by Shraddha
Offered in memory of Swami Tathagatananda who served the Vedanta Society of New York as Resident Minister and Spiritual Leader from 1977 to 2016. Also see: Remembering Swami Tathagatanandaji.
“I am fool number 1,”
I heard Him say.
Like to a magnet this other fool was attracted.
I listened and learned.
Wisdom, not in dogma, but in encouragement.
All my foolishness was welcomed.
A mountain of love, Shiva in Supreme meditation.
A tornado of emotions.
He engulfed and swallowed the venom of my fears.
The obstacle of my excuses disappeared in a whirlwind.
With His heavy step He seemed to cement my will.
My weakness was crushed.
In His mirror I saw my strength.
I open my eyes in His wide laughter.
Each day, I am grateful to Life
Because “Life is God.”
The Sun is The Mother,
Nourishing the seeds of strength He gave.
Whoever is not “Grateful to The Sun” will be depressed.
I face the sun and feel its warmth.
I worship Life and share.
Share, as I expand my heart, further, wider.
In Holy Mother words: “No one is a stranger,
My child. The whole world is your own.”
Thank You, Mother Tathagatanandaji.
