Outside Heat Affects Inside Heat. Poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar

The soul, nothing but the consciousness,
Does not have a throne in you to sit on.
It permeates the entire organism,
Animating within each cell of it
Like heat vibrating a thing, say, water.
Heat outside affects the heat inside.
Likewise the particular environment
Has bearing on the consciousness of the cells.
The body and mind respond to stimuli
And form thoughts and beliefs that affect
And alter the love and hatred feelings
In the consciousness that repair or impair you.
To safeguard you, you must exert due care
In the selection of environment.
29.07.2015.