When the Mind Slips Inside

When the mind is turned outward; it craves For the objects and things, it perches upon And desires for their unceasing enjoyment Yet forever remains crazy and unsatisfied. Strangely, the more it possesses, it wants Still more and strives for, to attain more To pacify its increasing appetite for more The craving grows with no end in sight. It knows well the fleeting nature of things Since they come and go and hence shifty Never provide it with permanent succour And yet cravings for them never ever cease. Train the mind to turn inwards resolutely The same vacillating mind shall harness All the powers to attain a positive thinking That leads to simplicity bereft of craving. Hence know for certain that a mind when Slips outside in the sensory world, it falls And when with perseverance indefatigable It slips inside; it rises to a new awakening.