Poems of Narad

Desire Captivates our Hearts

Jan. 17, 2005

Greed still holds the world and us in thrall
Desire captivates our hearts and more,
Often leads the spirit to its fall
And the progress of the body we ignore.
The intimate Supreme felicity
Who sits within and still cannot be found
Eludes us by His sheer proximity
Lest silence reign on consecrated ground.
But now the moment comes, the voice is heard
That counsels us to find the secret cave
The sacred Om, first and final Word,
Where dwells the light the Unborn Spirit gave,
Shedding Ego's hard and brilliant mask,
Conscious walk again the upward Way,
Resume the Spirit's quest, the age-old task,
Transforming life, man's debt to God repay.