All Is One

Advaita’ is Sanskrit for non duality, Where all of everything is unit of one, living or non-living are false reality, To non-living we pass when life is done Ignorance is evident in what some seek, God is not a pedlar for their needs, Some seek him on a mountain peak, Some barter gifts with their greed! God is not entity that dwells outside, God is you and me and all of universe, Even In the tiniest of atom god resides To seek God, deep in self one must immerse! Safron robes or be it spotless white, Some mystic lamp or ringing bell, Musical hymns or other ritual rite, Is not the way to him, Let me tell! Those holy books you hold in hand, read and quote through all your life, Holy words most don’t understand, Misuse it like a double edged knife! Do not ask god to buy you a house, Or favour you with an exam pass, not a referee betwixt you and spouse, Ask him not to adjudicate such cause! On many a pilgrimage to holy lands, Fasting and obedience of many kind, Walk bare feet on sun baked sands, Those who do are spiritually blind! Spread goodness, share it around, Reject greed and help all who need, Good deeds are prayers sans sound, blessings come from poor you feed! God resides in many words of truth, In the heart of innocence of a child, And good lost to arrogance of youth, In perfection of orbits, in forests wild! Define not God with your weak soul, sketch him not with your meek claws, God is truth that embodies the whole, Too resplendent for our eyes with flaws! God lives in calmness of your mind, In that inner glow of light that is life, Focus deep within, and you will find, In the goodness in you he is rife!