A LAMP IN A WINDLESS PLACE
The Mind & Heart of God
Poems
by Raymond Reichman-
A lamp that does not flicker in a windless place,
To such is compared a yogi of subdued thought
Practising Union with the Self
Bhagavad Gita (Maharishi Translation)
The Yoga of Maditation (Dhyana Yoga)
Chapter VI,Verse 19
From Chapter One | The Mind of God
They did not know
Nor I
That in my act of asking
Lay the seed of His granting
And in my meditation I rose
Up through the clouds I rose
Into a light
And gently uttered “Master”
Then I returned to Earth
And cried some more
Real tears
…And now I cry in memory
…And also now in gratitude
I think I see the Mind of God
I think I see a glimpse
I think I see the Mind of God
I think I see a glimpse
I asked, I prayed, I cried:
“Show me your Mind, Dear God!
A boon, a boon, one boon
Only one, Dear God, no more”
I cried in pain… real tears.
No one saw, all saw
They did not know my quest
They saw only the wounded lion
Some pitied, some ate of my flesh
All were embarrassed
But they did not understand
They did not know my prayer
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