THE MANTHANA

 

THE MANTHANA

There is a manthana within our minds

a tremendous churning of thought, all the time.

The good and the bad fight it out

and win and lose

each day, the same old bout.

Should i, should i not,

is it right ?

is it fair?

does it matter if it’s wrong

do i really care?

There is an Ocean within our mind

a sea of objects to find, emotions to bind

And so it goes

twist and turn and twist again

day after day

after day

a manthan in our minds.

And so it goes

and then one day,

We turn to find

lurking in the heart

Shiva,

a drinker of all the poison spill

of poison thought

Shiva, timeless owner of the heart.

And one day,

we finally follow that heart,

we finally,

follow that heart.

Aum Namah Shivaye.

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.