BRAHMAN OF THE UPANISHADS

 

Dr. K. V. RAO

 

Inscrutable Lord sitting in the heart

Focuses the mind on outside matter

Who but a sage, ceasing to be mortal

Looks within, to find his own soul?

 

Not ego of speciality is the spirit of man

But conscious entity and the driving force

Atman is Brahman, the godhead, not any deity

Far off or its symbol worshipped by laity.

 

Truth, Consciousness and Joy Infinite

Transcendent Seer pervading all space

Immanent Radiance in the heart hidden

Spirit Supreme, the word OM, is Brahman.

 

Not by learning of scriptures sacred

Nor through intellect is Atman reached

Initiated by a teacher himself liberated

Gets only known when by Yoga practised.

 

Eternal is the soul, dies not with the body

Immortal it becomes, after freed from desires

With senses controlled, mind and reason still

Concentrated on Brahman liberated by vision.

 

Whoever sees God in all His creation

Unselfishly works for the good of all

With peace and contentment at heart

Rests his mind on Him only realizes.

 

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