Poems ✍️

Narendra, with all his patience,
And wide personal experience,
Stopped his doubting attitude,
Yet, he had no peace of mind.
The need for a broad Universality
O’er the narrow Individuality,
He accepted, in principle,
While trying to be more spiritual.
Though a youth still he was,
Who normally indulged in passions,
He had to overcome such feelings,
And work for common purposes.
He felt, to win o’er the senses,
That caused more temptations,
Mere books weren’t sufficient,
But a Guru was required to assist.
It was at this chosen hour
Guru Ramakrishna’s power
Brought his soul more peace,
And it put his mind at ease.
When he wished to learn
The art of meditation,
His Guru advised him
And like this told him.
“You can see God,
Also talk to God,
If your simple prayer
Is true and sincere.”
“To Him, you can pray
And this much can say,
God I know not Thee,
But I do believe Thee.”

“To keep my mind free,
Kindly reveal to me,
Now, Thy real nature,
What I, all along, crave for.”
Narendra still went on
Practicing his meditation
Under the Guru’s guidance
And lost, often, his consciousness.
His mind became quiet.
That the soul was separate
From the body and free,
He could then clearly see.
To bring on him this effect,
The Guru also played his part,
Which Narendra understood,
Step by step, as days passed.