than thinking about Him?
Is there any topic,
more interesting than talking about His deeds?
I have only one answer,
"No"
What about you?

My journey

Mine is a journey,
from earthly to eternal,
from darkness to divinity,
from expectations to satisfaction,
from shrewdness to innocence.

People would act according to
their understanding,
their perceptions of life,
their character and heart,
and ultimately their goal of living.

Therefore,
 I do not mind who does what.
 I do not feel disturbed by
their actions and reactions.

Here until and unless,
I am thoroughly truthful,
I am free from ego and selfishness,
I can't even begin this journey.
Until my mind carries ,
grudge or enmity,
 jealousy or anger,
its not worth going there.

I always keep this thing in my mind,
that He loves me, He is with me,
and I should always polish my actions,
take care of my words,
control my thoughts and emotions
in order to  make myself ,
worthy of Him,
acceptable to Him.

जगन्नाथ

सर्व उत्पति, स्थिति, विनाश
तं मध्ये  प्रतिष्ठित  सतत
गतः, स्थितः भविष्यः च 
कारकः, कारण  त्वं जगन्नाथ। 

असार इदं संसारे  त्वं  हि
सकल  तत्व, सत्व सार
 तेजोस्त्वं  ओजोस्त्वं
प्रभो, त्वं ममः  हृदयेश्वर।  

Conflict and Resolution

There can not be vainglory, selfishness,
hypocrisy in the mind of a man in devotion,
so he can't have conflict with anyone.
Whosoever comes close are welcome,
don't come, I never mind, choice is their's.

Devotion can be  a solo journey,
through the path of constant learning,
concentration, meditation,until enlightenment,
and lost in devotion at the end.

Now, I have control over my words and deeds,
but I am yet to control my mind.
Shamefully for me,
it still roams in thoughts,
not related to devotion.

I have only one resolution,
in this new year, to control my mind,
 tie it up with the Almighty,
and keep the tie firm.