The Divinity of the Master
As a born religious leader,
Was seen in his every word,
As well as in his every deed.
He remained in Narendra’s look,
Always as an open living book,
That explained the eternal souls,
As against the perishable bodies.
His total renunciation meant,
A life time non-attachment
To woman or wealth, that can
Easily corrupt the mind of anyone.
To his disciples, he advised,
To give up lust and greed,
And to be always good,
In order to realize God.
He came to revive the faiths
And the spiritual aspirations
Of those millions of Hindus
O’er a period of 3000 years.
He encouraged Personal Gods,
And worship of symbols,
As one can realize ultimately
The “Oneness” with God easily.
The “Oneness, ” he meant
That God pervaded to activate,
On this earth, all living beings
As well as material bodies.
What he advocated always
Were not the creeds or dogmas,
But one’s deep inner experience
That ensured spiritual progress.
“God listens to prayers
And fulfills the needs
If sincerely one prays.”
Thus he encouraged prayers.
I love your last stanza. We have a saying in my part of the world, prayer changes things. I believe it does. Kind wishes, Sandra
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Sir, you have done a yeoman service by rendering the lives of great spiritual leader from India in simple English verse/ I salute you. Regards, CP He* found the fire of faith in every seed, He realized God in all forms and creed. Saints of many faiths had come to him Embraced them to fill his cup to the brim. A great soul to see the unity of religions Fatherhood of God, brotherhood of man He chose Narendra+ to spread this message. To fulfill Guru's will he managed the stage *Swami Ramakrishana +Christened as Vivekanand