Kitsilano, British Columbia
Gita Wisdom
Once you were in the body of a very small child
Then you grew up to become a little wild
Your body as a youth showed all this passion
When people carry on in a certain kind of fashion
And then you took the body of a man
Energy went to responsibility as you plan
Then before long your body gets old
You then exit to enter another life of gold
The body will perish but you will not
What I tell you is very good food for thought
The soul is immortal, it will persist
It cannot be injured by sword or by fist
By fluid or water, it cannot be drowned
By fire, not burned, like ashes to the ground
By wind and air, it cannot be dried
No method of destruction will work if you tried
So Arjuna, you really should not lament
For the body that lived in time well spent
You start to focus as a warrior will do
Or else there’ll be ridicule towards your clan and you
The Kauravas are watching every move you make
It’s a matter of duty you’re obliged to take
If you hesitate when something needs to be done
You receive a reaction and that is no fun
Action, and subsequent reaction, is called karma
When we act as expected it’s called dharma
Do your dharma, avoid the karma
Do your dharma, avoid the karma
The world with all its changes will never come to an end
I’m telling you all this because you are my friend
-Composed by Bhaktimarga Swami, The Walking Monk©
May the Source be with you!
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